The Law of Debtor and Creditor in the United States and Canada

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D. Appleton, 1848 - Debtor and creditor - 512 pages
 

Contents

Assurances and Evidences of Debt 2 Rates of Damages on Protested Bills 3 Usury 4 Frauds 5 Principals Factors and Agents
62
Limited Partnerships and Liability of Corporate Institutions
70
Insolvent Laws
75
Effect of Marriage upon the Title to the Wifes Property
81
Limitation of Personal Actions and Saving Clauses
82
Limitation of Personal Actions and Saving Clauses
84
Interest
85
Effect of Death on the Rights of Creditors
86
Attachment
90
Corporations
93
Mode of Collecting Debts
94
Mode of Collecting Debts
95
PENNSYLVANIAContinued OHIO 9 Judgment and Execution
96
Courts
97
RHODE ISLAND 1 Assurances and Evidences of Debt 2 Rates of Damages on Protested Bills 3 Law of Usury 4 Frauds 5 Limited Partnerships 6 Prin...
98
Limited Partnerships
100
Assurances and Evidences of Debt 2 Rate of Damages on Protested Bills 3 The Law of Usury
116
NEWYORK
117
Statute of Frauds
119
Assignments 7 Statutes of Limitation 8 Attachment
123
Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes 2 Interest 3 Frauds 4 Principals Factors and Agents 5 Effects of Marriage upon Rights of Property 6 Limitati...
132
Assignments by Insolvent Debtors 7 Effect of Marriage upon the Rights of Property
136
Corporations 6 Limited Partnerships
137
Proceedings in Civil Suits
155
Courts
161
Administration of Estates
171
Insolvent Laws
174
Judgment and Execution
177
Attachment
186
Interest
187
Common
191
Effect of Death upon the Rights of Creditors
203
Insolvent
210
Courts
211
Effect of Marriage upon the Rights of Property 4 Frauds
216
Limited Partnerships
219
Courts
231
Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes 2 Interest
234
Attachment 8 Insolvent Law 9 Proceedings in Civil Suits
245
VERMONT
246
Assurances and Evidences of Debt 2 Damage upon Protested Bills of Exchange PAGE 17
257
Administration of Estates of Deceased Persons
258
Frauds
261
Statute of Frauds
275
Factors 4 Limited Partnerships 5 Frauds
289
Choses in Action 2 Damages upon Protested Bills of Exchange
290
Bills and Notes
291
Frauds 4 Corporations
292
Effect of Marriage upon Rights of Property
293
Limitation of Actions
294
Proceedings in Civil Suits
296
Effect of Death upon the Rights of Creditors
315
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317
Remedies to Recover Debts
318
Insolvency 11 Remedies to Recover Debts
324
31
325
NORTH CAROLINA
328
Attachment
338
Insolvent Laws 11 Imprisonment for Debt 12 Judgment and Execution
339
Courts
340
Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes 2 Interest
341
Assignments by Insolvent Debtor 8 Attachment
345
Proceedings in Civil Suits
348
Effect of Marriage upon the Rights of Property
351
Bonds Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes 2 Interest
366
Statute of Frauds and Perjuries 5 Corporations 6 Limited Partnerships 7 Limitation of Actions 8 Insolvent Law 9 Attachment 10 Imprisonment for De...
378
Courts
378
Choses in Action
379
Imprisonment for Debt
387
Common
388
Limited Partnerships 5 Limitation of Actions
391
Attachment
396
Judgment and Execution
397
Attachment
399
Attachment
403
Effect of Death upon the Rights of Creditors
404
Imprisonment for Debt
405
Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes 3 Interest
407
Statute of Frauds
416
132
420
Assignment by Insolvent Debtor 6 Limited Partnerships 7 Limitation of Actions
427
Limitation of Actions
430
Attachment 9 Proceedings in Civil Suits 203
431
Effect of Death upon the Rights of Creditors 341
434
Interest
436
Frauds
439
Limitation of Actions 6 Effect of Death upon the Rights of Creditors 7 Remedies to Collect Debts
458
161
460
Effect of Marriage upon the Rights of Property in Lower Canada
465
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Page 132 - Every sale made by a vendor, of goods and chattels in his possession, or under his control...
Page 322 - The fourth section enacts that after the date there mentioned "no action shall be brought whereby to charge any executor or administrator upon any special promise to answer damages out of his own estate...
Page 290 - ... upon any agreement that is not to be performed within the space of one year from the making thereof ; unless the agreement, upon which such action shall be brought or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized.
Page 117 - That no contract for the sale of any goods, wares, and merchandises, for the price of ten pounds sterling or upwards shall be allowed to be good, except the buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold, and actually receive the same, or give something in earnest to bind the bargain, or in part payment...
Page 117 - ... any interest in or concerning them, or upon any agreement that is not to be performed within the space of one year from the making thereof, unless the agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing and signed by the party to be charged therewith...
Page 101 - ... would by law be entitled to retain the goods or the documents of title thereto, or any of them, by way of lien as against the owner, or...
Page 208 - The person of a debtor, where there is not strong presumption of fraud, shall not be continued in prison after delivering up his estate for the benefit of his creditors, in such manner as shall be prescribed by law.
Page 153 - ... that a cause of action exists against the defendant in respect to whom the service is to be made, or that he is a necessary or proper party to the action, such court or judge may grant an order that the service be made by the publication of the summons.
Page 140 - Every executor and administrator must proceed with diligence to pay the debts of the deceased according to the following order: 1. Debts entitled to a preference under the laws of the United States. 2. Taxes assessed on the property of the deceased previous to his death. 3. Judgments docketed, and decrees entered against the deceased according to the priority thereof respectively.
Page 369 - ... all actions of account, and upon the case, other than such accounts as concern the trade of merchandise between merchant and merchant their factors or servants, all actions of debt grounded upon any lending or contract without specialty...

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