Cases Relating to Railways and Canals: 1847-1849Henry Iltid Nicholl, Thomas Hare, John Monson Carrow, Lionel Oliver, Edward Beavan, Thomas Edward Preston Lefroy A. Maxwell, 1850 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
9 Vict act of Parliament action affidavit aforesaid agreement alleged amount appears apply appointed arbitrators assumpsit authorised award behalf bill bye-laws calls canal certificate claim Clauses Consolidation Act committee of management compensation construction contended contract costs count Court Crediton CROMFORD CANAL damages declaration deed defendant delivered demurrer deposit directors Eastern Counties Railway enacts entered entitled execution Exeter fendant GRAND JUNCTION CANAL injunction interest issue judgment JUNCTION jury Lands Clauses Consolidation letter of allotment liable London and Croydon Lord Chancellor ment NORTH STAFFORD North Staffordshire Railway notice obtained opinion owner OXFORD JUNCTION paid pany parties payment persons petition petitioner PILBROW plaintiff plea premises proceedings provisional committee provisions purchase purchase-money purpose question Rail recover registered respect rule scire facias scrip Sect shareholders shares shew solicitor statute subscribers thereof tiff tion umpire undertaking verdict Vice-Chancellor Western Railway
Popular passages
Page 308 - ... where one by his words or conduct wilfully causes another to* believe in the existence of a certain state of things, and induces him to act on that belief, so as to alter his own previous position, the former is concluded from averring against the latter a different state of things as existing at the same time.
Page 406 - ... and unless the promoters of the undertaking be willing to pay the amount of compensation so claimed, and shall enter into a written agreement for that purpose within twenty-one days after the receipt of any such notice from any party so entitled, the same shall be settled by arbitration in the manner herein provided...
Page 175 - ... fail to make their award within twenty-one days after the day on which the last of such arbitrators shall have been appointed...
Page 306 - ... proprietor, or other common carrier, or to his, her, or their bookkeeper, coachman, or other servant, for the purpose of being carried or of accompanying the person of any passenger as aforesaid the value and nature of such article or articles or property shall have been declared by the person or persons sending or delivering the same, and such increased charge as hereinafter mentioned, or an engagement to pay the same, be accepted by the person receiving such parcel or package.
Page 707 - ... desire to have the same settled by arbitration, it shall be lawful for him to give notice in writing to the promoters of the undertaking of such his desire, stating in such notice the nature of the interest in such lands in respect of which he claims compensation, and the amount of the compen1855.
Page 400 - In the purchase of other lands to be conveyed, limited, and settled upon the like uses, trusts, and purposes, and in the same manner, as the lands in respect of which such money shall have been paid stood settled...
Page 306 - ... lace, or any of them, contained in any parcel or package which shall have been delivered, either to be carried for hire, or to accompany the person of any passenger...
Page 550 - ... amount in respect of one call or more upon one share or more (stating the number and amount of each of such calls), whereby an action hath accrued to the company by virtue of t.hia and the special Act.
Page 439 - Ireland to order the costs of the following matters, including therein all reasonable charges and expenses incident thereto, to be paid by the promoters of the undertaking ; (that is to say,) the costs of the purchase or taking of the lands, or which shall have been incurred in consequence thereof...
Page 550 - In any action or suit to be brought by the company against any shareholder to recover any money due for any call it shall not be necessary to set forth the special matter, but it shall be sufficient...