A Digest of the Laws of England, Volume 1J. Butterworth and Son, 1822 - Digests, etc |
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Page 211 - ... the guardian or guardians of the person of the party so under age, lawfully appointed, or one of them ; and in case there shall be no such guardian or guardians, then...
Page 148 - That no Creditor who has brought any Action, or instituted any Suit against any Bankrupt, in respect of a Demand prior to the Bankruptcy, or which might have been proved as a Debt under the Commission against such Bankrupt, shall prove a Debt under such Commission, or have any Claim entered upon the Proceedings under such Commission, without relinquishing such Action or Suit...
Page 159 - ... to the lord chancellor, lord keeper or lords commissioners of the great seal of Ireland for the time being...
Page 211 - ... and where either of the parties, not being a widower or widow, shall be under the age of twenty-one years...
Page 374 - India as by law established, that I will duly and faithfully and to the best of my ability, knowledge and judgment perform the duties of my office without fear or favour, affection or illwill and that I will uphold the Constitution and the laws.
Page 747 - where the purchaser cannot make out a title but by a deed, which leads him to " another fact, the purchaser shall not be a purchaser without notice of that fact ; ' but shall be presumed cognisant thereof ; for it is Crassa negligentia that he sought
Page 373 - Provided always, that this clause shall not extend to the case of a married woman where under this act the Lord High Chancellor, Lord Keeper, or Lords Commissioners for the custody of the great seal, or...
Page 368 - Once more : it has been said that a court of equity Is not bound by rules or precedents, but acts from the opinion of the judge, founded on the circumstance of every particular case.
Page 45 - Officer as aforesaid, taking any such Bond, shall at the Request and Costs of the Avowant or Person making Conuzance assign such Bond to the Avowant or Person aforesaid, by indorsing the same, and attesting it under his Hand and Seal in the Presence of Two or more credible Witnesses...
Page 370 - It principally consists in the different modes of administering justice in each ; in the mode of proof, the mode of trial, and the mode of relief.