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University of Michigan Law School

Michigan Law Review

1935

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Bills And Notes - Execution Of Instruments By Agents - Liability Under N.I.L. Mar 1935

Bills And Notes - Execution Of Instruments By Agents - Liability Under N.I.L.

Michigan Law Review

The liability of parties on negotiable instruments executed by agents or representatives is a matter which has not been satisfactorily settled by the cases under the N.I.L., due partly to the ambiguity of the statute itself and partly to the obstinate refusal of some courts to adopt the approach of the ordinary business man. Under the law merchant the agent ran a great risk of personal liability in executing a negotiable instrument unless he was careful to spell out that he was signing for a named principal as agent only. If he merely added to his name the phrase "agent …


Bills And Notes-Bonds Payable At Office Of Trustee Which Becomes Insolvent After Deposit According To Agreement But Before Bonds Presented, Ralph W. Aigler Jan 1935

Bills And Notes-Bonds Payable At Office Of Trustee Which Becomes Insolvent After Deposit According To Agreement But Before Bonds Presented, Ralph W. Aigler

Michigan Law Review

By the terms of a trust mortgage securing a large bond issue the debtor agreed that it would punctually pay the principal and interest of every bond according to the terms of the bond and coupons and would "deposit the necessary funds for such purpose with the trustee at least five days prior to the respective due dates." For the maturities of March 1st and September 1st, 1931, the requisite funds were deposited. Plaintiff's coupons of March and his bonds and coupons of September were not presented on the due dates and not until after the trustee had failed and …