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COURT OF CHANCERY — Continued.
OR. PAGE.
its common law jurisdiction
32
Courts of the Hanaper and of the Petty Bag... 35
its equity jurisdiction.
35
the Master of the Rolls ...
48
the Vice-Chancellors and Lords Justices...... 50
CHAPTER V.
THE EQUITABLE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT OF CHAN-
CERY...
53 to 86
The nature of equitable jurisprudence considered ...... 53
In what sense equity abates the rigour of the law... 54
Equity in general follows rules of positive law .
55
enforces conscientious dealing between parties.
57
How equity deals with fraud, accident, and trust.
60
Nature of the relief given by a court of equity
65
restraint of action on equitable grounds
70
interpleader
71
partition
bills of peace ...
172
perpetuation of testimony ...
73
the winding-up of public companies
75
payment of debts by sale of land
76
trusts and infancy
277
charities....
81
jurisdiction in regard to idiots and lunatics.
82
58 to 85
58
59
62
64
67
74
175
77
78
80
CHAPTER VI.
A SUIT IN CHANCERY...
General orders of the Court
The bill......
Appearance of the defendant...
Interrogatories
The answer.
Demurrer
The plea ...
Exceptions to answer
Amendment of the bill
Examination of the plaintiff
The hearing on bill and answer.
The replication
Evidence ...
Notice of motion for decree, &c
The proceedings after the decree.
87 to 109
87
88
89
90
92
93
94
95
98
106
84 to 97
84
85
86
CHAPTER VII.
THE SUPERIOR COURTS OF LAW.....
The Saxon mode of administering justice ....
Origin of the three superior courts of law
110
111
97
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100
101
103
THE SUPERIOR COURTS OF LAW Continued.
The Exchequer....
114
The Common Pleas,
115
The Queen's Bench.....
116
The Courts of assize and Nisi Prius
., 119
General remarks as to the jurisdiction of the superior
courts....
121
The Appellate Courts...
122
Exchequer Chamber..
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council...
123
House of Peers....
105
CHAPTER VIII.
JURISDICTION OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS OF LAW.
WRONGS AFFECTING THE PERSON, REPUTATION, LIBERTY, AND RELATIVE RIGHTS
125 to 153
Preliminary observations...
125
The division of actions into personal, real, and mixed... 126
Injuries which affect personal security
128
life ....
limbs or body..
health ..
129
reputation...
131
slander....
libel ....
133
malicious prosecution
135
Injuries which affect personal liberty..
136
false imprisonment .....
remedies for redressing it..
137
writ of mainprize
de otio et atiâ....
138
de homine replegiando
habeas corpus....
139
action......
147
Injuries which affect private property..
148
to absolute rights..
to relative rights....
149
husband and wife ...
abduction of wife.....
battery of, or hurt done by negligence to wife 150
parent and child....
150
guardian and ward....
152
master and servant.
107
108
109
113
117
118
119
124
126
CHAPTER IX.
BREACHES OF CONTRACT....
154 to 247 The definition of, and ingredients in, a simple contract.. 154
129 130
OR, PAGE.
BREACHES OF CONTRACT Continued.
Contracts required to be in writing by statute.
159
the contract of sale ....
160
stoppage in transitu
163
the Statute of Frauds
165
Lord Tenterden's Act .....
166
effect of illegality or fraud.
168
effect of sale in market overt...
171
sale of horses
173
warranty
174
of title
of quality.
guarantie....
177
agreement not to be performed within a year..... 182 promise by personal representative to answer damages 183
agreement upon consideration of marriage .... 183
Contracts required by mercantile custom to be in writing 183
bill of exchange ....
184
parties to, and definition of, bill.
181
assignment of bill
185
acceptance. ..
187
conditions precedent to enforcing payment..... 189
presentment.
190
notice of dishonour
191
consideration for bill.
193
procedure on bill
194
foreign bill
196
cheque..
197
promissory note...
200
bank note ...
201
certain contracts of loan and insurance.
204
introductory remarks concerning them....
bottomry and respondentia
209
insurance generally
210
marine insurance
211
fire insurance
220
life insurance
221
Contracts not required to be in writing
223
bailment generally......
224
to land carrier of goods ...
228
contract with passenger carrier
238
innkeeper.....
241
carriers by water
243
Concluding observations
247
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141
144
145
146
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153
154
155
157
158
161
162
164
169
170
178
180
183
188
195
CHAPTER X.
WRONGS TO PERSONAL PROPERTY..
249 to 265
Introductory remarks as to wrongs
249
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WRONGS TO PERSONAL PROPERTY Continued.
constituted by fraud.
250
by negligence or breach of duty....... 252
As to the unlawful taking of chattel property
254
unlawful detainer
255
wrongful conversion
256
An injury may be direct or consequential..
258
Replevin ...
259
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199
202
203
CHAPTER XI.
WRONGS TO REAL PROPERTY.
266 to 308
Ouster or dispossession..
266
ancient remedies for, by real actions
ejectment ....
273
The action of trespass.
281
The nature of nuisance
285
I. To corporeal hereditaments
286
breach of duty, causing damage
289
remedy for nuisance
291
Waste......
Withholding service due by custom or prescription 294
II. To incorporeal hereditaments...
295
disturbance of franchise...
common
296
way
299
disturbance of fair or market.
ancient ferry
300
tenure ...
patronage ....
301
remedy for, by quare impedit 303
duplex querela ..
304
207
208
216
219
225
226
229
230
231
CHAPTER XII,
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SUPERIOR COURTS OF LAW. AN ACTION AT Law.....
309 to 378 234 to 273
Proceedings before trial
309
234
the writ of summons.
310
appearance
318
239
remarks as to the rejoinder of parties
319
forms of personal actions.
The pleadings in the action...
324
time for pleading...
330
declaration, its form
332
248
examples illustrating its form ...
334
joinder of causes of action, in
339
252
340
pleas of various kinds enumerated and explained ... 347
INJURIES PROCEEDING FROM, OR AFFECTING THE CROWN, 379 to 391 274 to 281
Redress of wrongs inflicted by the Crown
... 379
274
The remedies by monstrans de droit and petition of right. 380
The statutory mode of procedure on a petition of right.. 382
275
Injuries to the Crown, how remedied..
384
common law actions ...
385
inquest of office, &c....
scire facias to repeal patent
387
278
information
388
279
quo warranto ...
389
information in the nature of a quo warranto .. '390
280
mandamus
391
CHAPTER XIV.
THE COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES..392 to 422 281 to 299
Historical view of the state of our law previous to the in-
stitution of the above Court.....
392
Former procedure in the Ecclesiastical Court .... 397
284
Jurisdiction of and procedure in the Divorce and Matri-
monial Court
... 398
Practice of the above Court in regard to certain matters. 421
298
CHAPTER XV.
THE COURT OF PROBATE...
423 to 433 299 to 305
Jurisdiction of the Court.
423
Proof of wills .....
424
Grant of administration
425
Common form business .
426
Contentious business...
430
303
A question of legitimacy or of pedigree, how determined. 433
.
CHAPTER XVI,
The High COURT OF ADMIRALTY
434 to 439 305 to 309
Jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty....
434
305
Powers exercisable by County Courts in claims for sal-
vage, &c.....
438
307
The practice of the Court of Admiralty