Reports of Cases, Determined at Nisi Prius, in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer: And on the Northern and Western Circuits, from the Sittings After Michaelmas Term, 1 Will. IV. 1830, to the Sittings After [Hilary Term, 7 Vict. 1844] ... Inclusive ...Saunders and Benning, 1837 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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act of parliament action ADJOURNED SITTINGS admissible admitted ALDERSON alleged amount assignee ASSUMPSIT attorney bankrupt bill Bompas Serjt called Campbell cause charge cited contended contrà contract Coram counsel count Court creditor Cresswell damages debt DECIDED AT NISI declaration deed defendant defendant's dence Edmonton Elizabeth Cope entitled Erle evidence execution fact fendant Follett given ground GUILDHALL Hilary term indictment indorsed issue James Ashworth James Scarlett John Clavell jury liable Lord DENMAN C. J. Lord LYNDHURST Lord TENTERDEN C. J. ment MICHAELMAS TERM NISI PRIUS nonsuit oath objected offence opinion paid parish PARKE party PATTESON payment person plaintiff plea Pollock prisoner promissory note prosecution prosecutor proved question recover rent repair rule Scarlett sheriff shew ship Smith stat statute TAUNTON tenant TINDAL C. J. tion trespass trial trover verdict WESTMINSTER wife Wightman Wilde Serjt William Smith witness words
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Page 462 - Erie, in the following term, moved for a rule to shew cause why the verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial granted, on the ground of misdirection by the learned Judge on both points.
Page 314 - ... in, by, and with all and all manner of needful and necessary reparations, cleansings, and amendments, when and as often as occasion shall require, the said farm-house and buildings being previously put in repair, and kept in repair by the said Elizabeth Jones.
Page 281 - Easter term, 1817, moved for a rule nisi to set aside the verdict and enter a nonsuit, on the ground...
Page 277 - ... Presence, and by his express Direction ; and shall be attested and subscribed in the Presence of the said Devisor, by three or four credible Witnesses, or else they shall be utterly void and of none Effect, which hath been found to be a wise and good Provision ; But whereas Doubts have arisen who are to be deemed legal Witnesses within the Intent of the said Act ; Therefore, for avoiding the same, Be it enacted...
Page 316 - But the tenant is to take care that the premises do not suffer more than the operation of time and nature would effect ; he is bound, by seasonable applications of labour, to keep the house as nearly as possible in the same condition as when it was demised.
Page 297 - December, 1752, any house, room, garden, or other place kept for public dancing, music or other public entertainment of the like kind...
Page 275 - That if any Person shall attest the Execution of any Will to whom or to whose Wife or Husband any beneficial Devise, Legacy, Estate, Interest, Gift, or Appointment, of or affecting any Real or Personal Estate (other than and except Charges and Directions for the Payment of any Debt or Debts), shall be thereby given or made, such Devise, Legacy, Estate, Interest, Gift, or Appointment shall, so far only as concerns such Person attesting 'the Execution of such Will...
Page 397 - The defendant afterwards, under leave reserved at the trial, moved for and obtained a rule to shew cause why the verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial...
Page 275 - Directions for the Payment of any Debt or Debts), shall be thereby given or made, such Devise, Legacy, Estate, Interest, Gift, or Appointment shall, so far only as concerns such Person attesting 'the Execution of such Will, or the Wife or Husband of such Person, or any Person claiming under such Person or Wife or Husband, be utterly null and void...
Page 385 - In every species of assumpsit, all matters in confession and avoidance, including not only those by way of discharge, but those which show the transaction to be either void or voidable in point of law, on the ground of fraud or otherwise, shall be specially pleaded ; ex.