 | Beamish Murdoch - Law - 1833 - 254 pages
...general issue answers the purpose of a special plea. Public officers are often authorized by statute to plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence under it at the trial, and this clause is often extended in statutes to the protection of all persons... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1834 - 412 pages
...pursuance of this act, every such person or persons may plead the general issue, and give this act and special matter in evidence, and if a verdict shall pass for the defendant, or the plantiff become nonsuit or discontinue his action, or if on demurrer or otherwise, judgment shall be... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - Civil procedure - 1834 - 680 pages
...The2d, 3d, 4th and 5th sections of the act, enable the Justice to tender amends and plead the same, and to plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence, and to pay a sum to cover damages into Court; and provide that the plaintiff shall not recover unless he... | |
 | John Henry Brady - Corporations, Religious - 1834 - 444 pages
...thing done by him by virtue q/'against con his office, he, and all others who aided him therein, may plead the general issue, and give the special Matter in evidence ; and if he recover against the plaintiff, he shall have double costs. And by the 21 Jac. 1.e. 12. such actions... | |
 | Charles Pope - Commerce - 1834 - 364 pages
...others acting in •iedience to their warrants;'1 and the defendants in every such action v suit may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence ; and if the matter or thing complained of shall appear to have «n done under the authority and in execution... | |
 | Sandford Nevile, Sir William Montagu Manning - Law reports, digests, etc - 1834 - 1022 pages
...chattels thereupon, it shall and may be lawful to and for the defendan or defendants in such actions to plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence, any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding; and in case the plaintiff or plaintiffs shall become... | |
 | John O'Donoghue - Justices of the peace - 1835 - 270 pages
...be brought against magistrates for any thing done in execution of this act, they shall be at liberty to plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence; and all plaintiffs who shall commence any such action against magistrates shall, upon the magistrates appearing... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, Charles Crompton, Sir Charles John Crompton, Roger Meeson, Henry Roscoe - Law reports, digests, etc - 1835 - 824 pages
...proceed under the Building Act, and mistakes the mode of proceeding, is he not entitled to notice, and to plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence ? It is the same as where a magistrate exceeds his authority, believing that his authority extends... | |
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Action may plead the General Issue and give the special Matter in Evidence... 
