The Victorian Law Reports, 19. köidePublished under the direction of the Council of Law Reporting by Charles F. Maxwell, 1894 |
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A'BECKETT action adverse possession affidavit agreement alleged amount appeal application AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA LIMITED authorised behalf bill of sale called Charles Johnston cheque City of Canterbury clause condition consideration contract costs creditors damages debt decision deed defendant company deposit document entitled evidence executors Exparte fact fraud Full Court give given held Hennelly Hodges HOLROYD Hood indorsed insolvent insured intended interest interpleader judgment jurisdiction jury justices Kidston land Larkin learned judge Legislature liability licence liquidators Madden marriage matter meaning Melbourne MILLIDGE mortgage nightsoil notice objection offence opinion order nisi paid parties payment person plaintiff plaintiff company probate proceedings promissory note purchase question reason referred refuse registered rents rule seaman settlement shareholders shares ship society Solicitors SOUTH MELBOURNE statement of claim Statute STEVEDORING summons Supreme Court tender testator thereof transfer Trust VICTORIAN Victorian Railways WARRNAMBOOL WILLIAMS words writ
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Page 218 - In all these cases it may be said, as it was said here, that the master has not authorized the act. It is true, he has not authorized the particular act, but he has put the agent in his place to do that class of acts...
Page 742 - Judge prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the Judge, prove that he has made at other times a statement inconsistent with his present testimony ; but before such last-mentioned proof can be given, the circumstances of the supposed statement, sufficient to designate the particular occasion, must be mentioned to the witness, and he must be asked whether or not he has made such statement.
Page 393 - Where by reason of marriage, death, or bankruptcy, or any other event occurring after the commencement of a cause or matter and causing a change or transmission of interest or liability, or by reason of any person interested coming into existence after the commencement of the...
Page 217 - The general rule is, that the master is answerable for every such wrong of the servant or agent as is committed in the course of the service and for the master's benefit, though no express command or privity of the master be proved.
Page 33 - Where there are numerous persons having the same interest in one cause or matter, one or more of such persons may sue or be sued, or may be authorized by the court or a judge to defend in such cause or matter, on behalf or for the benefit of all persons so interested.
Page 404 - The paramount object, in construing penal as well as other statutes, is to ascertain the legislative intent ; and the rule of strict construction is not violated by permitting the words to have their full meaning, or the more extensive of two meanings, when best effectuating the intention.
Page 742 - If a witness, upon cross-examination as to a former statement made by him relative to the subject-matter of the cause, and inconsistent with his present testimony, does not distinctly admit that he has made such statement...
Page 427 - ... and shall be deemed a submission to arbitration on the part of the party by whom the same shall be made; and after any such appointment shall have been made, neither party shall have power to revoke the same without the consent of the other, nor shall the death of either party operate as...
Page 242 - Division, every appeal to the Court from any decision at Chambers shall be by motion, and shall be made within eight days after the decision appealed against, or, if no Court to which such appeal can be made shall sit within such eight days, then on the first day on which any such Court may be sitting after the expiration of such eight days.
Page 141 - Where after the commencement of this Act personal injury is caused to a workman (1.) By reason of any defect in the condition of the ways, works, machinery, or plant connected with or used in the business of the employer...