The Revised Reports: Being a Republication of Such Cases in the English Courts of Common Law and Equity, from the Year 1785, as are Still of Practical Utility. 1785-1866, Volume 107

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Frederick Pollock, Robert Campbell, Oliver Augustus Saunders, Arthur Beresford Cane, Joseph Gerald Pease, William Bowstead
Sweet & Maxwell, limited, 1909 - Law reports, digests, etc
 

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Page 79 - lands from lands vested at the time of the date and making of his will, and therefore sufficient evidence of an intention contrary to that of the will speaking and taking effect as to all the lands, as if it had been executed immediately before the death of the testator. In such a case the context
Page 310 - CHIEF JUSTICE overruled the objection, and directed the jury to find for the plaintiff for the sum claimed; reserving leave to the defendant to move to enter a nonsuit, if the Court should be of opinion that the plaintiff was not entitled to recover. Hugh Hill (with whom was
Page 114 - or by his last will and testament, in writing, or any codicil or codicils thereto, to be by him signed and published in the presence of, and to be attested by, two or more credible witnesses, from time to time direct or appoint; and, in default of such direction or appointment, and so far as
Page 360 - The Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845," 8 & 9 Viet. c. 16, "The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845," 8 & 9 Viet. c. 18, and " The Railways Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845," 8 & 9 Viet. c. 20; all which Acts were to be referred to as part of the case.
Page 224 - lawful to the assured, their factors, servants, and assigns, to sue, labour, and travel for, in, and about the defence, safeguard, and recovery of the said goods and merchandizes, and ship, &c., or any part thereof, without prejudice to that insurance; to the charges whereof they the assurers would contribute each one
Page 262 - regular turn, not exceeding what she can reasonably stow and carry over and above her tackle, apparel, provisions, and furniture; and, being so loaded, shall therewith proceed to Carthagena or Escombrera, or so near thereunto as she may safely get, and there deliver the same, on being paid freight, [&c.] (the act of God,
Page 418 - or upwards. The cases relied on for the defendant were decided on the 4th section, between which and the 17th there is a manifest distinction. The 4th section enacts that " no action shall be brought whereby to charge any person upon any contract or sale of lands, or
Page 349 - avails himself of the power given by the 80th section of the Common Law Procedure Act, 1852, 15 & 16 Viet. c. 76, to plead and demur also, the old rule as to the construction of a plea when brought before the Court on demurrer is not still to prevail. That rule is well explained by WILDE,
Page 606 - fourteen under iron frames of carriages; sixteen cases, more or less, of springs and carriage materials, chiefly iron work; thirty to fifty pairs iron wheels and axles: the cargo not to exceed what the ship can reasonably stow and carry over and above her tackle, apparel, provisions, and furniture: and, being so loaded, should therewith proceed to
Page 715 - But, before the passing of the Common Law Procedure Act, 1854 (17 & 18 Viet. c. 125), I apprehend no Judge had power to insist upon a reference, and no counsel, without the consent of his client, had power to agree to one. The cases mainly relied upon as establishing the extensive

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