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Page 73
It has been an ancient custom in the island , that if a person finds his adversary
present , while the court is sitting , he may take him by the arm , and bring him
before the deemster , and set his foot upon his adversary's foot , and instantly
plead ...
It has been an ancient custom in the island , that if a person finds his adversary
present , while the court is sitting , he may take him by the arm , and bring him
before the deemster , and set his foot upon his adversary's foot , and instantly
plead ...
Page 74
After the ordinary causes have been heard , the deemster proceeds to hear those
which are ordered to come on by petition ; and this being done as before
mentioned , he forthwith proceeds to give such judgment in writing , as the nature
of the ...
After the ordinary causes have been heard , the deemster proceeds to hear those
which are ordered to come on by petition ; and this being done as before
mentioned , he forthwith proceeds to give such judgment in writing , as the nature
of the ...
Page 75
tween landlord and tenant , or respecting the right to the possession of lands and
premises , the cause is heard in a summary way ; and , in the latter case , the
deemster , by his judgment , orders immediate possession to be given by the ...
tween landlord and tenant , or respecting the right to the possession of lands and
premises , the cause is heard in a summary way ; and , in the latter case , the
deemster , by his judgment , orders immediate possession to be given by the ...
Page 92
In right of his barony , the bishop enjoyed the privilege of keeping a temporal and
baron court for his tenants , at which a deemster presided as judge under his
lordship , and he is assisted by a steward appointed by the bishop . To this court
...
In right of his barony , the bishop enjoyed the privilege of keeping a temporal and
baron court for his tenants , at which a deemster presided as judge under his
lordship , and he is assisted by a steward appointed by the bishop . To this court
...
Page 135
such person shall obtain a token from the governor or deemster to require his
neighbours to join in making up and repairing such fence , according to the
height and breadth herein after set down , within such a convenient time as the
governor ...
such person shall obtain a token from the governor or deemster to require his
neighbours to join in making up and repairing such fence , according to the
height and breadth herein after set down , within such a convenient time as the
governor ...
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| Title | A View of the Jurisprudence of the Isle of Man, with the History of Its Ancient Constitution, Legislative Government, and Extraordinary Privileges |
| Author | James Johnson |
| Publisher | Thomas Bryce and Company, 1811 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 11 Nov 2014 |
| Length | 234 pages |
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