Commentaries on the Laws of England,: In Four Books, Volume 3

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A. Strahan, 1800 - Law

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Page 368 - And herein they state the naked facts, as they find them to be proved, and pray the advice of the court thereon; concluding conditionally, that if upon the whole matter the court should be of opinion that the plaintiff had cause of action, they then find for the plaintiff; if otherwise, then for the defendant.
Page 158 - ... him, to perform it with integrity, diligence and skill. And, if by his want of either of those qualities any injury accrues to individuals, they have therefore their remedy in damages by a special action on the case.
Page 210 - ... any thing done to the hurt or annoyance of the lands, tenements, or hereditaments of another.
Page 99 - The marshalling of coat-armour, which was formerly the pride and study of all the best families in the kingdom, is now greatly disregarded; and has fallen into the hands of certain officers and attendants upon this court, called heralds...
Page 448 - Saunders, by their attorneys within contained : and the jurors of the jury whereof mention is within made being...
Page 127 - I. the court of king's bench, relying on some arbitrary precedents, and those perhaps misunderstood, determined that they could not upon a habeas corpus either bail or deliver a prisoner, though committed without any cause assigned, in case he was committed by the special command of the king, or by the lords of the privy council.
Page 378 - A new trial is a rehearing of the cause before another jury; but with as little prejudice to either party, as if it had never been heard before.
Page 348 - Challenges to the array are at once an exception to the whole panel, in which the jury are arrayed or set in order by the sheriff in his return ; and they may be made upon account of partiality or some default in the sheriff, or his under-officer who arrayed the panel.
Page 30 - This was formerly held every three weeks; and its most important business is to determine, by writ of right, all controversies relating to the right of lands within the manor.

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