The Law Against Bankrupts: Table of Cases and Presidents (1695)

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Artifact Summary
Artifact type Treatise section
Creator/author Thomas Goodinge
Date 1695
Period Stuart
City and country of origin London, England
Abstract

Entry

  • Imprint/call number: Wing (2nd ed., 1994) / G1099C. London: printed for S. Heyrick, C. Harper, J. Place, J. Harrison, S. Keeble, D. Brown, J. Cleave, W. Rogers, R. Sare, W. Reeman, T. Goodwin, M. Wotton, R. Vincent, A. Roper, and J. Brixey, 1695.
  • Keywords: Book; Legal treatise; Bankruptcy; Creditors; Merchants; Chancery; Commercial law; Debt recovery
  • Latitude: 51.5074
  • Longitude: -0.1278
  • Current location: Harvard Law School Library
  • Economic theme: Bankruptcy; Creditors; Merchants; Commercial law; Debt recovery
  • Practice/technology: Printed legal manual; bankruptcy procedure; case compilation
  • Capitalism status:
  • Religious context:
  • Legal/political context: Printed synthesis of English bankruptcy statutes, case law, and chancery/common-law procedure
  • Labor context:
  • Related artifacts: The Law Against Bankrupts (1695)

Source PDF: Google Drive file. Parent page: The Law Against Bankrupts (1695).

A TABLE OF THE CASES.

A. ABYN, a Turky Merchants Case,pag. 26 Allens Case in Chancery,p. 183 Andrews and Spicer,p. 133, 161 Audly and Halsey,p. 94, 118, 119, 123. Aylmer and Gerard,p. 131 B. Backwell and Littcott,p. 126 Backwells Case,p. 130 Baker and Edmonds,p. 139 Sir Anthony Batemans Casep. 16, 17, 31, 108, 109 Barnes and Cary against the Sheriffs of Bristol,p. 60, 77 Bayly and Bunning,p. 118, 121, 130, 168 Benson and Flower,p. 44, 120, 132 Bets and Mico,p. 130, 143, 169 Bingly and Warcupp,p. 124 Bolston and Ractliff,p. 126 Boylstones Case,p. 136 Bradford and Bludworth,p. 28, 41, 42, 110 Bradshawes Case,p. 130, 142 C. Calchmans Case,p. 133 Cartwright and Ʋnderhill,p. 38 Churchman and Osborn,p. 44, 107 Clayton and Monks Case,p. 46, 122 Coply and Dockmanque,p. 143, 163 Crisp and Platt,p. 14, 37, 108, 112 Craven, &c. contra Knight in Chancery,p. 174 Cullamers Case,p. 48, 118 D. Danby and Wellengton,p. 143 Day and Thomas.p. 144 Dean and Dr. Lake,p. 180 E. Eclor and Jacobson,p. 134 Edwards Case,p. 69 F. Fitzwilliams and Lewis,p. 137 Fuller and Lane in Chancery,p. 48, 171 G. Gerard and Aylmore,p. 131 Gibson and Tompson,p. 17 18 Green and Morgan,p. 132, 142 Gray and Feilder,p. 146 Grove and Smith,p. 133 H. Sir John Harrison and Sir Job Harvey,p. 15, 16 Hecrost and Hall,p. 16 Haylor and Hall,p. 16, 174 Hanslop and Hales,p. 166 Hind the Bankers Case,p. 25 Holt and Scarscrog,p. 245 Benjamin Hintons Case, J. Jacobson and Eclor,p. 134 Jekells Case,p. 77 Jollifer and Horn,p. 38 Jonas and Boulton, L. Lidcot and Backwell,p. 196 Dr. Lake and Dean in Chancery.p. 180 M. Morgan and Green,p. 132, 142 O. Osborn and Bradshaw,p. 165 Osborn and Churchman,p. 44, 107 Overman and Wright in Chancery,p. 45 P. Parker and Bleek,p. 112 Penrice and Wing,p. 77 Pickerings Case,p. 46 Powel versus Stust and Timewell,p. 137, 146 Prin and Beal,p. 133, 165 Puckridge and Brown,p. 143 R. Rugles Case,p. 48 Radford and Bludworth,p. 28, 41, 42 Reeve and May,p. 170 S. Scott and Bell,p. 107 Selby and Walker,p. 164 Smith and Mills,p. 118 Spencer and Vancure,p. 111 Stiff and Timewell,p. 146 Stoover and Hastings,p. 133 T. Taylor and Hills,p. 25 Thomas and Day,p. 144, 173 Thursby and Platt,p. 144 Trigg and Newton,p. 14 Tuckee and Cosh,p. 106 V. Vanacre and Spencer,p. 111 W. Ward and O•fly,p. 125 Watson and Norbury,p. 167 Wellempton and Danby,p. 143 Widdows and Berman in Chanceryp. 174 Wood and Hays,p. 182 Sir John Woolstenholms Case,p. 17, 19, 20 Y. Yardly and Knight,p. 133 A TABLE OF THE CHAPTE RS. CHAP. I.FOrms of the Affidavit: Bond to the Lord Chancellor: Petition and Commission; with some short Remarkes.

