Cases Relating to Railways and Canals: 1840-1842Henry Iltid Nicholl, Thomas Hare, John Monson Carrow, Lionel Oliver, Edward Beavan, Thomas Edward Preston Lefroy A. Maxwell, 1843 - Canals |
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Page 493 - This, like many other cases, is a bargain between a company of adventurers and the public, the terms of which are expressed in the statute ; and the rule of construction, in all such cases, is now fully established to be this ; that any ambiguity in the terms of the contract must operate against the adventurers, and in favor of the public, and the plaintiffs can claim nothing that is not clearly given them by the Act.
Page 124 - ... no reduction or advance in any such tolls shall be made either directly or indirectly in favour of or against any particular company or person travelling upon or using the railway.
Page 70 - That no contract for the sale of any goods, wares and merchandise, for the price of ten pounds sterling or upwards, shall be allowed to be good, except the buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold and actually receive the same...
Page 85 - Name and with the Privity of the Accountant General of the Court of Chancery...
Page 46 - J. now delivered the judgment of the Court. In this case, which was argued before my...
Page 739 - ... separately for the sum of money to be paid for the purchase of the lands required for the works, or of any interest therein belonging to the party with whom the question of disputed compensation shall have arisen, or which, under the provisions herein contained, he is enabled to sell or convey, and for the sum of money to be paid...
Page 634 - ... the rent at which the same might reasonably be expected to let from year to year, free of all usual tenant's rates and taxes, and tithe commutation rent-charge, if any, and deducting therefrom the probable average annual cost of the repairs, insurance, and other expenses, if any, necessary to maintain them in a state to command such rent...
Page 764 - Two of them, are authorized and empowered to give, or to prejudice, diminish, alter, or take away any of the Rights, Privileges, Powers, or Authorities vested in or enjoyed by Her Majesty, Her Heirs or Successors.
Page 56 - Company, to hold unto the said CD, his executors, administrators, and assigns, subject to the several conditions on which I held the same at the time of the execution hereof; and I, the said CD, do hereby agree to take the said share [or shares] subject to the same conditions.
Page 525 - ... as aforesaid, then and in such case, and so often as the same shall happen...