Flato v. Mulhall’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “§ 533. No person within this State shall be charged as- an acceptor of a bill of exchange, unless his acceptance shall be in writing, signed by himself or his lawful agent. § 534. If such acceptance be written on a paper other than the bill, it shall not bind the acceptor, except in favor of a person to whom such acceptance shall have been shown, and who, upon the faith thereof, shall have received the bill for a valuable consideration. § 535. An unconditional promise, in writing, to accept a bill before it is drawn, shall .be deemed an actual acceptance in favor of every person to whom such written promise shall have been shown, and who, upon the faith thereof, shall have received the bill for a. valuable consideration. § 536. Every holder of a bill presenting the same for acceptance may require that the acceptance be written on the bill, and a refusal to comply with such request shall be deemed a refusal to accept, and the bill may be protested for non-acceptance. § 53f. The preceding sections shall not be construed to impair the' right of any person to whom a promise to accept a bill may have been made, and who, on the faith of such promise, shall have drawn or negotiated the bill, to recover damages of the party making such promise, on his refusal to accept such bill.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hall v. Cordell