British Ruling Cases from Courts of Great Britain, Canada, Ireland, Australia and Other Divisions of the British Empire, Extensively Annotated, Volume 5Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, 1916 - Law reports, digests, etc "This series of reports is in a sense a continuation, but with a decided expansion, of the plan of the English ruling cases, as it takes the cases from the British empire, instead of from England only, but it continues the English ruling cases in the sense that it will include the most important cases from the English courts decided since that series terminated."--Pref. |
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Page 37
... land and about 4 leagues from her destination , was boarded by an armed launch , and a prize master and crew put on board , who took the vessel into another port , and which was subsequently sent to still another port , where the cargo ...
... land and about 4 leagues from her destination , was boarded by an armed launch , and a prize master and crew put on board , who took the vessel into another port , and which was subsequently sent to still another port , where the cargo ...
Page 41
... land her cargo , and , subse- quently returning , finds that the port has passed into the hands of the government , so that if she enters it her cargo will be subject to confiscation , and accordingly returns home , the insured cannot ...
... land her cargo , and , subse- quently returning , finds that the port has passed into the hands of the government , so that if she enters it her cargo will be subject to confiscation , and accordingly returns home , the insured cannot ...
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... land , and that by that law ( and which , so far as it concerns the present ques- tion , is expressly incorporated into our treaty of commerce with Great Britain ) contraband trade is prohibited to neutrals , and , consequent- ly ...
... land , and that by that law ( and which , so far as it concerns the present ques- tion , is expressly incorporated into our treaty of commerce with Great Britain ) contraband trade is prohibited to neutrals , and , consequent- ly ...
Page 78
... land Mut . M. Ins . Co. ( 1864 ) 2 Cliff . 394 , Fed . Cas . No. 3,966 . In Collidge v . New York Firemen Ins . Co. ( 1817 ) 14 Johns . 308 , a vessel insured and warranted free from loss by the British or Amer- icans , but in case of ...
... land Mut . M. Ins . Co. ( 1864 ) 2 Cliff . 394 , Fed . Cas . No. 3,966 . In Collidge v . New York Firemen Ins . Co. ( 1817 ) 14 Johns . 308 , a vessel insured and warranted free from loss by the British or Amer- icans , but in case of ...
Page 101
... land a house was being erected under a contract with her husband , that she would see the contractor paid for his work , is not an independent undertaking , but a collateral promise to answer for the debt and satisfy the undertaking of ...
... land a house was being erected under a contract with her husband , that she would see the contractor paid for his work , is not an independent undertaking , but a collateral promise to answer for the debt and satisfy the undertaking of ...
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Page 645 - That at the time it was negotiated to him he had no notice of any infirmity in the instrument or defect in the title of the person negotiating it.
Page 842 - Bequest shall not lapse, but shall take effect as if the Death of such Person had happened immediately after the Death of the Testator, unless a contrary Intention shall appear by the Will.
Page 682 - But if any such instrument, after completion, is negotiated to a holder in due course, it is valid and effectual for all purposes in his hands, and he may enforce it as if it had been filled up strictly in accordance with the authority given and within a reasonable time.
Page 654 - An instrument is negotiated when it is transferred from one person to another in such manner as to constitute the transferee the holder thereof. If payable to bearer it is negotiated by delivery ; if payable to order it is negotiated by the indorsement of the holder completed by delivery.
Page 681 - ... within a reasonable time. But if any such instrument, after completion, is negotiated to a holder in due course, it is valid and effectual for all purposes in his hands, and he may enforce it as if it had been filled up...
Page 883 - It may not be unworthy of remark, that it is very unusual, even in cases of conquest, for the conqueror to do more than to displace the sovereign and assume dominion over the country. The modern usage of nations, which has become law...
Page 672 - Holder" means the payee or indorsee of a bill or note, who is in possession of it, or the bearer thereof. "Indorsement" means an indorsement completed by delivery.
Page 704 - In order, however, that any such instrument when completed may be enforced against any person who became a party thereto prior to its completion, it must be filled up strictly in accordance with the authority given and within a reasonable time.
Page 16 - Where a ship is expressly warranted "neutral" there is also an implied condition that, so far as the assured can control the matter, she shall be properly documented, that is to say, that she shall carry the necessary papers to establish her neutrality, and that she shall not falsify or suppress her papers" or use simulated papers. If any loss occurs through breach of this condition, the insurer may avoid the contract.
Page 649 - The rules of equity and of common law applicable to partnership shall continue in force except so far as they are inconsistent with the express provisions of this Act.