Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Courts of Common Law: With Tables of the Cases and Principal Matters, Volume 61T. & J.W. Johnson, 1869 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 396
... shares - Held , that the damage was too remote , and plaintiff could not recover . DETINUE . The facts of this case were these : -The plaintiff was secretary to the North Wales Railway Company , and in that capacity two hundred and ...
... shares - Held , that the damage was too remote , and plaintiff could not recover . DETINUE . The facts of this case were these : -The plaintiff was secretary to the North Wales Railway Company , and in that capacity two hundred and ...
Page 397
... shares , he cannot obtain damages for that ; it is too remote . To the above direction , Byles , Serjt . , then tendered a bill of excep tions . Verdict for the plaintiff , 5627. 108 . The jury , on being questioned by the Court ...
... shares , he cannot obtain damages for that ; it is too remote . To the above direction , Byles , Serjt . , then tendered a bill of excep tions . Verdict for the plaintiff , 5627. 108 . The jury , on being questioned by the Court ...
Page 475
... shares in " The Birmingham and Glou- cester Railway Company . " Plea , non assumpsit . The contract was made on the Stock - Exchange of Liverpool , by two brokers who were members of that body . The plaintiff's broker did not disclose ...
... shares in " The Birmingham and Glou- cester Railway Company . " Plea , non assumpsit . The contract was made on the Stock - Exchange of Liverpool , by two brokers who were members of that body . The plaintiff's broker did not disclose ...
Page 527
... share * may be ; and so highly does the law value [ * 233 human life , that it admits of no justification wherever ... shares the guilt . Verdict - Guilty . Greaves , and Kynnersley , for the prosecution . Allen , Serjt . , and G. H. ...
... share * may be ; and so highly does the law value [ * 233 human life , that it admits of no justification wherever ... shares the guilt . Verdict - Guilty . Greaves , and Kynnersley , for the prosecution . Allen , Serjt . , and G. H. ...
Page 554
... shares , the pro- spectus of the railway company setting forth that 120,000 shares would be issued - Held , 1st , that the allotment of only 58000 shares was a breach of contract , and that the plaintiff was entitled to recover on that ...
... shares , the pro- spectus of the railway company setting forth that 120,000 shares would be issued - Held , 1st , that the allotment of only 58000 shares was a breach of contract , and that the plaintiff was entitled to recover on that ...
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act of Parliament action afterwards ALDERSON alleged Alliston answer appeared assault ASSIZES assumpsit attorney authority Baron BARON POLLOCK Benjamin Gott bill of exchange borough Byles cause charged churchwardens clerk committed contended contract conviction county aforesaid Court CRESSWELL custody damage deceased declaration deed deeds of transfer defendant defendant's defraud delivered distrain endorsement entitled ERLE evidence fact false Felicidade felony fifteen Judges forged forgery guardians guilty held indictment John jurisdiction jury Justice land larceny last-mentioned letter liable Lord Chief Lord Coke Lord DENMAN Loscombe magistrate malice aforethought marriage ment murder oath objected offence paid parish aforesaid party PATTESON payment person plaintiff plea pleaded POLLOCK possession premises present prosecution prosecutor proved question receipt received REGINA rent Richard Prosser ROLFE Serjt servant stat statute submit sufficient taken thereof tion trial verdict vessel Vict wilfully William witness
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