Selwyn's Abridgement of the Law of Nisi Prius - William Selwyn - Google grāmatas

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CONTENTS OF VOL. I.

OF THE ACTION OF ACCOUNT.

I. In what Cases the Action of Account may be maintained

II. Of the Pleadings and Evidence

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OF ASSAULT AND BATTERY.

I. Of the Nature of an Assault and Battery, and in what Cases

IV. Of the Verdict and Judgment

V. Of the Costs, 37; Certificate under Stat. 3 & 4 Vict. c. 24

OF THE ACTION OF ASSUMPSIT.

I. Of the Action of Assumpsit, and of the Agreement, for the

Non-performance of which this Action may be maintained

2. Of the General Issue, and the Pleading Rules

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Of Agreements relating to the Sale of Lands and Goods by

Auction, 197. Auction Duty abolished, 198. Liability

of Auctioneer, 200. Recovery of Deposit and Interest on

Defect of Title

I. Of the Constitution and Jurisdiction of the Court of

Bankruptcy under the Bankrupt Law Consolidation

Act, 1849, and other Statutes

III. Of Persons not liable to be Bankrupts

IV. Of the several Acts of Bankruptcy, 216; of the Bank-

ruptcy of Joint Stock Companies, 245; and of Persons

having Privilege of Parliament

V. Of the Petitioning Creditor's Debt

VI. Of Property in the Possession of the Bankrupt as reputed

VII. Of Transactions not affected by Bankruptcy

VIII. Of Actions which may be brought by the Assignees of

a Bankrupt, 282; and in what Manner they ought to

sue, 289; Actions against Assignees

IX. Of Actions by the Bankrupt

X. Of the Pleadings..

XI. Of the Evidence

XII. Of Arrangement and Compositions after Bankruptcy

1. In respect of Contracts made by the Wife before

2. In respect of Contracts made by the Wife during

3. In respect of the Children of the Wife by a

former Husband..

II. In what Cases a Feme Covert may be considered as a Feme

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III. Of Actions by Husband and Wife

1. Where the Husband and Wife must join

2. Where the Husband must sue alone ..

3. Where the Husband and Wife may join, or the

Husband may sue alone, at his Election

IV. Of Actions against Husband and Wife

BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES.

I. Of the Nature of a Bill of Exchange

II. Of the Capacity of the Contracting Parties to a Bill of

Exchange, 358; Corporations, 358; Infant, 361; Feme

Covert, 361; Agent, 362; Partners, 363; Spiritual

III. Of the Requisites in a Bill of Exchange, 366. Stamp, 366.

Date, 372. Alteration of Bill, 372. Of the Person to

whom the Bill is made payable, 375. Words " or

Order," 375. Consideration, 376. Gaming

IV. Presentment for Acceptance, 379. Acceptance, 380. Qua-

lified Acceptance, 381. Liability of the Acceptor, 383.

Non-Acceptance, and Notice thereof, 384. Notice to

Drawer, 385. Notice to Indorser, 387. Protest, 389.

Lost Bill, 391. Liability of the Drawer on Non-

V. Of the Transfer of Bills of Exchange, 392. Of the Party

in whom the Right of Transfer is vested

VI. Of Presentment for Payment, and herein of the Days of

Grace, 397. Non-payment and Notice thereof, 399.

Protest, 406. Non-payment of Checks, 408. 19 & 20

Vict. c. 26, and 21 & 22 Vict. c. 79..

VII. Of the Acts of the Holder, whereby the Parties to the Bill

may be discharged

VIII. Of the Action on a Bill of Exchange, 413. Pleading

under the New Rules, 416. Evidence, 418.

IX. Of the Nature of a Promissory Note, 425. Stat. 3 & 4

Ann. c. 9, s. 1, placing Promissory Notes on the footing

of Inland Bills of Exchange, 425. What are Negoti-

able Notes within the Statute, 425. Of Bankers'

Notes, 431. Joint and several Notes, 432. Considera-

tion, 432. Stamp

X. Of the Time when a Note ought to be presented for pay-

XI. Of the Declaration, 437. Pleadings, 437. Evidence, 437.

I. Of Common Carriers and their Responsibility

II. Of the Stat. 11 Geo. IV. & 1 Will. IV. c. 68, limiting

the Responsibility of Carriers by Land as to the Loss

of Parcels of a certain Description. Stat. 7 Geo. II.

c. 15; 53 Geo. III. c. 159

III. Of the Statute 17 & 18 Vict. c. 31, s. 7—the Railway and

Canal Traffic Act, 1854 ..

V. By whom Actions against Common Carriers ought to be

VI. Of the Declaration, 459; and Pleadings under the New

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