Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Courts of Common Law: With Tables of the Cases and Principal Matters ...T. & J.W. Johnson, 1853 |
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act of parliament action admitted advowson affidavit aforesaid afterwards agreement alleged amount appeared assigns assumpsit attorney Bank of England bill of exchange bond borrowing called cargo charge charter-party claim COLERIDGE commencement commissioners contended contract costs count Court covenant damages debt deceased declaration deed defendant defendant's delivered demand demise demurrer discharge divers entered entitled evidence fendant given granted ground guilty held indictment indorsed intent issue John Evans judge judgment jury JUSTICE land lease liable London Lord Lord DENMAN manor ment mentioned messuage nonsuit notice objection opinion paid parliament party payable payment person petition plaintiff plea pleaded possession premises prisoner promissory note prosecution prosecutor proved question received recover rent respect returning officers rule nisi seisin Serjt shewed cause ship statute statute of Anne sufficient tenant term thereof tiff TINDAL tion trial verdict Williams witness words writ
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Page 580 - In contempt of our said Lord the King and his laws, to the evil example of all others in the like case offending, and against the peace of our said Lord the King, his crown and dignity.
Page 250 - ... but within twenty years next after the time at which the right to make such entry or distress, or to bring such action, shall have first accrued to some person through whom he claims...
Page 20 - Belle,' whereof is master, for this present voyage, Tillman, and now riding at anchor in the river Hooghley, and bound for London, that is to say, twelve bales of silk, being marked and numbered as in the margin, and are to be delivered...
Page 328 - ACTION for money paid by the plaintiff to the use of the defendant, and for money had and received by the defendant to the use of the plaintiff.
Page 20 - In witness whereof the master or purser of the said ship hath affirmed to three bills of lading...
Page 52 - And where the same shall be made as a security for t'ie repayment of money to be thereafter lent, advanced, or paid, *or which may become due upon an account current, together with any sum already advanced or due, or without, as the case may be...
Page 424 - ... (the act of God, the Queen's enemies, fire, and all and every other dangers and accidents of the seas, rivers, and navigation of whatever nature and kind soever excepted) unto or to assigns freight for the said goods with primage and average accustomed.
Page 251 - ... shall have been in such possession or receipt then such right shall be deemed to have first accrued at the time at which the person claiming as aforesaid or the person through whom he claims became entitled to such possession or receipt by virtue of such instrument.
Page 130 - Corn, fish, salt, fruit, flour, and seed are warranted free from average, unless general, or the ship be stranded — sugar, tobacco, hemp, flax, hides and skins are warranted free from average, under five pounds per cent, and all other goods, also the ship and freight, are warranted free from average, under three pounds per cent unless general, or the ship be stranded.
Page 478 - The first count of the declaration, upon which alone the question arises, stated that, in consideration that the plaintiff, at the request of the defendant, had bought of the defendant a horse for the sum of 30/., the defendant promised that it was sound and free from vice.