Institutes of the Laws of Ceylon, Volume 1Trübner, 1866 - Law |
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Page vii
... evidence . This arrangement of the work , which is not the most . philosophical , was necessitated by the limited time the author has had to complete the work in England , and which made it desirable so to arrange the work , that , if ...
... evidence . This arrangement of the work , which is not the most . philosophical , was necessitated by the limited time the author has had to complete the work in England , and which made it desirable so to arrange the work , that , if ...
Page xii
... the times ; and , consequently , two principal portions of juris- prudence , which since that date have largely occupied the attention of legal philosophers and legislators— namely , commercial law , and the law of evidence XII PREFACE .
... the times ; and , consequently , two principal portions of juris- prudence , which since that date have largely occupied the attention of legal philosophers and legislators— namely , commercial law , and the law of evidence XII PREFACE .
Page xiii
... evidence have been adopted into the system of Ceylon . Notwithstanding some advantages in its principles over the English criminal law , there can be no doubt that the criminal law of Ceylon requires much reform and re - casting , or at ...
... evidence have been adopted into the system of Ceylon . Notwithstanding some advantages in its principles over the English criminal law , there can be no doubt that the criminal law of Ceylon requires much reform and re - casting , or at ...
Page 12
... evidence , by the court , and not at the election of the plaintiff , this prerogative may not apply to Ceylon . The Crown not only can do no wrong , but cannot even think wrong ; it can accordingly never mean to do an improper thing ...
... evidence , by the court , and not at the election of the plaintiff , this prerogative may not apply to Ceylon . The Crown not only can do no wrong , but cannot even think wrong ; it can accordingly never mean to do an improper thing ...
Page 25
... evidence of the witnesses for the plaintiff , because the onus lay upon him to adduce sufficient proof to rebut the legal presumptions of the land being the property of the Crown . ( 33,173 , D. C. Colombo , I , N. 6 , July , 1843 ...
... evidence of the witnesses for the plaintiff , because the onus lay upon him to adduce sufficient proof to rebut the legal presumptions of the land being the property of the Crown . ( 33,173 , D. C. Colombo , I , N. 6 , July , 1843 ...
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administration admission affidavit allowed amend application appointed Austin award Badulla Batticaloa cause of action Ceylon charge Chilaw civil claim clause colony commissioner committed contempt costs Council Court of Requests Crown D. C. Caltura D. C. Colombo D. C. Galle D. C. Jaffna D. C. Kandy debt decree default defendant District Court District Judge duty entitled evidence exceeding execution executor filing fiscal five pounds government agent Governor granted headman hearing Idem imprisonment interlocutory issue judgment June jurisdiction land liable libel license magistrate Marshall Matura ment Morg Negombo nonsuit notice offence officer Ordinance P. C. Ca party payment penalty person petition of appeal plaint plaintiff plea pleadings Point Pedro Police Court possession proceedings proctor prosecution punishment Queen's Advocate Ratnapoora Roman-Dutch law rule Secretary sentence Sept stamp sufficient suit summons Supreme Court thereof tion toll trial unless Voet witnesses writ
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