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Contract for sale of land

rule is accountable for interest on the unpaid price. See further CONDITIONS OF SALE, VENDORS LIEN, NOTICE, LAND CHARGES.

Entering short

of entering such bills short, bankers credit the customer directly with the amount of the bills as cash, charging interest on any advances they may make on their account, and allow him at once to draw upon … entitled to them if they remain in his hands, or to their proceeds, if received, subject to any lien the banker may have upon them.

Limitation of actions and prosecutions

creditor free to enforce his claims by other means which may be still available, such as enforcing a lien, subsequent acknowledgment by the debtor or appropriation of payments, but not by way of set-off (9 Geo. 4, … unless such acknowledgment or promise be contained in some writing, to be signed by the party to be chargeable thereby, or by his agent duly authorized (19 & 20 Vict. c. 97, s. 13). By 19 &

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Sale of Goods Act, 1893

taking delivery. IV. Right of Unpaid Seller, in which are dealt with, amongst other things, the right of lien or right to retain the goods, and the right to stop in transition if the buyer becomes insolvent, … some note or memorandum in writing of the contract be made and signed by the party to be charged or his agent in that behalf'; that a contract for the sale of specific goods which have perished

holder for value

issued or transferred in exchange for something of value (as a promise of performance, a security interest or lien in the instrument not obtained by judicial process, payment of or use of the instrument as security for

secured debt

secured debt Debt backed by a mortgage, pledge of collateral, or other lien; debt for which the creditor has the right to pursue specific pledged property upon default. Examples include home

Incumbrance

Incumbrance, a claim, lien, or liability attached to property; as a mortgage, a registered judgment, etc. This is the sense in which

Revendication

of some commercial countries, a right is reserved to the vendor to retake them, or he has a lien upon them for the price, if unpaid: and in other countries he possesses a right of stoppage in

Adequate protection

a holder of a secured claim against the debtor, such as a periodic cash payment or an additional lien e.g. bankruptcy court permitted the lender to foreclose on the debtor's home after finding a lack of adequate

Receivers certificate

preservation of the assets held by him as for operating a railroad Receivers certificates are ordinarily a first lien on the assets prior to that of bonds or other securities

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