bks. 3-4J.B. Lippincott, 1908 - Law |
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... cause ; to admit or restore any person entitled to a franchise or office to which , if a false cause be re- turned , the remedy is by traverse , or by action on the case for damages ; and , in consequence , a peremptory mandamus , or ...
... cause ; to admit or restore any person entitled to a franchise or office to which , if a false cause be re- turned , the remedy is by traverse , or by action on the case for damages ; and , in consequence , a peremptory mandamus , or ...
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... cause thereof given him , replevy the same with sufficient security , the distrainor , with the sheriff or constable , shall cause the same to be appraised by two sworn appraisers , and sell the same towards satisfaction of the rent and ...
... cause thereof given him , replevy the same with sufficient security , the distrainor , with the sheriff or constable , shall cause the same to be appraised by two sworn appraisers , and sell the same towards satisfaction of the rent and ...
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... cause , it should be , " of all matters in difference in the cause . " 3 T. R. 628. A time should in all cases be mentioned within which the award is to be made ; but , if no time be mentioned , the award should be made in a reasonable ...
... cause , it should be , " of all matters in difference in the cause . " 3 T. R. 628. A time should in all cases be mentioned within which the award is to be made ; but , if no time be mentioned , the award should be made in a reasonable ...
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... causes against the crown . And all other serjeants and barristers indiscri minately ( except in the court of common pleas ... cause which he did not attend . Peake's R. 122. Formerly it was con- sidered that if a counsel disclosed his ...
... causes against the crown . And all other serjeants and barristers indiscri minately ( except in the court of common pleas ... cause which he did not attend . Peake's R. 122. Formerly it was con- sidered that if a counsel disclosed his ...
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... cause in hand and suggested in his client's instruc tions , although it should reflect upon the reputation of another , and even prove absolutely groundless : but if he mentions an untruth of his own invention , or even upon ...
... cause in hand and suggested in his client's instruc tions , although it should reflect upon the reputation of another , and even prove absolutely groundless : but if he mentions an untruth of his own invention , or even upon ...
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aforesaid afterwards antient appear assize assumpsit attorney bail benefit of clergy Burr cause chancellor chancery Charles Long chattels civil cognizance committed common law common pleas convicted court of chancery court of equity court of king's crime criminal crown damages death debt declaration defendant detinue distrained distress East ecclesiastical Eliz enacted England entry evidence execution felony forfeiture guilty habeas corpus hath Hawk Ibid imprisonment indictment injury Inst intent issue judge judgment jurisdiction jury justice kill king King's Bench land larceny liable Litt lord matter ment misdemeanour murder nature nisi prius nuisance oath offence owner parliament party penalties person plaintiff plead possession prisoner proceedings prosecution punishment Raym reason recover remedy rent repealed seisin sheriff species stat statute Stra sufficient suit tenant therein thereof trial unless verdict Vict Westminster William Kent witnesses writ of right
Popular passages
Page 76 - Majesty's dominions, to take cognizance of, and judicially proceed upon all and all manner of captures, seizures, prizes and reprisals of all ships and goods, that are or shall be taken, and to hear and determine the same ; and.
Page 384 - On the contrary, if war be actually levied, that is, if a body of men be actually assembled for the purpose of effecting by force a treasonable purpose, all those who perform any part, however minute, or however remote from the scene of action, and who are actually leagued in the general conspiracy, are to be considered as traitors ; hut there must be an actual assembling of men for the treasonable purpose to constitute a levying of war.
Page 371 - Christianity, and the corruption of morals which usually follows its profanation, 'the keeping one day in seven holy, as a time of relaxation and refreshment as well as for public worship, is of admirable service to a state, considered merely as a civil institution. It humanizes by the help of conversation and society the manners of the lower classes, which would otherwise degenerate into a sordid ferocity and savage selfishness of spirit: it enables the industrious workman to pursue his occupation...
Page 149 - ... obtained shall immediately afterwards certify on the back of the record, or on the writ of trial or writ of inquiry, that the action was really brought to try a right besides the mere right to recover damages for the trespass or grievance for which the action shall have been brought, or that the trespass or grievance in respect of which the action was brought was wilful and malicious.
Page 79 - ... directed to the judge and parties of a suit in any inferior court, commanding them to cease from the prosecution thereof, upon a suggestion that either the cause originally, or some collateral matter arising therein, does not belong to that jurisdiction, but to the cognizance of some other court.
Page 464 - ... shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and being convicted thereof shall be liable at the discretion of the court to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour.
Page 432 - The liberty of the press is indeed essential to the nature of a free state ; but this consists in laying no previous restraints upon publications, and not in freedom from censure for criminal matter, when published. Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases before the public ; to forbid this is to destroy the freedom of the press ; but if he publishes what is improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequence of his own temerity.
Page 123 - And be it further enacted, that no continual or other claim upon or near any land shall preserve any right of making an entry or distress or of bringing an action.
Page 493 - ... it shall be sufficient to allege the embezzlement or fraudulent application or disposition to be of money, without specifying any particular coin or valuable security ; and such allegation so far as regards the description of the property, shall be sustained if the offender shall be proved to have embezzled or fraudulently applied or disposed of any amount, although the particular species of coin or valuable security of which such amount was composed shall not be proved...
Page 342 - Court, to be transported beyond the seas for life, or for any term not less than seven years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding four years; and, if a male, to be once, twice, or 'thrice publicly or privately whipped (if the Court shall so think fit,) in addition to such imprisonment...