Digest of the Decisions of the Courts of England Contained in The English Law and Equity Reports, from the First Volume to the Thirty-first Inclusive

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Little, Brown and Company, 1859 - Law - 910 pages
 

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Page 627 - ... (the act of God, the Queen's enemies, fire, and all and every other dangers and accidents of the seas, rivers, and navigation of whatever nature and kind soever excepted) unto or to assigns freight for the said goods with primage and average accustomed.
Page 352 - ... a question of fact for the jury, and not of law for the court.
Page 55 - The costs of the reference and award shall be in the discretion of the arbitrators or umpire, who may direct to and by whom and in what manner those costs or any part thereof shall be paid and may tax or settle the amount of costs to be so paid or any part thereof and may award costs to be paid as between solicitor and client.
Page 543 - ... good cause of action against the defendant to the amount of fifty pounds or upwards, and that there is probable cause for believing that the defendant is about to quit England...
Page 85 - There, in an action by the indorsee of a bill of exchange against the acceptor...
Page 402 - ... for life, and after the decease of the survivor in trust for the children of the marriage, as...
Page 261 - G. 4. c, 14. 5. 3., such indorsements made after that day could not be received in evidence for the purpose of taking the case out of the Statute of Limitations, if they were made by or on behalf of the plaintiffs.
Page 351 - Challenges against any of the said Jurymen ; and if a full Jury do not appear, or if after such Challenges a full Jury do not remain, then, upon the Application of either Party, the Sheriff shall add to the List of such Jury the Names of any other disinterested Persons qualified to act as Special or Common Jurymen, who shall not have been previously struck off the aforesaid List, and who may then be attending the Court, or can speedily be procured, so as to complete such Jury, all Parties having...
Page 80 - Held, first, that the goods were in the order and disposition of the bankrupt, at the time of his bankruptcy, with the consent of the true owner, within the 6 Geo.
Page 627 - London, (the act of God, the queen's enemies, fire, and all and every other dangers and accidents of the seas, rivers, and navigation, of whatever nature and kind soever, excepted,) unto order or to assigns, he or they paying freight for the said goods at 51.

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