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... tion was pending , the solicitor of the petitioning creditor . as his agent and with notice of the act of bankruptcy on which the petitior was founded , re- ceived from the debtor various sums as considera- tion for several adjournments ...
... tion was pending , the solicitor of the petitioning creditor . as his agent and with notice of the act of bankruptcy on which the petitior was founded , re- ceived from the debtor various sums as considera- tion for several adjournments ...
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... tion of the loan . The advance was to be paid off by monthly instalments . Held , that the society might properly add the whole of the annual pre- miums to the amount actually advanced and charge interest on the total amount ; and in ...
... tion of the loan . The advance was to be paid off by monthly instalments . Held , that the society might properly add the whole of the annual pre- miums to the amount actually advanced and charge interest on the total amount ; and in ...
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... tion , or belief as to the cause of the fire in respect to the happening whereof this action is brought ? If yea , set out the same fully , with dates and all particulars . If any of the said servants or agents have communicated to the ...
... tion , or belief as to the cause of the fire in respect to the happening whereof this action is brought ? If yea , set out the same fully , with dates and all particulars . If any of the said servants or agents have communicated to the ...
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... tion in life of the defendant . On this issue was joined . At the trial evidence was given to show that the defendant was already sufficiently supplied with clothes at the time when the goods in question were ordered , but this fact was ...
... tion in life of the defendant . On this issue was joined . At the trial evidence was given to show that the defendant was already sufficiently supplied with clothes at the time when the goods in question were ordered , but this fact was ...
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... tion of right . A mandamus is only to be granted where there is no specific legal remedy . ( Reg . v . Commissioners of Inland Revenue ; Re Nathan . ) ... RIGHT OF WAY . Purchase by railway company - General words in conveyance - User ...
... tion of right . A mandamus is only to be granted where there is no specific legal remedy . ( Reg . v . Commissioners of Inland Revenue ; Re Nathan . ) ... RIGHT OF WAY . Purchase by railway company - General words in conveyance - User ...
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Page 256 - We think that the true rule of law is that the person who, for his own purposes, brings on his land and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it in at his peril; and if he does not do so, is prima facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of its escape.
Page 27 - But there is another proposition equally well established, and it is a qualification upon the first, namely: that though the plaintiff may have been guilty of negligence, and although that negligence may, in fact, have contributed to the accident, yet if the defendant could in the result, by the exercise of ordinary care and diligence, have avoided the mischief which happened, the plaintiff's negligence will not excuse him.
Page 105 - THAT whensoever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect or default, and the act, neglect or default is such as would (if death had not ensued) have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof, then and in every such case the person who would have been liable if death had not ensued shall be liable to an action for damages, notwithstanding the death of the person injured, and although the death shall have been caused under such circumstances...
Page 20 - YIELDING therefor, during the said term, the yearly rent of £ , clear of all deductions, by equal half-yearly payments on the day of and the day of in every year, the first of such payments to be made on the day of next.
Page 105 - That every such Action shall be for the Benefit of the Wife, Husband, Parent, and Child of the Person whose Death shall have been so caused...
Page 197 - ... any samples to be taken, or any observation to be made or experiment to be tried, which may be necessary...
Page 4 - Act) shall remain, in as full, ample, and beneficial manner, to all intents and purposes, as he or she might or ought to have held or enjoyed such rights before the passing of such Act, or in case the same had never been made.
Page 126 - B. — I am of the same opinion. It seems to me that the question...
Page 167 - Hall, that in construing wills, and indeed statutes, and all written instruments, the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is to be adhered to, unless that would lead to some absurdity, or some repugnance or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument, in which case the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words may be modified, so as to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency, but no further.
Page 105 - The plaintiff claims £ for debt, and £ for costs, and if the amount thereof be paid to the plaintiff or to his Attorney within four days from the service hereof, further proceedings will be stayed.