Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Courts of Common Law: With Tables of the Cases and Principal Matters, Volume 67T. & J.W. Johnson, 1871 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... whole interest to the plaintiff , and he was entitled to damages commensurate therewith ; and that the will of the wife would , in equity , have made the father a trustee for the plaintiff , even if the share of the copyhold given to ...
... whole interest to the plaintiff , and he was entitled to damages commensurate therewith ; and that the will of the wife would , in equity , have made the father a trustee for the plaintiff , even if the share of the copyhold given to ...
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... whole estate to the husband , or to the daughter's children , even that would have been no performance of the covenant . ] He is , in effect , an insurer . Marriage and the birth of children was contem- plated ; and the intention of the ...
... whole estate to the husband , or to the daughter's children , even that would have been no performance of the covenant . ] He is , in effect , an insurer . Marriage and the birth of children was contem- plated ; and the intention of the ...
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... whole army had been alien enemies , yet he ought to pay his rent . And this difference was taken , that , where the law cre- ates a duty or charge , and the party is disabled to perform it , without any default in him , and hath no ...
... whole army had been alien enemies , yet he ought to pay his rent . And this difference was taken , that , where the law cre- ates a duty or charge , and the party is disabled to perform it , without any default in him , and hath no ...
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... whole obligation . But , if , at the time of the making of the obli- gation , one of the things is , and the * other of the things is not [ * 17 possible to be done , he must perform that which is possible . And if , in the first case ...
... whole obligation . But , if , at the time of the making of the obli- gation , one of the things is , and the * other of the things is not [ * 17 possible to be done , he must perform that which is possible . And if , in the first case ...
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... whole , I am of opinion that there ought to be no rule . * CRESSWELL , J. , concurred . [ * 24 WILLIAMS , J. - I also am of opinion that there should be no rule in this case . I understand the question upon the first count to be ...
... whole , I am of opinion that there ought to be no rule . * CRESSWELL , J. , concurred . [ * 24 WILLIAMS , J. - I also am of opinion that there should be no rule in this case . I understand the question upon the first count to be ...
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Page 397 - Whenever 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 to recover damages in respect thereof...
Page 277 - Shipped in good order and well conditioned by in and upon the good ship called the whereof is master for this present voyage and now riding at anchor in the and bound for os being marked and numbered as in the margin, and are to be delivered...
Page 397 - Action the Jury may give such Damages as they may think proportioned to the injury resulting from such Death to the Parties respectively for whom and for whose Benefit such Action shall be brought...
Page 817 - Any Contract which if made between private Persons would be by Law required to be in Writing, and...
Page 801 - B. for life, remainder to his first and other sons successively in tail male, remainder to the future sons of C.
Page 395 - ... or why there should not be a new trial, on the ground of misdirection, and that the verdict was against evidence ; or why the judgment should not be arrested.
Page 297 - In witness whereof the master or purser of the said ship hath affirmed to three bills of lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three bills being accomplished, the other two to stand void, and so God send the good ship to her desired port in safety. Amen.
Page 493 - The lord chief justice overruled the objection, reserving leave to the defendant to move to enter a verdict for him, or a nonsuit.
Page 731 - That, although afterwards, and before the commencement of this suit, to wit, on the 1st of...
Page 15 - But when the party by his own contract creates a duty or charge upon himself, he is bound to make it good, if he may, notwithstanding any accident by inevitable necessity, because he might have provided against it by his contract," so that it is no excuse if that which happens might have been provided against by the contract.