- person primarily liable
- A person whose name appears on the face of a negotiable instrument, as a maker or one obligated by the instrument. 11 Am J2d B & N § 120.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
person primarily liable
Look at other dictionaries:
principal — prin·ci·pal 1 / prin sə pəl/ adj 1: being the main or most important, consequential, or influential their principal place of business the principal obligor 2: of, relating to, or constituting principal or a principal the principal amount of the… … Law dictionary
exoneration — ex·on·er·a·tion /ig ˌzä nə rā shən, eg / n 1: the act of disburdening or discharging (as from a charge, liability, obligation, duty, or responsibility); also: the state of being so freed 2 a: the right of a person who has paid a debt for which he … Law dictionary
discuss — discusser, n. discussable, discussible, adj. /di skus /, v.t. 1. to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, esp. to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes. 2. Civil Law. a. to collect a… … Universalium
dis|cuss´er — dis|cuss «dihs KUHS», transitive verb. 1. to consider from various points of view; talk over: »His mother and father always discuss the news. Congress is discussing tax rates. Senior public education officials…gathered here to discuss how to… … Useful english dictionary
dis|cuss — «dihs KUHS», transitive verb. 1. to consider from various points of view; talk over: »His mother and father always discuss the news. Congress is discussing tax rates. Senior public education officials…gathered here to discuss how to improve the… … Useful english dictionary
principal — principalship, n. /prin seuh peuhl/, adj. 1. first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost. 2. of, of the nature of, or constituting principal or capital: a principal investment. 3. Geom. (of an axis of a conic) passing… … Universalium
principal — adj Chief; leading; most important or considerable; primary; original. Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree. As to principal challenge principal contract principal obligation principal office principal vein, see those… … Black's law dictionary
presentment for payment — The method by which it is determined whether a person primarily liable on an instrument will pay or whether it will be necessary to resort for payment to persons secondarily liable. A demand for payment; a personal or face to face demand… … Ballentine's law dictionary
principal — /ˈprɪnsəpəl / (say prinsuhpuhl) adjective 1. first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost. 2. of the nature of principal, or a capital sum. –noun 3. a chief, head, or governing officer. 4. the head teacher of a school,… …
Dutton v Bognor Regis Urban District Council — Dutton v Bognor Regis UDC Citation(s) [1972] 1 QB 373, [1972] 2 WLR 299, [1972] 1 All ER 462, [1972] 1 Lloyd s Rep 227 Case opinions Lord Denning MR Sachs LJ and Stamp LJ Keywords Duty of care, defective premises Dutton v Bognor Regis Urban… … Wikipedia