CHAP. II.What Trade or Profession a man must be of, and Profess: Or what kind of Trader he must be that brings him into the Statutes of Bankrupts. CHAP. III.What Acts a man must do, or suffer to be done, before he can be said to be a Bankrupt. CHAP. IV.Rules for the Construction of the Statutes, and when the Bankrupcy shall be said to commence, CHAP. V. Of Creditors.Who are Crditors within the Statutes, and who are not: Of their Preference: Of their coming in, and within what time they are to come in, or their refusal: And of Contribution to the Charges: And the Form of an Authority to receive Contribution-Mony. CHAP. VI.Of the Proceedings of the Commissioners: The Form of the Oath: Of the Stile of the Depositions: Of declaring him to be a Bankrupt: Inhibition: A Warrant for Witnesses: A Warrant to send one to the Goal, who refuseth to be sworn, or to answer: And of the proof of Debts. CHAP. VII.The Commissioners Power in reference to the Bankrupt: Of Proclamations, and the form of it: Of breaking Houses: And in reference to the Bankrupts Wife: Of the Examination of the Bankrupt and his Wife: Of the Examination of Witnesses, and other for the discovery of the Estat• and Debts of the Bankrupt: O• the Penalties of refusing to • sworn, to be Examined, or to Discover: Of Perjury; and the for feitures how to be applied, and • Interrogatories. CHAP. VIII.Of the Disposition of the Bankrup• Estate, Freehold and Copyhold Of Redemption of Lands Mortg•ged: Of Trusts, Sales and Se•tlements of Lands: What shall • accounted Fraudulent; and whe• and in what Cases Purchasers a• safe; with many Late Cases an Resolutions thereupon.

CHAP. IX.Of the Disposal of the Personal Estate or Goods of the Bankrupt: How, and where the Goods of a Bankrupt liable to Execution, may be sold by the Commissioners, and where not: Of Trusts and Bonds taken in the Bankrupts name, with several Cases and Resolutions. CHAP. X.Of the Disposition and Assignment of the Bankrupts Debts; and what Assignment made by the Commissioners shall be good, and what not; and of Declarations. CHAP. XI.Of Actions brought by Assignee of Commissioners for the recovery of Debts, or Goods of the Bankrupt: Of Declarations thereupon: Of Actions brought by the Bankrupt himself; and the Forms of Declarations at large. CHAP. XII.Of Pleadings in respect of the Statutes of Bankrupcy by the Debtor, or by the Commissioners, to Actions brought against them; and what Pleas shall be good, and what not. CHAP XIII.Of the Venue, Evidence and Trial. CHAP. XIV.Of Distribution: Notice to Creditors: of a Dividend, and the Form; as also the Form of a Deed of Distribution.

CHAP. XV.Of Bankrupts: Where they are Partners and of Joint-stocks. CHAP XVI.Of other things to be done, or the Consequentials after Examination, Discovery and Distribution: Of Bills of Conformity. CHAP. XVII.Of Scandalous Words relating to a Mans Trade.

PRESIDENTS. DEclaration by Assignees of th• Commissioners of Bankrupts gainst a Debtor. Sur Emisset. Declaration by Assignees of the Commissioners upon a Bond made to t•• Bankrupt. Plea to an Indebitat’ Assumpsit, the it was assigned by the Commissioner of Bankrupcy. Plea to a Bond for performance Covenants (or Articles) for payment of Rent: That the Plaint••• was a Bankrupt, and that the Defendant paid the Mony to the A•signees of the Commissioners of Bankrupcy. Scire Facias for the Creditors up•• the Statute of Bankrupts, upon judgment recovered by the Bankrupt against the Executrix. An Indenture of Assignment by the Commissioners. Another Form of an Assignment. A Deed of Distribution.

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