| Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, John Prince Smith - 1806 - 614 pages
...the defendant on any special promise for the default of another, and afterwards it proceeds, ' unkss the agreement, or some note or memorandum thereof, shall be in writing.' Thus the author of the statute clearly distinguishes between the nature of the promise upon, •which... | |
| Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, William Pyle Taunton - 1811 - 384 pages
...contract or sale of lands, tene" ments, or hereditaments, or any interest in or concerning " them," unless the agreement, or some note or memorandum thereof,...therewith, or some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorised. Now as to this being an interest in land, we do not see how it can be distinguished from... | |
| Rhode Island - 1822 - 592 pages
...year from the making thereof, unless the promise or agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some note or memorandum thereof, shall be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or by some other person by him thereunto lawfully authorized.... | |
| Richard Babington - 1826 - 298 pages
...any contract or sale of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, or any interest in or concerning them, unless the agreement, or some note or memorandum thereof,...other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized." Now as to this being an interest in land, we do hot see how it can be distinguished from the case of... | |
| Richard Babington - 1826 - 300 pages
...any contract or sale of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, or any interest in or concerning them, unless the agreement, or some note or memorandum thereof, shall be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith or some o^her person thereunto by him lawfully authorized." Now... | |
| Charles Petersdorff - 1831 - 542 pages
...charge the defendant on any special promise for the default of another; and afterwards it proceeds, " unless the agreement, or some note, or memorandum thereof shall be in writing." Thus the author ofthe statute clearly distinguishes between the nature of the promise, upon which the... | |
| United States. Circuit Court (1st Circuit), William Powell Mason - 1831 - 636 pages
...the sale of lands, &c. &ic. unless the promise or agreement, upon which such action shall be brought, or some note or memorandum thereof, shall be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or by some other person, by him thereto lawfully authorized."... | |
| Richard Shipman - 1840 - 794 pages
...29<A Car. II., c. 3. This statute enacts, that no actionk shall be brought in the following cases, unless the agreement, or some note or memorandum thereof, shall be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or some other person authorized by him. 1st, Where an executor... | |
| Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, Frederick Watts, Henry Jonathan Sergeant - 1842 - 614 pages
...or any interest in or concerning them, unless the agreement on which such action shall be brought, or some note or memorandum thereof, shall be in writing...other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized ;" and hence the conclusion to which the chancellor's mind was reluctantly brought by the British authorities.... | |
| Rhode Island - 1844 - 612 pages
...year from the making thereof, unless the promise or agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some note or memorandum thereof, shall be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or by some other person by him thereunto lawfully authorized.... | |
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