The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports of Cases in the Courts of Chancery, King's Bench, Common Pleas, Exchequer of Pleas, and Exchequer of Chamber, ...E. B. Ince, 1863 |
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... contract entered into , the Court will itself ascertain whether the inten- tions of the legislature have , in substance , been complied with ; and if they have , it will carry the contract into effect . Public companies having power to ...
... contract entered into , the Court will itself ascertain whether the inten- tions of the legislature have , in substance , been complied with ; and if they have , it will carry the contract into effect . Public companies having power to ...
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... contract with the company was made without any reference to their requiring possession of the land ; it was an absolute purchase without any condition being attached . The custom claimed for companies generally of not paying for lands ...
... contract with the company was made without any reference to their requiring possession of the land ; it was an absolute purchase without any condition being attached . The custom claimed for companies generally of not paying for lands ...
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... contract , or if he was tenant for life that he had all his life to perform it , as to con- tend that a company has the whole time given to it for the completion of their works , to complete any contract which they may enter into . A ...
... contract , or if he was tenant for life that he had all his life to perform it , as to con- tend that a company has the whole time given to it for the completion of their works , to complete any contract which they may enter into . A ...
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... contract , one of them knowing or having good reason to believe that specific per- formance cannot be given by the other , should be at liberty to file a bill to obtain such specific performance , in order that this Court might assess ...
... contract , one of them knowing or having good reason to believe that specific per- formance cannot be given by the other , should be at liberty to file a bill to obtain such specific performance , in order that this Court might assess ...
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... Contract with Promoters - Mutuality . An agreement , by a landowner , with the promoters of a railway company , that in the event of their obtaining an act of parliament he will sell them such land as they require at a fixed rate , is ...
... Contract with Promoters - Mutuality . An agreement , by a landowner , with the promoters of a railway company , that in the event of their obtaining an act of parliament he will sell them such land as they require at a fixed rate , is ...
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Page 425 - We, the several persons whose names and addresses are subscribed, are desirous of being formed into a company, in pursuance of this memorandum of association, and we respectively agree to take the number of shares in the capital of the company set opposite our respective names.
Page 360 - ... upon the same trusts, and to and for the same ends, intents, and purposes, and with, under, and subject to the same powers...
Page 359 - ... living at the time of the death of the testator, such devise or bequest shall not lapse, but shall take effect as if the death of such person had happened immediately after the...
Page 426 - keeping the word of promise to the ear, and breaking it to the hope...
Page 359 - Bequest shall not lapse, but shall take effect as if the Death of such Person had happened immediately after the Death of the Testator, unless a contrary Intention shall appear by the Will.
Page 221 - Provided nevertheless, that, where any prior mortgagee or other incumbrancer shall have been in possession of any land, or in the receipt of the profits thereof, within one year next before an action or suit shall be brought by any person entitled to a subsequent mortgage or other...
Page 220 - That no action or suit or other proceeding shall be brought, to recover any sum of money secured by any mortgage, judgment, or lien...
Page 142 - ... shall extend to a testament, and to a codicil, and to an appointment by will or by writing in the nature of a will in exercise of a power, and also to a disposition by will and testament or devise of the custody and tuition of any child, by virtue of...
Page 359 - And it is hereby further agreed and declared by and between the parties to these presents, that...
Page 372 - When an order has been made for winding up a company under this Act no suit, action, or other proceeding shall be proceeded with or commenced against the company except with the leave of the Court, and subject to such terms as the Court may impose.