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CASES

ARGUED AND DETERMINED AT

NISI PRIUS

IN THE

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

FIRST SITTINGS AFTER TRINITY TERM
AT WESTMINSTER, 55 GEO. III. 1815.

A

EVEREST V. GLYN, Bart.

Thursday, June 15.

rate of fees

SSUMPSIT by the steward of the manors of In an action Ewell and Cuddington, in the county of Sur- of a manor for by the steward rey, against the defendant, for fees claimed to be a particular due for his admission to six separate copyhold estates, under the will of his father.-Plea the general issue, and 20l. paid into Court.

The plaintiff had been charged with distinct and

entire fees for his admission to the several copyhold

claimed to be from a tenant

due to him

on his admission to six several copyhold estates, if he

fail to establish

a custom for

his charges,

he may, not

estates. Six admissions had been entered upon withstanding, the Court rolls, copies of which had been made quantum meruit.

resort to a

Held after

ward by the Court, that where a person is admitted to several distinct copyhold tenements, the steward of the manor is not entitled, witliout proving a custom, to full fees on each admission, separately; but he may stand on his quantum meruit. B

VOL. I.

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