 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, James Burrow - 1812 - 604 pages
...cash. It is pity that reporters sometimes catch at quaint expressions that may happen to be dropped at the bar or bench ; and mistake their meaning. It has been quaintly said, " that the reason jrhy money can not be followed is, " ISECAUSE it has no ear-mark;" but this is NOT true. The Jrue reason... | |
 | David Hoffman - 1817 - 398 pages
...and therefore may be altered at pleasure, when found to be absurd, or inconvenient." Vid. supra. 5. 9. " 'Tis pity that reporters catch at quaint, expressions...mistake their meaning. It has been quaintly said that '//<« reason why money cannot be followed is because it has no ear-mark;' but this not true. The true... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Bayly Moore, Joseph Payne - 1832 - 874 pages
...Mansfield put bank-notes on the same footing as money, on account of their currency, and observed (a) — " It has been quaintly said, that the reason why money...is not true : the true reason is, upon account of the currency of it: it cannot be recovered after it has passed in currency." If, then, the bordereaux... | |
 | John William Smith - 1841 - 744 pages
...cash. 'Tis pity that reporters sometimes catch at quaint expressions that may happen to bo dropped at the bar or bench ; and mistake their meaning. It...this is not true. The true reason is, upon account of the currency of it : it cannot be recovered after it has passed in currency. So in case of money stolen,... | |
 | William Paley - 1847 - 732 pages
...distinguishable, it may be claimed like any other thing. Lord Mansfield indeed, 1 Burr. 457, says, " It has been quaintly said, that the reason why money cannot be followed is because it has no nar-mark ; but that is not true, the true reason is on account of the currency of it." Bui it must... | |
 | George Ross - 1853 - 932 pages
...cash. 'Tis pity that reporters sometimes catch at quaint expressions that may happen to be dropped at the Bar or Bench, and mistake their meaning. It...this is not true. The true reason is, upon account of the currency of it, it cannot be recovered after it has passed in currency. So in ease of money stolen,... | |
 | 1875 - 438 pages
...delivering judgment, gave the true reason why bank notes and cash are on the same footing after delivery : It has been quaintly said that ' the reason why money...this is not true. The true reason is upon account of the currency of It ; It cannot be recovered after it has passed in currency. So in case of money stolen,... | |
 | Theophilus Parsons - 1873 - 884 pages
...reporters sometimes eateh at quaint expressions that may happen to be dropped at the bar or bench, anil mistake their meaning. It has been quaintly said, 'That the reason why money cannot IKS followed is, because it has no ear-murk' ; but this is not true. The true reason U, upon account... | |
 | William George Robinson - 1873 - 160 pages
...1 Smith LC, 6th ed. 468.) Explained " It has been quaintly said (6), ' that the reason why v. Race. money cannot be followed is because it has no ear-mark,' but this not true. The true reason is, upon account of (a) One or two of the matters touched upon in this chapter... | |
 | Theophilus Parsons - 1876 - 856 pages
...said: "'Tie pity that reporters sometimes catch at quaint expressions that may happen to be dropped at the bar or bench, and mistake their meaning. It...'That the reason why money cannot be followed is, becnuso it has no air-mark ' ; but this is not true. The true reason is, upon account of the currency... | |
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that the reason why money cannot be followed is, because it has no ear-mark:" but this is not true. The true reason is, upon account of the currency of it: it cannot be recovered after it has passed in currency. 
