Reports of Cases Ruled and Determined at Nisi Prius: In the Court of Common Pleas, and on the Northern Circuit; from the Sittings After Trinity Term, 55 Geo. III. 1815, to the Sittings After Michaelmas Term, 58 Geo. III. 1817, Both Inclusive. To which are Added, Copious Notes Upon the Most Important Subjects of Commercial and General Law, Volume 1 |
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... contended , pleads the ge- that it was not evidence under the general issue ; the receipt having been given after action brought . The mode of taking advantage of such payment must be , by an application to the Court , or a spe- cial ...
... contended , pleads the ge- that it was not evidence under the general issue ; the receipt having been given after action brought . The mode of taking advantage of such payment must be , by an application to the Court , or a spe- cial ...
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... contended , that there was a general assumpsit in law , founded in the relation of landlord and tenant , that the latter should keep the premises in tenantable con- dition ; and that this obligation attached upon a tenant from year to ...
... contended , that there was a general assumpsit in law , founded in the relation of landlord and tenant , that the latter should keep the premises in tenantable con- dition ; and that this obligation attached upon a tenant from year to ...
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... contended that a tenant at will is answerable if premises are burned down - would he be bound to rebuild if they became ruinous by any other accident ? And yet , if bound to repair generally , he might be called upon to this extent . He ...
... contended that a tenant at will is answerable if premises are burned down - would he be bound to rebuild if they became ruinous by any other accident ? And yet , if bound to repair generally , he might be called upon to this extent . He ...
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... contended the defendant had received from the bankrupts pre- vious to their bankruptcy , in fraudulent preference of the other creditors . The act of bankruptcy and the petitioning cre- ditor's debt were disputed . the execution traders ...
... contended the defendant had received from the bankrupts pre- vious to their bankruptcy , in fraudulent preference of the other creditors . The act of bankruptcy and the petitioning cre- ditor's debt were disputed . the execution traders ...
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... contended that this was no act of bankruptcy . It is true the bankrupts convey by this deed all their property to trustees ; but , in order to constitute an act of bankruptcy , such conveyance must be an operative and valid assign- ment ...
... contended that this was no act of bankruptcy . It is true the bankrupts convey by this deed all their property to trustees ; but , in order to constitute an act of bankruptcy , such conveyance must be an operative and valid assign- ment ...
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