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Page 34
This measure The deemsters and keys said , in 1745 , that as to an heir claiming
an estate by the statute of 1593 , the twenty - one years are to be reckoned from
the time of the dispossession of the grantor , and not from his decease .
This measure The deemsters and keys said , in 1745 , that as to an heir claiming
an estate by the statute of 1593 , the twenty - one years are to be reckoned from
the time of the dispossession of the grantor , and not from his decease .
Page 40
... keys , after solemo argument in 1745 , de clared , that they knew no law in the
Isle of Man , by which estates tail could be created . quisite respecting territorial
property ; but by the statute of 9 40 shackled with, and unrestrained by fictitious ...
... keys , after solemo argument in 1745 , de clared , that they knew no law in the
Isle of Man , by which estates tail could be created . quisite respecting territorial
property ; but by the statute of 9 40 shackled with, and unrestrained by fictitious ...
Page 61
The proceedings , as directed by the statute of 1777 , exemplify all the humane
and beneficial consequences which attend the inquiry of a grand jury in the other
parts of the united empire , with this difference , that an English grand jury is ...
The proceedings , as directed by the statute of 1777 , exemplify all the humane
and beneficial consequences which attend the inquiry of a grand jury in the other
parts of the united empire , with this difference , that an English grand jury is ...
Page 75
With respect to prosecutions for slander , & c . they are usually commenced in the
deemster's court , under the statute of 1738 , which directs , that “ in all complaints
of slanderous words , the party defamed , or any informer of a slander , shall ...
With respect to prosecutions for slander , & c . they are usually commenced in the
deemster's court , under the statute of 1738 , which directs , that “ in all complaints
of slanderous words , the party defamed , or any informer of a slander , shall ...
Page 86
This power , both by the common and statute law , is vested in the Duke , in his
different characters of lord , and his Majesty's governorin - chief . And of this
opinion were the English attorney and solicitor - general , in their report on the
Duke of ...
This power , both by the common and statute law , is vested in the Duke , in his
different characters of lord , and his Majesty's governorin - chief . And of this
opinion were the English attorney and solicitor - general , in their report on the
Duke of ...
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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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