The New Practice, Pleading, and Evidence, in the Courts of Common Law at Westminster, as Regulated by the New Statute 15 & 16 Vict. Cap. 76, with All Necessary Forms

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Shaw, 1853 - 872 pages

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Page 826 - Act annexed, or as near thereto as the Circumstances of the Case will admit...
Page 756 - CD, if he shall be found in your bailiwick, and him safely keep, so that you may have his body before us [or in Common Pleas
Page 749 - Chancery, and according to the form of the statute, in such case made and provided, chose to be delivered to him all the goods and chattels of the said CD in your bailiwick, except his oxen and beasts of the plough ; and also all such lands, tenements, rectories, tithes, rents, and hereditaments...
Page 741 - And in what manner you shall have executed this our Writ make appear to us in our said Court immediately after the execution thereof, and have there then this Writ.
Page 783 - I ; and a writ of summons so renewed shall remain in force and be available to prevent the operation of any statute whereby the time for the commencement of the action may be limited, and for all other purposes, from the date of the issuing of the original writ of summons.
Page 796 - The plaintiff, after the delivery of a plea of payment of money into court, shall be at liberty to reply to the same, by accepting the sum so paid into court in full satisfaction and discharge of the cause of action in respect of which it has been paid in, and he shall be at liberty in that case to tax his costs of suit, and in case of nonpayment thereof within forty-eight hours to sign judgment for his costs of suit so taxed ; or the plaintiff may reply, " that he has sustained " damages [or that...
Page 732 - In all cases in which any particular number of days, not expressed to be clear days, is prescribed by the rules or practice of the court, the same shall be reckoned exclusively of the first day, and inclusively of the last day...
Page 743 - ... behalf ; and in what manner you shall have executed this our writ, make appear to us in our said Court immediately after the execution thereof.
Page 711 - ... hour, to admit that such of the said documents as are specified to be originals were respectively •written, signed, or executed as they purport respectively to have been ; that such as are specified as copies are true copies ; and such documents as are stated to have been served, sent, or delivered, were so served, sent, or delivered respectively ; saving all just exceptions to the admissibility of all such documents as evidence in this cause.
Page 740 - Victoria, by the grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith ; to the sheriff of greeting.

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