The Law Review and Quarterly Journal of British and Foreign Jurisprudence, Volume 2O. Richards, 1845 - International law |
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... learned author states the result to be " that the immediate and direct right of deciding upon questions of law is entrusted to the judges ; that in a jury it is only incidental ; that , in the exercise of this incidental right , the ...
... learned author states the result to be " that the immediate and direct right of deciding upon questions of law is entrusted to the judges ; that in a jury it is only incidental ; that , in the exercise of this incidental right , the ...
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... learned and enlightened views of the science . He was now called to the Bar , or , as it is said in Scotland , admitted a member of the Faculty of Advocates ; but as practice to young men in the Scottish branch of the profession comes ...
... learned and enlightened views of the science . He was now called to the Bar , or , as it is said in Scotland , admitted a member of the Faculty of Advocates ; but as practice to young men in the Scottish branch of the profession comes ...
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... learned and profound ; abounding at once with curious information and original disquisition . - After having long been in the possession of extensive practice at the Bar , the professor was raised to the Bench in 1796 , upon the death ...
... learned and profound ; abounding at once with curious information and original disquisition . - After having long been in the possession of extensive practice at the Bar , the professor was raised to the Bench in 1796 , upon the death ...
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... learned writer advises that a vendor should never permit such a course of proceeding , as continual disputes had arisen from the mis - statements con- sequent upon their ignorance of the title . This practice has probably now ceased ...
... learned writer advises that a vendor should never permit such a course of proceeding , as continual disputes had arisen from the mis - statements con- sequent upon their ignorance of the title . This practice has probably now ceased ...
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... learned branch of the law , constant labours in the cause of civil and religious liberty , frequent intercourse with great and learned men , and literary pursuits extending over the wide field of his- tory , geography , ecclesiastical ...
... learned branch of the law , constant labours in the cause of civil and religious liberty , frequent intercourse with great and learned men , and literary pursuits extending over the wide field of his- tory , geography , ecclesiastical ...
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Page 43 - ... the Jury sworn to try the issue may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter put in issue upon such indictment or information...
Page 229 - Chancellor in matters of lunacy, whereby any sum of money, or any costs, charges, or expenses, shall be payable to any person, shall have the effect of judgments in the superior Courts of common law, and the persons to whom any such monies, or costs, charges, or expenses, shall be payable, shall be deemed judgment creditors within the meaning of this Act...
Page 412 - ... every word importing the singular number only shall extend and be applied to several persons or things as well as one person or thing ; and every word importing the masculine gender only shall extend and be applied to a female as well as a male.
Page 424 - ... it shall be lawful for the said lessor, at any time thereafter, into and upon the said demised premises, or any part thereof in the name of the whole, to re-enter, and the same to have again, re-possess, and enjoy as of hie or their former estate, any thing hereinafter contained to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 274 - Reports of Cases in the High Court of Chancery, during the time of Lord Chancellor Thurlow, and of the several Commissioners of the Great Seal, and Lord Chancellor Loughborough, from 1778 to 1794, with the Annotations of Mr.
Page 109 - In this state of discrepancy between the decided cases, we think it is, at all events, a safe rule to adopt, that where the misdescription, although not proceeding from fraud, is in a material and substantial point, so far affecting the subject-matter of the contract that it may reasonably be supposed, that, but for such misdescription, the purchaser might never have entered into the contract at all, in such case the contract is avoided altogether, and the purchaser is not bound to resort to the...
Page 43 - ... such indictment or information ; and shall not be required or directed by the court or judge, before whom such indictment or information shall be tried, to find the defendant or defendants guilty, merely on the proof of the publication by such defendant or defendants of the paper charged to be a libel, and of the sense ascribed to the same in such indictment or information.
Page 425 - ... not the length of such deed, but only the skill and labour employed, and responsibility incurred, in the preparation thereof.
Page 228 - ... notice in writing of such action, and of the cause thereof, shall be given to the defendant one calendar month at least before the commencement of the action...
Page 309 - This threw the whole House into confusion; every person was upon his legs in a moment, hurrying from one place to another, some sending for assistance, others producing salts, and others reviving spirits. Many crowding about the Earl to observe his countenance — all affected — most part really concerned ; and even those who might have felt a secret pleasure at the accident, yet put on the appearance of distress, except only the Earl of M.*, who sat still, almost as much unmoved as the senseless...