Mr. Serjeant Stephen's New Commentaries on the Laws of England: (Partly Founded on Blackstone)

Henry John Stephen

Butterworths, 1903

Preview this book »

Selected pages

Title Page

Table of Contents

Index

Book II	1

Of Choses in Possession and in Action	8

Of the Law relating to Game	14

OF TITLE BY INVENTION	21

Of Patent Rights	35

Of Designs	44

Of the Binding of Property in Goods by a Fi	53

Of the Intention to create Legal Relations	61

Of Guardianship by Nature	352

OF PUBLIC RIGHTS	360

Of the House of Lords	366

Of the Privileges of Parliament	372

Of the Laws and Customs relating to the House of Commons	378

Of the Qualifications of Electors for Boroughs	384

Of the Disqualifications of Electors	394

Of issuing the Writs for Elections	401

Of the Legal Capacity of Parties	78

Of the Abatement and Ademption of Legacies	87

SECTION I continued PAGE	89

Of the Remedies for Breach of Contract	95

Of the Legal Effect of Contracts made by Agents	101

Of the Form of the Contract	108

Of Sales by Factors etc	114

Of the Meaning of Bailment 11	120

SECTION V	128

continued	134

SECTION VII	140

Of the Recovery of the Penalty	146

Of Presentation for Payment	152

Of the Consideration	158

SECTION X	159

Of Fire and Life Insurances	166

Of Freight pro ratâ itineris	172

SECTION XIII	180

Of other Points under the Acts	186

Of the History of Bankruptcy Law	187

Of the Proceedings subsequent to Adjudication or Receiving	196

Of the Effect of the Bankruptcy on the Property of the Bankrupt	204

Of the Bankrupts Discharge	215

CHAP VII	221

Of the present Power of bequeathing Personalty	228

Of the Solemnities of Wills	234

Of Administration cum testamento annexo	243

Of Payment of the Debts	249

46	250

Of Contingent Legacies	254

OF SOME MIXED OR IRREGULAR SUBJECTS OF PROPERTY	260

47	265

Of Shares in Public Undertakings Connected with Land	267

OF RIGHTS IN PRIVATE RELATIONS	271

Of the Truck Acts	281

Of the Manner in which the Relation is Constituted	287

48	295

Of the Marriage Acts	303

51	313

Of the Married Womens Property Acts 1870 1882 1893	314

continued PAGE	319

Of Divorce	325

Of the Legal Disabilities of Married Women	327

OF PARENT AND CHILD	331

Of the Power of Parents over their Children	338

Of the Legal Disabilities of Bastards	344

Of Corrupt and Illegal Practices	407

Of Vacating a Seat in Parliament	415

continued PAGE	416

Of the Adjournment Prorogation and Dissolution of Parliament	424

OF THE MONARCH IN HIS GENERAL RELATION TO THE PEOPLE	430

Of Local Allegiance	436

Of Foreign Protestants	442

Of the Exclusion Bill	455

Of the Husband of a Queen Regnant	461

Of the Council of Judges	466

Of the Judicial Committee	474

continued PAGE	505

Of his Right as the Fountain of Honour Office and Privilege	511

Of his Right to stamp and regulate the Current Coin	517

OF THE ROYAL REVENUE	523

Of the Antient Revenue from Purveyance and Preemption	529

Of Royal Mines	541

Of the Customs	549

Of the Post Office	555

Of the Consolidated Fund and the Public Income	562

OF THE ROYAL FORCES	566

Of the Navy	576

Of the Commonalty	588

OF MAGISTRATES AND OTHER PUBLIC OFFICERS	594

Of Liberties within Counties	601

Of the Coroner	609

Of Constables	622

Of Watchmen	629

OF THE CHURCH	630

Of Deans and Chapters	639

Of Archdeacons	645

Of Perpetual Curates	651

Of Pluralities	657

Of the Legal Privileges and Protections of Married Women	662

Of Curates	663

Of Sextons and Beadles	669

Of Ecclesiastical Property in General	678

Of Simony	685

Of the Commutation of Tithes	693

Of Surplice Fees Easter Offerings and Mortuaries	702

Of the New Parishes Acts	710

Of other Committees of the Privy Council	723

Of the Limitation of the Royal Authority	733

Of the Maxim that the King can do no wrong	747

Of Animals Ferż Natura	766

Of his Right to erect Beacons Lighthouses and Seamarks	778

Other editions - View all

Mr. Serjeant Stephen's New Commentaries on the Laws of England: (Partly ...
Henry John Stephen
Full view - 1903

