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Mercantile agent
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Dealer
agents such as brokers or a commission agent simpliciter would, however, include a del credere agent on a mercantile agent who carries on the business of buying or selling goods not as an agent simpliciter on behalf of … the definition of 'dealer' not only a commission agent, a factor, a del credere agent or any other mercantile agent by whatever name called, and whether of such description or not, but also a broker, an auctioneer as
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Factor
One who transacts business for another an agent a substitute especially a mercantile agent who buys and sells goods and transacts business for others in commission a commission merchant or consignee He
Factor
Factor [fr. facteur, Fr.], a substitute in mercantile affairs; an agent employed to sell goods or merchandise consigned or delivered to him by or for his
Hire-purchase system
Goods Act so as to be able to sell or pledge the goods as if he were a 'mercantile agent', Helby v. Matthews, 1895 AC 471; Brooks v. Biernstein, (1909) 1 KB 98. Distinguish from agreements such as
Guaranty, or Guarantee
the consideration for the promise of the guarantor must appear upon the written instru-ment. To remedy this, the Mercantile Law Amend-ment Act, 1856 (19 & 20 Vict. c. 97), provides that no promise to answer for the … himself remain liable, Birkmyr v. Darnell, (1705) Salk 27; 1 Sm LC. The contract of a del credere agent is not within the statute; see Harbury Indiarubber Co. v. Martin, (1902) 1 KB 778. A contract of
Specific performance
by s. 24 of the Judicature Act, 1873, now by Judicature Act, 1925, s. 36, and the (English) Mercantile Law Amendment Act, 1856, introduced a procedure for enforcing the specific delivery of goods sold, specially superseded by … specifically executed, are these:- (a) The contract must be entered into by competent parties, or their lawfully authorized agents. The general rule is, that all parties who can bind themselves at law are competent to enter into
Exchange
times to confer and treat together of matters relating to exchanges, remittances, payments, adventures, assurances, freights, and other mercantile negotiations, both by sea and land. Also used to designate that species of mercantile transactions by which the … STC 57. Exchange, often contracted into change, a building or other place in considerable trading cities, where merchants, agents, bankers, brokers, and other persons concerned in commerce, meet at certain times to confer and treat together of
Limitation of actions and prosecutions
Real Property Limitation Act, 1874, as to real property, and see ss. 10 to 14 of the (English) Mercantile Law Amendment Act, 1856 (19 & 20 Vict. c. 97), as to personal actions under the statutes there … 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 & 20 Vict. c. 97, s.
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