INDEX. ACCEPTANCE, defined, 3, 8, 40 delivery or notification to complete, 52, 53. See Delivery. cancellation of, by holder, 212 revocation of, by drawee, 52, 53, 54 what it admits, 183-185 must be signed, and on bill, 43 requisites in form, 43 form and interpretation when laws conflict, 238, 239 bill in a set, 237 place on bill, 43 not promising payment of money, 43, 47 date, when necessary, and how supplied, 32, 45 before bill complete in point of form, 45, 49–51 after dishonour, 45 presumption as to time when undated, 45 By whom : in general by drawee, 40 by person other than drawee, 41, 340 by one of several drawees, 48. See Qualified Acceptance. by two or more drawees, 19. See Joint Parties. by drawee in assumed name, 65, 66 by fictitious person, 17, 137, 150, 167, 168. See capacity to accept in general, 60 by infant, 62 by married woman, 61 by company or corporation, 63, 340, 341 by banker, 64 authority to accept in general, 275 by partner, 67-71. See Partner. by agent, 75-79. See Principal and Agent. ACCEPTANCE-continued. forged or unauthorized, 71-74 construed with address to drawee, 41, 42, 78 blank signature filled up as, 49-52 payable at bankers, 47, 48, 72, 145. See Banker. material alteration in, 215, 217 cross-acceptance as consideration, 80 of cheque or demand draft, 136, 246 presentment for, 131-140. See Presentment for Acceptance. General or Qualified: what general, 46 what qualified, 46 effect of qualified, 46-48, 140, 141 ACCEPTANCE FOR HONOUR SUPRA PROTEST, who may accept, 226 for whose honour bill may be accepted, 226 holder's option to refuse, 226, 227 time for, 226 mode of accepting, 227 form, 227 act of honour on, 227 for part of amount of bill, 227 effect on holder's right of action, 139 Acceptor supra protest : contract with holder, 228 estoppels which bind, 229 presentment for payment to, 229 excuses for non-presentment and delay, 230 rights and duties on payment, 230, 231 ACCEPTOR, defined, 8 accommodation acceptor, 87, 196, 197. See Accommodation Party. who liable as, 41, 42, 65 signature of, 65 bankruptcy of. See Bankruptcy ACCEPTOR-continued. death of. See Death. contract with holder, 183, 184 liability contrasted with drawer's, 183, 1d compared with maker of note, 11, 270 relations inter se of joint, 199, 201, 210. See Joint Parties. measure of damages against, 190-193 damages when laws conflict, 241 payment by, as a discharge, 199 effect when he is holder of bill at maturity, 210 giving time to, or compounding with, 218-223 presentment for payment to charge, 176, 177. See Present- notice of dishonour to, or protest, 169. See Notice of Dis- Statute of Limitations, as to, 290 rights of, to securities for bill, 296 How Liability of Acceptor negatived: conditional acceptance and condition unperformed, 46, 47 intention to sign a different document, 277 capacity negatived, 60-64 consideration negatived (including fraud or illegality), 93 transfer of property to holder negatived, 56, 57 discharge of bill or discharge inter partes, 200-225 ACCOMMODATION BILL, defined, 87 term used in different senses, 87, 88 value subsequently given for, 83 pledge of, 85 when deemed to be issued, 215 presumption as to bill not being, 93, 168 negotiated by payee after bankruptcy, 129 damages for refusing to accept, 181 bankruptcy of drawer, when acceptor has security, 197 costs of defending action on, 197 negotiation after maturity, 117 ACCOMMODATION BILL-continued. presentment for payment, when excused, 150, 151 payment by acceptor or maker as discharge, 199, 201 proof on, 85 Statute of Limitations, 292 securities for, 222, 303 Accommodation Party: defined, 87, 88 liability to holder for value, 88, 96 special defences available to, 88 considered as surety, 88, 197 rights on becoming a party, 198 rights when compelled to pay, 197, 198, 292 voluntary payment by, 197 rights of contribution inter se, 198, 199 ACCORD AND SATISFACTION, discharge of bill by, 200 discharge by accord without satisfaction, 212 ACKNOWLEDGMENT, to defeat Statute of Limitations, 293 ACT OF HONOUR, on acceptance supra protest, 226 on payment supra protest, 230 stamp on, 361 ACTION, includes counter-claim and set-off, 3 holder may bring, in his own name, 121 in whose name when bill payable specially, 123 in whose name when bill payable to bearer, 124 defences against holder suing as agent or trustee, 123 lost bill or note, 233, 234 compared with proof, 125 when husband and wife must join in, 126 against married woman on bill, 61, 62 ACTION-continued. costs of defending on accommodation bill, 197 proceeding for costs against parties sued concurrently, 200 Statute of Limitations, 289-294. See Limitations. on, and collateral to, instrument distinguished, 196, on bill, and on consideration, distinguished, 67, 195, giving bill suspends, 305 effect of renewing bill, 224, 225 when complete against drawer and indorser, 140, 152 ACTS. See Bills of Exchange Act-Statute. ADDRESS, sufficiency of, when notice sent by post and lost, 156, 163 |