In 1971 a Merc member who had had a bad day sold his seat for a Ben Franklin note, a transaction that took place alongside a urinal in the trading floor men's room.

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Not until after the lawsuit had been filed by Nationwide did Zouheil take steps to see that his wife had an interest in the Janke transaction, the inference being that the promissory note was made out to husband and wife only to avoid any judgment in the Nationwide case and not with the intention of making the note community property.

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Note that the price of gold does not depend upon transaction volume.

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The transaction is illegal, and so the Belarusian Attorney General would send a note to Amazon informing it that it is violating national law and might be sued.

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Among his other activities, the Trustee filed an adversary action against the Lender, seeking to set aside the Promissory Note and Security Agreement as to Tanglewood, on the basis that the transaction was a fraudulent transfer and therefore avoidable.

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Note that the above amount also does not factor in any tax liabilities that may be generated if the transaction were to take place outside of a retirement account.

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