conditional payment
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 84 U.S. 666 - The Emily Souder · 1873Most cited · 124 citing opinions
by the general commercial law of the world, a promise to pay, whether in the form of notes or bills, is not of itself the equivalent of payment; it is treated everywhere, in the absence of express agreement or local usage to the contrary, as conditional payment only.
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