MR SERJEANT STEPHENS NEW COMME, 4. köide
Edward 1861-1939 Jenks,Henry John 1787-1864 Stephen
No preview available - 2016

Common terms and phrases

21 Vict acceptance administration agent agreement Amendment amount application appointed assignment authority bailee bailment Bank bankrupt Bankruptcy Act bill of sale Bills of Exchange binding bond bottomry chattels chose in action common law composition or scheme condition consideration contract court coverture creditors damages debtor debts deceased deed delivery discharge drawer effect emblements entitled execution executor expressly fraud fraudulent granted husband Ibid indorsement infant interest intestate land liable licence Litt marriage Married Women's ment notice official receiver ordinary otherwise owner paid particular partner partnership party Patents Act payable payment performance personal estate petition possession principal probate receiving order regards registered respect rule scheme of arrangement sect servant ship specific statute Statute of Frauds supra testator thereof third person tion trade mark transfer trustee unless valid vested void wife

Popular passages

Page 456 - Crown and royal dignity of the said kingdoms and dominions to be to the heirs of the body of the said Princess ; and for default of such issue to the Princess Anne of Denmark, and the heirs of her body ; and for default of such issue to the heirs of the body of the said Prince of Orange.

Appears in 254 books from 1791-2008

Page 156 - Act is an unconditional promise in writing made by one person to another signed by the maker engaging to pay on demand, or at a fixed or determinable future time, a sum certain in money to order or to bearer.

Appears in 549 books from 1867-2008

Page 479 - And that for redress of all grievances, and for the amending, strengthening, and preserving of the laws, Parliaments ought to be held frequently.

Appears in 529 books from 1785-2008

Page 432 - Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the Gospel, and the Protestant reformed religion established by law ; and will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them ? ' King or queen :

Appears in 584 books from 1775-2008

Page 456 - Resolve That William and Mary Prince and Princess of Orange be and be declared King and Queen of England...

Appears in 409 books from 1689-2008

Page 479 - That the freedom of speech, and debates or proceedings in Parliament, ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament.

Appears in 865 books from 1689-2008

Page 431 - Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the people of this kingdom of England, and the dominions thereto belonging, according to the statutes in parliament agreed on, and the laws and customs of the same? — The king or queen shall say, I solemnly promise so to do.

Appears in 433 books from 1742-2007

Page 96 - ... such as may fairly and reasonably be considered either arising naturally, ie according to the usual course of things, from such breach of contract itself, or such as may reasonably be supposed to have been in the contemplation of both parties, at the time they made the contract, as the probable result of the breach of it.

Appears in 530 books from 1846-2007

Page 85 - First, in order to sustain an action of deceit, there must be proof of fraud, and nothing short of that will suffice. Secondly, fraud is proved when it is shown that a false representation has been made (1) knowingly, or (2) without belief in its truth, or (3) recklessly, careless whether it be true or false.

Appears in 151 books from 1870-2007

Page 479 - That the pretended power of dispensing with laws, or the execution of laws by regal authority, as it hath been assumed and exercised of late, is illegal.

Appears in 512 books from 1796-2008

Bibliographic information

Pealkiri	Mr. Serjeant Stephen's New Commentaries on the Laws of England: (Partly Founded on Blackstone) 2. köide of Mr. Serjeant Stephen's New Commentaries on the Laws of England:, Henry John Stephen
Autor	Henry John Stephen
Edition	14
Publisher	Butterworths, 1903

Export Citation	BiBTeX EndNote RefMan

Teave Google'i raamatute kohta - Privaatsuspoliitika - Kasutus tingimused - Information for Publishers - Probleemist teavitamine - Abi - Google Kodu

Books