 | James Cockcroft, David Shephard Garland, Lucius Polk McGehee, Charles Porterfield - 1897 - 1218 pages
...and at all events." Bailey on Bills i ; 3 Kent's Com. 74. Other Definitions of Promissory Notes. — "An unconditional promise in writing made by one person...signed by the maker, engaging to pay on demand, or at a fixed or determinable future time, a certain sum in money to or to the order of a specified person... | |
 | Colorado - 1897 - 434 pages
...Fnrm and Interpretation. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS. person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time a sum certain in money to order or to bearer. Sec. 127. A bill of itself does not operate as an assignment of the funds in the... | |
 | Florida - 1897 - 426 pages
...signed by the person giving it, requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time a sum certain in money to order or to bearer. SEC. 127. A bill of itself does not operate as an assignment of the funds in the... | |
 | George Fewkes Clarke - 1898 - 124 pages
...however, it is different to a bill of exchange, being defined in the Act of 1882 (Bills of Exchange) as "An unconditional " promise in writing made by one...determinable future time a sum certain in money to or to " the order of a specified person or to bearer." In this case there is no need for the note to... | |
 | Gold Coast, Sir William Brandford Griffith - 1898 - 714 pages
...unconditional promise Promissory in writing made by one person to another signed by the note definedmaker, engaging to pay, on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time, a sum certain in money, to, or to the order of, a specified person or to bearer. (2) An instrument in the form of a note payable... | |
 | Ontario. High Court of Justice - 1898 - 768 pages
...or contradict a written instrument. You may attack an instrument, but you must not alter or vary itA promissory note is an unconditional promise in writing made by one person to another to pay on demand, or at a fixed time, a sum of money," : and he gave judgment in favour of the plaintiffs... | |
 | Washington (State) - 1899 - 476 pages
...NOTES AND CHECKS. ARTICLE I. SEC. 184. A negotiable promissory note within the meaning of this act is an unconditional promise in writing made by one...determinable future time, a sum certain in money to order or to bearer. Where a note is drawn to the maker's own order, it is not complete until indorsed... | |
 | Utah - 1899 - 206 pages
...184. Negotiable Promissory Note Defined. A negotiable promissory note within the meaning of this act is an unconditional promise in writing made by one...determinable future time, a sum certain in money to order or to bearer. Where a note is drawn to the maker's own order, it is not complete until indorsed... | |
 | William James Tremeear - 1899 - 510 pages
...Note — Negotiability. — The Canadian Bills of Exchange Act, 1890, defines a promissory note as " an unconditional promise in writing made by one "...determinable '•future time a sum certain, in money, to or to the " order of a specified person or to bearer" (46). An instrument in the form of a promissory... | |
 | Wilton C. Eddis - 1899 - 302 pages
...goods. Bills of Lading give a title to the goods being conveyed, in a similar way to Warehouse Receipts. A Promissory Note, is an unconditional promise in...signed by the maker, engaging to pay, on demand or at a fixed or determinable future date, a sum certain in money, to, or to the order of, a specified person,... | |
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A cheque is a Bill of Exchange drawn on a banker payable on demand. Promissory Note. — A Promissory Note is an unconditional promise in writing made by one person to another, signed by the maker, engaging to pay on demand or at a fixed... 
