Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Courts of Common Law: With Tables of the Cases and Principal Matters ...T. and J.W. Johnson, law booksellers, 1869 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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affidavit aforesaid afterwards agreement alleged amount appeared arbitrator arrested assigned assizes assumpsit attorney averment avowry award bail bankrupt BAYLEY bill of exchange bond cargo certiorari cited contended contract costs count Court covenant creditors Curiam D. F. Jones damages debt declaration deed defendant defendant's demise demurrer discharged entered entitled to recover evidence execution fact fendant given granted ground heirs Held Hilary term HOLROYD indictment indorsed issue judgment jury KING law of France learned judge lease liable London Lord Chief Justice marriage Michaelmas term Middlesex nonsuit notice objection obtained a rule opinion paid parties payable payment person Pettman plaintiff plea pleaded possession premises proceedings promissory note proved question received rent Rule absolute rule nisi Rule refused Serjt sheriff ship showed cause statute tenant term testator thereof tiff trustees verdict voir dire warrant Warter Williams witness writ
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Page 230 - Ship called the whereof is Master for this present Voyage and now riding at Anchor in the and bound for to say being marked and numbered as in the Margin, and are to be delivered...
Page 97 - Upon the best consideration I have been able to give to this case, I am of opinion that the...
Page 87 - C), moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial had, on the ground of misdirection, and that the verdict was against the evidence.
Page 368 - The question for the opinion of the court was, whether the plaintiffs were entitled to recover back the money so paid to the defendants.
Page 344 - In the case last cited we held that the statute of limitations did not begin to run until the claim was rejected on reconsideration.
Page 256 - If, after hearing parties upon (a) a rule to show cause why a new trial should not be granted...
Page 139 - Davison, and his assigns, for and during the term of his natural life, without impeachment of or for any manner of waste: And, from and immediately after the determination of that estate by forfeiture or otherwise in his lifetime, then to the use of the said RED Shafto, W.
Page 226 - ON shewing cause against a rule nisi for judgment as in case of a nonsuit for not proceeding to trial pursuant to notice, the question was, whether the plaintiffs, who sued as executors, could be compelled to give a peremptory undertaking to proceed to trial at a time stipulated ; and The KINo v.
Page 69 - Jury under his direction, found a verdict for the plaintiff, with liberty to the defendant to move to enter a nonsuit.
Page 20 - ... and without any reasonable or probable cause whatsoever, caused and procured the said plaintiff to be arrested by his body, and...