 | Joseph Chitty - 1834 - 850 sider
...a party interested, it operates as a discharge from responsibility, upon this principle, that " DO man shall be permitted to take the chance of committing...running any risk of losing by the event when it is Debt (G. 1) , Obligation (A.) note ; P. 151 ; ante, 591. 1 Sa uml. 295 a; Drake v. Mitchell, (.7) Pigofs... | |
 | John William Smith - 1841 - 744 sider
...doubt. And why, in point of policy, would it have had that effect in a deed ? Because no man shall bo permitted to take the chance of committing a fraud,...the cases cited, of deeds, were determined, forgery w.is only a misdemeanour : now the punishment of tho law might well have been considered as too little,... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - 1841 - 1040 sider
...by a party interested, it operates as a discharge from responsibility, upon this principle, that " no man shall be permitted to take the chance of committing...any risk of losing by the event when it is detected (z):" if a stranger alter the instrument it is avoided, upon the ground that the alteration may raise... | |
 | 1870 - 562 sider
...doubt. And why, in point of policy, would it have had that effect in a deed ? Because no man should be permitted to take the chance of committing a fraud...any risk of losing by the event when it is detected. The cases cited, which were all of deeds, since at that time almost all written engagements were by... | |
 | John Pitt Taylor - 1848 - 756 sider
...of this doctrine are twofold. The first is that of public policy, which dictates that no man should be permitted to take the chance of committing a fraud, without running any risk of losing by the event in case of detection (TO). The other is, to insure the identity of the instrument, and prevent the... | |
 | George Ross - 1853 - 932 sider
...inasmuch as a chose in action is not assignable at law. No case, it is true, has been cited either on the one side or the other, except that in Molloy, of which...cited, of deeds, were determined, forgery was only a misdemeanour : now the punishment of the law might well have been considered as too little, unless... | |
 | Oliver Lorenzo Barbour, New York (State). Supreme Court - 1864 - 716 sider
...contract the plaintiff is seeking to enforce. In Master \. Miller, (4 TR 320,) Lord Kenyon says, " No man shall be permitted to take the chance of committing a fraud without running any risk by losing by the event when it is detected." The rule is stated in substance the same in Adams v. Frye,... | |
 | Theophilus Parsons - 1866 - 830 sider
...( p) The reason given by Lord Kenyan for holding that any alteration avoided an instrument, that " no man shall be permitted to take the chance of committing...risk of losing by the event when it is detected," (q) is neither very clear nor very strong, nor does it apply to ал immaterial alteration. We may... | |
 | Simon Greenleaf - 1866 - 756 sider
...doctrine are twofold. The first is that of public policy, to prevent fraud, by not permitting a man to take the chance of committing a fraud without running any risk of losing by the event, when it is detected.2 The other is, to insure the identity of the instrument, and prevent the substitution of... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1870 - 820 sider
...and by text writers, were twofold. First. That of public policy, which dictates that no man should be permitted to take the chance of committing a fraud without running any risk of losing by the event in case of detection. Secondly. To insure the identity of the instrument and prevent the substitution... | |
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Because no man shall be permitted to take the chance of committing a fraud, without running any risk of losing by the event, when it is detected. 
