"The effect of the presumption under section 30(1) of the Bills of Exchange Act is that it shifts the burden of proof from the shoulders of the plaintiff who relies...
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COMMERCIAL LAW — Bank Drafts — Consideration — Failure of Consideration — Effect on Validity
"In the absence or subsequent failure of consideration, the instrument is invalid, at least, as between the parties in immediate relationship, that is to say, the appellant and Alhaji Ladan,...
"There is no doubt under the circumstances, the appellant has the right to protect itself against any fraud against it by its customer Alhaji Ladan. The appellant had the undoubted...
"Under the doctrine of apparent or ostensible authority where a person by words or conduct represents to a third party that another has authority to act on his behalf, he...
"The law is that an agent of a disclosed principal is not ordinarily personally liable on a contract he enters on behalf of the said principal."
"It is the balance of convenience that tilts the scale always in determining whether to grant a stay. The court below was not satisfied with the facts deposed to in...
"The basic principle for grant of stay of execution has been laid down by this Court in a long line of authorities including the cases of Vaswani Trading Company v....
"If the bailee commits an act inconsistent with the bailment which terminates the bailment or entitles the bailor to do so, the bailor has the necessary right to possession to...
"It is well settled that any unauthorised tortious or contractual acts of the agents cannot bind the principal."
"In the absence of any other evidence beyond that of P.W.1, Sumbo Onitiri, I must hold that Exhibit A, is not a mandate for the firm of Sumbo Onitiri to...
"Exhibit A, can upon any view be regarded as a mandate for a separate transaction... It is patent from a careful reading of Exhibit A that it was limited to...
"When a vendor merely authorises a house agent to sell at a stated price he must not be taken to be authorising the agent to do more than agree the...