Cases in Bankruptcy, Volume 2A. Strahan, 1828 - Bankruptcy |
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acceptances act of bankruptcy act of parliament action affidavit allowed amount annuity appeared application assignees August Bank of England bankers bankrupt bankrupt laws bankrupt's estate benefit bills of exchange BOURNE Bracken Brenchley Brickwood Burwood certificate Clough Coleman commission issued commissioners committed contended costs Court Crowder declared deponent Dilworth discharge ditors dividend Draycott equity examination execution expence expunged firm Harrison Hippins Howard and Gibbs indenture Inkersole interest Jacksons John joint creditors joint estate judgment jurisdiction Keel Lazarus Leece liable Lord Chancellor Lord Eldon Messrs Minchin mission Montagu opinion paid parties partner partnership payable payment person Peter Blackburn Peter Houghton peti petitioner petitioner's petitioning creditor pound prayed present principle proceedings proof question received referred respect Reyner Rose rupt ruptcy separate estate Sheath short bills sion solicitor statute supersede surety thereof Thornhill tion tioner trade trustees V. C. LINC VICE-CHANCELLOR Weyman William
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Page 187 - Sea, and all Persons using the Trade of Merchandize by way of bargaining, Exchange, bartering, Commission, Consignment, or otherwise, in gross or by retail, and all Persons who, either for themselves or as Agents or Factors for others, seek their Living by buying and selling, or by buying and letting for Hire, or by the Workmanship of Goods or Commodities...
Page 368 - ... no creditor, though for a valuable consideration, who shall sue out execution upon any judgment obtained by default, confession, or nil dicit, shall avail himself of such execution, to the prejudice of other fair creditors, but shall be paid rateable with such creditors.
Page 166 - ... if he shall have paid the debt, or any part thereof, in discharge of the whole debt...
Page 287 - ... by law entitled to carry interest in the event of a surplus shall first receive interest on such debts at the rate of interest reserved or by law payable...
Page xvi - ... notice shall be given in the London Gazette), and if the bankrupt or his friends shall make an offer of composition, and nine-tenths in number and value of the creditors assembled at such meeting shall agree to accept...
Page 8 - Isaac Blackburn, in his individual name indeed, but, as I must take it on the evidence, in his name as representing the firm of the two bankrupts. It does not appear to me that this case ranges itself within that class of cases in which, contrary to the ordinary rule in bankruptcy, the holder has been allowed to pursue the contract appearing on the face of the bill«, and to have double proof.
Page 410 - Afterwards the surety to the original debt was called upon and paid it, and it was held that he was entitled to an assignment of the judgment against the bail.
Page 407 - A bond creditor shall, in this court, have the benefit of all counter-bonds or collateral security given by the principal to the surety ; as if A owes B money, and he and C are bound for it, A gives C a mortgage or bond to indemnify him, B shall have the benefit of it to recover his debt.
Page 133 - The prayer of the petition was, that it might be referred to one of the Masters of the Court, to inquire...
Page 384 - Bankruptcy by any Creditor shall be deemed an Election by such Creditor to take the Benefit of such Fiat or Petition with respect to the Debt so proved or claimed...