English Reports in Law and Equity: Containing Reports of Cases in the House of Lords, Privy Council, Courts of Equity and Common Law, and in the Admiralty and Ecclesiastical Courts : Including Also Cases in Bankruptcy and Crown Cases Reserved [1850-1857], Volume 5Edmund Hatch Bennett, Chauncey Smith C. C. Little and J. Brown, 1851 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... tion or condition of a company at the time the order of reference was made , so as to come within what are properly called the Winding - up Acts . I propose to put the following question to the judges : " Un- der the provisions of the 7 ...
... tion or condition of a company at the time the order of reference was made , so as to come within what are properly called the Winding - up Acts . I propose to put the following question to the judges : " Un- der the provisions of the 7 ...
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... tion , there is some difference of opinion . On the subject of the first question , I have to report the unanimous opinion of the judges who have heard the arguments , that neither in the case where shares are applied for , but no ...
... tion , there is some difference of opinion . On the subject of the first question , I have to report the unanimous opinion of the judges who have heard the arguments , that neither in the case where shares are applied for , but no ...
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... tion upon which he had agreed to become a subscriber has wholly failed , and on such failure it became impracticable for him ever to obtain the shares , and so far from respondent being liable to contrib- ute to the expenses and debts ...
... tion upon which he had agreed to become a subscriber has wholly failed , and on such failure it became impracticable for him ever to obtain the shares , and so far from respondent being liable to contrib- ute to the expenses and debts ...
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... tion , and so strongly confirms the view which I entertain upon it , that I shall read some parts of the judgment in that case . Now , Solly v . Forbes was this , and the marginal note explains suf- ficiently the facts of the case : " A ...
... tion , and so strongly confirms the view which I entertain upon it , that I shall read some parts of the judgment in that case . Now , Solly v . Forbes was this , and the marginal note explains suf- ficiently the facts of the case : " A ...
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... tion was then presented by the official manager for taxing the solicitor's bill , under the stat . 6 & 7 Vict . c . 73 , on the ground of excessive charges : - Held , that the court could not be called upon to examine the items of a ...
... tion was then presented by the official manager for taxing the solicitor's bill , under the stat . 6 & 7 Vict . c . 73 , on the ground of excessive charges : - Held , that the court could not be called upon to examine the items of a ...
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Page 264 - ... and divert or alter, as well temporarily as permanently, the course of any such rivers or streams of water, roads, streets or ways, or raise or sink the level of any such rivers or streams, roads, streets or ways, in order the more conveniently to carry the same over or under or by the side of the railway, as they may think proper...
Page 374 - ... writ shall be available to prevent the operation of any statute whereby the time for the commencement of the action may be limited...
Page 505 - That every Bankrupt who shall have •duly surrendered and in all Things conformed himself to the Laws in force concerning Bankrupts at the Time of issuing the Commission against him shall be discharged from all Debts due by him when he became bankrupt...
Page 148 - ... upon trust, that they, the said trustees, and the survivors and survivor of them, and the executors, administrators, and assigns, of such survivor...
Page 101 - ... for all damage sustained by such owners, occupiers and other parties by reason of the exercise, as regards such lands, of the powers by this or the Special Act, or any Act incorporated therewith, vested in the Company...
Page 297 - Judge that the plaintiff has a good cause of action against the defendant...
Page 50 - The point really to be decided in all these cases is whether, looking at the whole context of the will, the testator has meant to impose an obligation on his legatee to carry his express wishes into effect, or whether, having expressed his wishes, he has meant to leave it to the legatee to act on them or not at his discretion.
Page 468 - Court in which the said action is brought, or the said Judge at Chambers, may thereupon, by rule or order, direct that the plaintiff shall recover his costs, and thereupon the plaintiff shall have the same judgment to recover his costs that he would have had if this act had not been passed.
Page 35 - ... or over which such person shall at the time of entering up such judgment, or at any time afterwards, have any disposing power which he might without the assent of any other person exercise for his own benefit...
Page 394 - ... may not, make any dividend, gift, division, or bonus in money unto or between any of its members, and provided also that such society shall obtain the certificate of the barristerat-law or lord advocate, as herein-after mentioned.