Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Arkansas, at ..., in Law and Equity, Volume 2Budd and Colby, 1841 |
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... bill in favor of the assignee on the original obligor . After assignment and delivery , the assignee stood in precisely the same relation to the obligor , as the payee of a bill to the drawee , and thereby acquired the right of action ...
... bill in favor of the assignee on the original obligor . After assignment and delivery , the assignee stood in precisely the same relation to the obligor , as the payee of a bill to the drawee , and thereby acquired the right of action ...
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... bill comes into possession of it again , he will be re- garded as the bona fide holder and proprietor of the bill , and is entitled to recover , notwithstanding there may be on it one or more endorsements in full , subsequent to the one ...
... bill comes into possession of it again , he will be re- garded as the bona fide holder and proprietor of the bill , and is entitled to recover , notwithstanding there may be on it one or more endorsements in full , subsequent to the one ...
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... bills of exchange and promissory notes were put on the same footing as foreign bills of exchange , and the law merchant declared to be applicable to them . The principles first introduced and established by the law merchant in regard to ...
... bills of exchange and promissory notes were put on the same footing as foreign bills of exchange , and the law merchant declared to be applicable to them . The principles first introduced and established by the law merchant in regard to ...
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... equivalent to drawing a new bill , in favor of the assignee , on the original obligor ; and the assignce stands precisely in the same relation Abraham Block against Ja's H. Walker . to the obligor 8 CASES IN THE SUPREME COURT.
... equivalent to drawing a new bill , in favor of the assignee , on the original obligor ; and the assignce stands precisely in the same relation Abraham Block against Ja's H. Walker . to the obligor 8 CASES IN THE SUPREME COURT.
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... bill or note by his own endorsement in writing . " See Chitty on Bills , 253. An endorsement in full , says Chitty , con- tains in itself a complete regular and legal transfer of the interest in the bill to the person named in the ...
... bill or note by his own endorsement in writing . " See Chitty on Bills , 253. An endorsement in full , says Chitty , con- tains in itself a complete regular and legal transfer of the interest in the bill to the person named in the ...
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