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" PROMISSORY NOTE. — A written promise to pay a certain sum of money unconditionally, at a specified time. "
The Iroquois Arithmetics: For School and Life - Page 115
by Harry De Witt De Groat, Sidney Grant Firman, William A. Smith - 1926
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The Dictionary of Trade, Commerce, and Navigation, Etc

Dictionary - Commerce - 1844 - 412 pages
...that time. PROHIBITED GOODS. All those the exportation or importation of which is contrary to law. PROMISSORY NOTE. A written promise to pay a certain sum of money unconditionally. Ib' who promises, and of course who signs the document is called the maker, he to...
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Commentaries on American Law, Volume 3

James Kent - Law - 1866 - 726 pages
...A." Bennington e. Dinsmore, 2 Gill, 348. It is wholly uncertain in whom is the right of action. And a written promise to pay a certain sum of money to A or B is not a promissory note. Osgood v. Pearsons, 4 Gray, 455 ; Musselman v. Oakes, 19 HI. 81. A bill...
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A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the ..., Volume 2

John Bouvier - Law - 1870 - 900 pages
...when the promise has been made without a sufficient consideration ; and perhaps in some other cases. PROMISSORY NOTE. A written promise to pay a certain sum of money, at a future time, unconditionally. 7 Watts & S. Penn. 264 ; 2 Humphr. Tenn. 143 ; 10 Wend. NY 675 ;...
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Introduction to Roman Law: In Twelve Academical Lectures

James Hadley - Roman law - 1873 - 364 pages
...lay himself under a definite and formal obligation, the most common •way is to give his note, his written promise to pay a certain sum of money to a certain person. It is remarkable that this form of contracting obligations, •which seems to us so simple...
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Introduction to Roman Law, in Twelve Academical Lectures

James Hadley - Roman law - 1874 - 366 pages
...to lay himself under a definite and formal obligation, the most common way is to give his note, his written promise to pay a certain sum of money to a certain person. It is remarkable that this form of contracting obligations, which seems to us so simple and...
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The Negotiable Instruments Act (Act XXVI of 1881): Being an Act to Define ...

India, Patrick Dunlop Shaw - Negotiable instruments - 1882 - 362 pages
...now used upon Hills of Exchange." The gist of a Promissory note is, that it must be an unconditional written promise, to pay a certain sum of money, to a certain person, at a certain time, and be signed by the maker or person promising ; it must be for the payment...
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Law Made Easy: A Book for the People

Lelia Josephine Robinson - Law - 1886 - 612 pages
...deceased whose act it purports to be. Process.— The means of compelling a defendant to appear in court. Promissory Note. — A written promise to pay a certain sum of money at a future time, unconditionally. (See definition in text, page 96.) Pro Rata. — In proportion....
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Arkansas Reports: Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of the ..., Volume 99

Arkansas. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1912 - 708 pages
...the probate court for allowance under said section 11o of Kirby's Digest? The instrument sued upon is a written promise to pay a certain sum of money to a named payee after the death of the maker, and it has the four characteristics required by law of a...
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Advanced Arithmetic for Secondary Schools: A Comprehensive Treatise on the ...

John Homer French - Arithmetic - 1889 - 512 pages
...for the payment of the obligation ; or 3. Acknowledges a partial payment. 487. A promissory note is a written promise to pay a certain sum of money to a certain party, or to his order, or to the bearer, either on demand or at a specified time. 488. A draft is a written...
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The New Theoretical and Practical Complete Book-keeping by Double and Single ...

Louis Lafayette Williams - Bookkeeping - 1890 - 294 pages
...FACIE. — At first view. Prima facie evidence is that evidence which is sufficient unless rebutted. PROMISSORY NOTE. — A written promise to pay a certain sum of money unconditionally, at a specified time. PRO RATA. — A proportional distribution. PROTECTIVE TARIFF....
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