That in Actions of Debt or upon the Case grounded upon any Simple Contract no Acknowledgment or Promise by Words only shall be deemed sufficient Evidence of a new or continuing Contract, whereby to take any Case out of the Operation of the said Enactments... A Compendium of the Law of Prescription in Ceylon - Page xviiby Elange Sinivasaka Senadhiraja - 1901Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, James Manning, Thomas Colpitts Granger - 1844 - 1274 pages
...sufficient," &c. But in the enacting part which follows, the terms are, " unless such acknowledgmeat or promise shall be made or contained by or in some writing to be signed by the party chargeable PARTRIDGE. thereby." In effect, the first part of the clause merely adverts to the existing state of... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, Frederick Watts, Henry Jonathan Sergeant - 1842 - 614 pages
...(meaning 21 Jac. I. c. 16, and the Irish Act of 10 Car. I. Sess. 2. c. 6, both previously mentioned), or either of them, or to deprive any party of the...writing, to be signed by the party chargeable thereby." Now although it be true, that we have, in the construction of our Act of Limitations, followed the... | |
 | John Sidney Smith - 1842 - 632 pages
...either of them, or to deprive any party of the benefit thereof, unless such acknowledg[ *315 ] ment *or promise shall be made or contained by or in some...writing, to be signed by the party chargeable thereby. By 3 & 4 William IV. c. 42, s. 3, it is enacted, that all actions of debt for rent, upon an indenture... | |
 | 1858 - 524 pages
...contract, no acknowledgment or promise by words only shall be deemed a sufficient evidence of a now or continuing contract whereby to take any case out...be signed by the party chargeable thereby, and that where there shall be two or more joint contractors, or executors, or administrators of any contractor,... | |
 | 1831 - 600 pages
...them, or to deprive any party of the benefit thereof, unless such acknowledgment or promise shall bo made or contained by or in some writing, to be signed by the party to be chargeable thereby." Do those words meet the case of proving the payment of principal or interest,... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - 1843 - 966 pages
...to pay. The argument might have been well founded, but for the words that immediately follow — " unless such acknowledgment or promise shall be made or contained by or in somr writing to be signed by the party chargeable thereby." The words in the earlier part of the clause... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas - 1843 - 962 pages
...or continuing contract whereby to take any case out of the operation of the statute of limitations, unless such acknowledgment or promise shall be made or contained by or in 1842. Merchants' accounts. IN THE COMMON PLEAS, some writing to be signed by tbe party chargeable thereby... | |
 | Henry Roscoe - 1844 - 910 pages
...the said enactments, or either of them, or to deprive any party of the benefit thereof, unless inch acknowledgment or promise shall be made or contained...signed by the party chargeable thereby ; and that where there shall be two or more joint contractors, or executors or administrators of any contractor,... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, Henry Davison, Herman Merivale - 1844 - 854 pages
...Limitations, 9 Gen. 4, c. 14, s. 1, which requires that a promise, to lake a case out of the statute, must be '' made or contained by or in some writing to be signed by the party chargeable thereby." It was there held that llie date of the written promise might be supplied by parol evidence. The point... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - 1845 - 1114 pages
...to the said enactments and to the intention thereof." It then proceeds to enact, " that, in actions of debt or upon the case grounded upon any simple...some writing to be signed by the party chargeable Joint con- thereby ; and that, where there shall be two or more joint tractors. contractors, or executors... | |
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