 | Samuel Harrison Smith, Thomas Lloyd - Impeachments - 1805 - 544 pages
...shall proceed to trial, without tbc formality of a jury, and give judgment upon such j&nrsentment, according as the very right of the cause and. matter...the party summoned fails to appear, the court may grve judgment for the penalty." Thus, sir, the law of Virginia remained until the revolution, and from... | |
 | Samuel Chase, Charles Evans - Impeachments - 1805 - 396 pages
...and determine the cause in a summary way upon such evidence as shall be given and shall give judgment according as the very right of the cause and matter in law shall appear unto them without regard to form or want of form, &c." By the 22d sec. of the same law, it is enacted... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1808 - 710 pages
...statutes of jeofails. The statute of 4 A«n. c. 16, which enjoins the judges to proceed and give judgment, according as the very right of the cause and matter in law shall appear to them, is eipressly confined to cases, wherein a demurrer is joined. There are no expressions in any of those... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - Parties to actions - 1809 - 550 pages
...tion or suit in any court of record within this realm, the " judges shall proceed and give judgment according as the very " right of the cause and matter in law shall appear unto them, " without regarding an9 im/,erfection, omission or deject, in any " writ, return, plaint,... | |
 | William Waller Hening - Law - 1819 - 616 pages
...form or manner thereof, but shall proceed to trial, without the formality of a jury, and give judgment upon such presentment, according as the very right of the cause and matter in law shall appear unto them; and if the party summoned fails to appear, the court may give judgment for the penalty.... | |
 | Massachusetts, William Charles White - Law - 1810 - 208 pages
...statute, that after demurrer joined and entered, in any action, the judges shall proceed and give judgment according as the very right of the cause and matter in law. shall appear unto them, without regarding any imperfection or want of form, except such as the party demurring shall,... | |
 | Virginia, William Waller Hening - Law - 1820 - 614 pages
...determine the cause, in a summary way, upon such evidence as shall be given, and shall give judgment according as the very right of the cause and matter in law shall appear unto them, without re' gard to form, or \\ant of form, in the process, petition, or course of proceedings;... | |
 | Virginia, William Waller Hening - Law - 1819 - 620 pages
...determine the cause in a summary way, upon such evidence as shall h.- given, and s'lall give judgment according as the very right of the cause and matter in law shall appi-ar unto them, without regard to iorm, or want of form, in the process, petition, or course of... | |
 | Edward Lawes, Joseph Story - Contracts - 1811 - 668 pages
...general demurrer, the statute declaring that in all cases, the judges shall proceed to give judgment, according as the very right of the cause and matter in law should appear to them, without regarding any imperfection omission or defect, in any declaration, &c.... | |
 | Sir Edward Coke - Land tenure - 1812 - 642 pages
...issue first, if they wilL After demurrer joyncd in any court of record, the judges shall give judgment according as the very right of the cause and matter in law shall appeare, without regarding any want of forme in any writ, returne, plaint, declaration, or other pleading,... | |
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... according as the very right of the cause and matter in law shall appear unto them, without regarding any imperfection, omission... 
