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Tender, means an unconditional offer of money or performance to satisfy a debt or obligation, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1479.Tender, offer; proposal for acceptance.1. An unconditional offer of money or performance to satisfy a debt or obligation2. Something unconditionally offered to satisfy a debt or obligation3. An offer or bid put forward for acceptance, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1479.A tender of satisfaction is allowed to be made inmost actions for money demands. It need not be made by the debtor personally to the creditor personally; it may be made through an authorized agent, and a tender to one of several joint creditors is sufficient. A tender must be absolute and unconditional, and the money must be actually produced at the time of the tender, unless that be dispensed with by the creditor; but a tender under protest is good in law, so long as no condition is imposed, Greenwood v. Sutcliffe, (1892) 1 Ch 1 CA.If a defence set up tender, the money alleged to...
tender
tender 1 a : an act or instance of tendering b : an unconditional offer of payment or performance (as in discharge of an obligation) that is coupled with a manifestation of willingness and ability to follow through (as by producing a check) c : tender of delivery [sufficient ] 2 : something offered in payment or performance ;specif : money [the proper amount of required] see also legal tender vb [Anglo-French tendre to offer, propose for acceptance, literally, to stretch, hold out, from Old French, from Latin tendere] vt 1 a : to make a tender of [ goods] [ delivery] [ payment] [ performance] b : to offer as an amount in settlement of a claim by an injured party against an insured NOTE: An insurance company might be obligated to tender the limits of a policy to an injured party when a higher amount is likely to be awarded at trial. 2 : to extend for acceptance or consideration (as in proof of something) esp. in a proceeding [ a plea to the court] [ an issue] 3 : to offer...
perfect tender rule
perfect tender rule : a rule that permits a buyer to reject goods if they or the tender of delivery fail to conform to contract in any respect [the perfect tender rule is preserved to the extent of permitting a buyer to reject goods for any defects "Ramirez v. Autosport, 440 A.2d 1345 (1982)"] NOTE: The Uniform Commercial Code contains provisions for a seller's right to cure a nonconforming shipment that counteract the strictness of the perfect tender rule. ...
Amends, tender of
Amends, tender of, was by many particular statutes made a defence in an action for a wrong, especially in cases where the wrong had been done by some public authority or person acting in pursuance of an (English) Act of Parliament, as the Highway Act, 1835 (see s. 105), or the (English) Larceny Act, 1861 (see s. 113), in apprehending, for instance, a person found committing an offence against that Act. These are repealed by the (English) Public Authorities Protection Act, 1893, which provides, amongst other things, for the pleading of tender of amends, and for taxation of the defendant's costs between solicitor and client in event of the plaintiff not recovering more than the sum tendered, etc. As to tender upon distress (q.v.), whether before or after impounding but before sale, see Johnson v. Upham, (1859) 2 E&E 250. For wrongful distress, see (English) Distress for Rent Act, 1737, and for trespass on land with disclaimer of title, (English) Limitation Act, 1623 (21 Jac. 1, c. 16), s...
tender of delivery
tender of delivery :an offer of goods by a seller to a buyer that consists of putting or holding them at the disposition of the buyer and giving the buyer any notification reasonably necessary for taking delivery [a cause of action for breach of warranty usually accrues upon tender of delivery] compare delivery ...
Perfect tender rule
Perfect tender rule, means a rule that permits a buyer to reject goods if they or the tender of delivery fail to conform to contract in any respect, Ramirez v. Autosport, 440 A. 2d 1345 (1982)....
Tendering of Notice
Tendering of Notice, means giving of a notice, even though the person to whom it is tendered, refuses to accept it, K. Narasimhiah v. HC Singre Gowda, AIR 1966 SC 330: 1965 (1) SCJ 552: 1965 (1) SCA 581: 1965 SCD 407: (1964) 1 SCWR 812: 1965 (1) Andh WR (SC) 105: 1966 (1) Mad LJ (SC) 105....
legal tender
legal tender : money that is legally valid for the payment of debts and that must be accepted for that purpose when offered ...
tender offer
tender offer : a public offer to purchase a specified number or range of shares from shareholders usually at a premium and in an attempt to gain control of the issuing company ...
tender years exception
tender years exception : an exception to the hearsay rule in some jurisdictions that allows the use of an out-of-court statement by a young child in an abuse or neglect case if the time, content, and circumstances of the statement provide sufficient indications of reliability and the child will testify or else is unavailable as a witness but there is corroborating evidence of the act in question ...
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