 | John William Willcock - Horses - 1829 - 196 pages
...complaint shall have arisen; and the person sued for any matter or thing done in the execution of this act, may plead the general issue and give the special matter in evidence. § * 6 Gee.. 4. c. 81. s. !>2. + 9 Geo.4. c. fil. s. 24. t Ib. i. 26. s Ib. s. 30. Distress or commitment... | |
 | Joseph Story - Civil procedure - 1829 - 736 pages
...deceased would have been obliged to plead specially, the executor, under Mass. Stat. 1783, ch. 38, f 8, may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence. Besides these defences, however, an executor may plead, that the action is not brought within four... | |
 | New York (State) - Session laws - 1830 - 498 pages
...shall be sufficient to declare in debt for such penalty, and give the special matter in evidence ; and the defendant may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence under it ; and no person shall be deemed incompetent, either as justice, juror or witness, by reason... | |
 | Richard Burn - Justices of the peace - 1830 - 1086 pages
...twelve calendar months next after the offence shall be committed, and such person or persons shall and ere be a good and valid conviction to sustain the same. 222 intentio for his or their defence ; and if upon trial a verdict shall pass for the defendant or defendants,... | |
 | Richard Burn - 1831 - 972 pages
...4, s. 4, if any information, suit, or action shall be brought against any person on a penal statute, the defendant may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence. The Court will not generally quash an information upon motion ; but the party must either plead, demur,... | |
 | Richard Burn - Justices of the peace - 1831 - 1154 pages
...facts were committed, and not in any other county or place, and the defendant or defendants shall and may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence at uny trial had thereupon ; and if the plain tiff or plaintiffs shall become nonsuited, or discontinue... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - Forms (Law) - 1831 - 780 pages
...9Wentw. Index, ciii. A peace officer acting by virtue of his office, need not join in the plea, but may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence, 7 Jac. 1. c. 5, and 21 Jac. 1. c. 12.— See Burn, J. 26th ed. "Constable." — 1 Stra. 440. — 9... | |
 | Charles Petersdorff - Law - 1831 - 542 pages
...in Wales. The action to be commenced within six calendar months after the act committed ; to which the defendant may plead the general issue, and give the special matter of evidence. It is provided further by this statute, that if the plaintiff be nonsuited or discontinue,... | |
 | James Arlington Bennet - Bookkeeping - 1831 - 98 pages
...be sued or prosecuted, for any matter, act, or thing done under or by virtue of this act, he or they may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence. SEC. 11. Andbe it further enacted, That, if any person or persons, from and after the passing of this... | |
 | John Simcoe Saunders - Civil procedure - 1831 - 598 pages
...assignees, for any thing done in pursuance of the 6 G. 4, c. 16, by the 44th section of that act, the defts. may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence. The action must be commenced against them within three calendar months after the fact complained of... | |
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