Reports of Bankruptcy and Company Cases Decided in the High Court of Justice: The Court of Appeal, the Privy Council, and the House of Lords...Comprising Cases Decided During the Year 1894-[1914].

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Sweet and Maxwell, 1911
 

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Página 257 - A bill of exchange is an unconditional order in writing, addressed by one person to another, 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 or to the order of a specified person, or to bearer.
Página 11 - The income and property of the Association, from whatever source derived, shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the objects of the Association as set forth in this Memorandum of Association, and no portion thereof shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly, by way of dividend, bonus, or otherwise howsoever, by way of profit to the persons who at any time are or have been Members of the Association...
Página 204 - A monopoly is an institution, or allowance by the king by his grant, commission, or otherwise to any person or persons, bodies politic or corporate, of or for the sole buying, selling, making, working, or using of anything, whereby any person or persons, bodies politic or corporate, are sought to be restrained of any freedom or liberty that they had before, or hindered in their lawful trade.
Página 166 - ... insuring money to be paid on the birth of a member's child, or on the death of a member, or for the funeral expenses of the husband, wife, or child of a member...
Página 191 - The company is hereby authorised and empowered to hold, use, and retain for the purposes of the company and on the terms of this our charter, the full benefit of the concessions and agreements made as aforesaid, so far as they are valid, or any of them, and all interests, authorities, and powers comprised or referred to in the said concessions and agreements. Provided always that nothing herein contained shall prejudice...
Página 190 - ... companies, and undertakings or associations of every description for purposes consistent with the provisions of this our Charter, " IV. To make and maintain roads, railways, telegraphs, harbours and any other works which may tend to the development or improvement of the territories of the Company. "V. To carry on mining and other industries, and to make concessions of mining, forestal or other rights. " VI. To improve, develop, clear, plant, irrigate and cultivate any lands included within the...
Página 169 - ... the written consent of every person for the time being receiving or entitled to receive any relief, annuity, or other benefit from the funds of the Society, unless the claim of...
Página 192 - Nothing in this our charter shall be deemed to authorise the Company to set up or grant any monopoly of trade ; provided that the establishment of or the grant of concessions for banks, railways, tramways, docks, telegraphs, waterworks, or other similar undertakings, or the establishment of any system of patent or copyright approved by our Secretary of State, shall not be deemed monopolies for this purpose. The company shall not, either directly or indirectly, hinder any company or persons who now...
Página 224 - ... may, in lieu of receiving cash, shares, policies, or other like interests, or in addition thereto, participate in the profits of or receive any other benefit from the purchasing company ; and any sale made or arrangement entered into by the liquidators in pursuance of this section shall be binding on the members of the company being wound up...
Página 212 - Where a contract is entered into between parties residing in different places, where different systems of law prevail, it is a question, as it appears to me, in each case, with reference to what law the parties contracted, and according to what law it was their intention that their rights either under the whole or any part of the contract should be determined.

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