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Blocking Payment On A Certified, Cashier's, Or Bank Check, Michigan Law Review Dec 1974

Blocking Payment On A Certified, Cashier's, Or Bank Check, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

When disputes arise between buyers and sellers over completed commercial transactions and payment has been delivered to the seller in the form of a negotiable instrument, a dissatisfied buyer may seek to suspend the instrument's payment obligation. By blocking payment the buyer strengthens his bargaining position and prevents the seller from dissipating the proceeds of the sale before the buyer can establish the merit of his claim. Blocking payment forces the seller to enforce the commercial agreement through court action or satisfy the buyer's grievances.


The Rising Tide Of Reverse Flow: Would A Legislative Breakwater Violate U.S. Treaty Commitments?, Michigan Law Review Jan 1974

The Rising Tide Of Reverse Flow: Would A Legislative Breakwater Violate U.S. Treaty Commitments?, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Up to the present the United States has imposed few restrictions on foreign direct investment. It has never enacted any limitations as sweeping as those proposed by the Dent-Gaydos bill. This Note will briefly discuss the need for such restrictions and then examine the extent to which a reversal in policy is permitted by existing U.S. treaty obligations.