The Common Law Procedure Acts and Other Statutes Relating to the Practice of the Superior Courts of Common Law and the Rules of Court, with NotesH. Sweet, 1868 - 627 pages |
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... matter of the action , a requirement which had been found in practice to be utterly useless , but at the same time to lead to captious objections and to much fruitless expense and delay . The ancient practice of issuing alias and ...
... matter of the action , a requirement which had been found in practice to be utterly useless , but at the same time to lead to captious objections and to much fruitless expense and delay . The ancient practice of issuing alias and ...
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... matter in dis- pute consists , wholly or in part , of matters of mere account , either to decide such matter in a summary manner , vi INTRODUCTION .
... matter in dis- pute consists , wholly or in part , of matters of mere account , either to decide such matter in a summary manner , vi INTRODUCTION .
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... matter in a summary manner , or to order that it be referred , either wholly or in part , to an arbitrator appointed by the parties , or to an officer of the court ; the decision of the court or the order of the judge , if the matter ...
... matter in a summary manner , or to order that it be referred , either wholly or in part , to an arbitrator appointed by the parties , or to an officer of the court ; the decision of the court or the order of the judge , if the matter ...
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... matter of course ; and thus unnecessary expense and delay was often incurred , when an adjournment for a few hours ' time would have enabled the deficient matter to be supplied . This has been remedied , the judge having now power at ...
... matter of course ; and thus unnecessary expense and delay was often incurred , when an adjournment for a few hours ' time would have enabled the deficient matter to be supplied . This has been remedied , the judge having now power at ...
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... matter of calculation , authorized , in lieu of a writ of inquiry , a reference to the master to assess them . The statute , however , greatly improved the procedure for the REVIVAL OF JUDGMENTS . Formerly , when a writ of execution was ...
... matter of calculation , authorized , in lieu of a writ of inquiry , a reference to the master to assess them . The statute , however , greatly improved the procedure for the REVIVAL OF JUDGMENTS . Formerly , when a writ of execution was ...
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affidavit aforesaid alleged allowed amendment appear application arbitrator attorney award bail cause of action chattels claim claimant commenced Common Law Procedure Common Pleas concurrent writ costs county court Court of Common court of equity Court of Exchequer Court of Queen's court or judge creditor damages debt debtor declaration default defendant defendant's delivered demurrer detinue Dowl effect ejectment enacted entered entitled equity Exch Exchequer of Pleas execution executor fendant given held indorsed interpleader issue joinder judge's order judgment debtor jurisdiction Law Procedure Act Lord matter ment misjoinder Nisi Prius nonjoinder notice of trial party payment plaintiff plaintiff in error plea in abatement pleading possession proceed Queen's Bench Railway Company recovered replevin respect rule or order sheriff sign judgment special jury statute sued sufficient Superior Courts tenant thereof tion ubi supra unless verdict Vict Westminster witness writ of summons
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Page 401 - ... or at any time afterwards, or over which the said CD on the said day of (a), or at any time afterwards had any disposing power which he might without the assent of any other person, exercise for his own benefit...
Page 226 - A party producing a Witness shall not be allowed to impeach his credit by general evidence of bad character, but he may, in case the Witness shall in the opinion of the 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...
Page 225 - If any person called as a witness or required or desiring to make an Affidavit or Deposition shall refuse or be unwilling from alleged conscientious motives to be sworn, it shall be lawful for the Court or Judge or other presiding Officer or person qualified to take Affidavits or Depositions, upon being satisfied of the sincerity of such objection, to permit such person, instead of being sworn, to make his or her solemn affirmation or declaration in the words following, viz. : — "I, AB, do solemnly,...
Page 8 - 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 406 - Behalf suing of all such Lands, Tenements, Rectories, Tithes, Rents, and Hereditaments, including Lands and Hereditaments of Copyhold or Customary Tenure...
Page 440 - Victoria, by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, defender of the faith, to the sheriff...
Page 72 - 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 411 - WE command you that you omit not by reason of any liberty of your county, but that you enter the same, and take Charles Long, la*e of .Burford, in the county of Oxford, gentleman, wheresoever he shall be found in your bailiwick, and him safely keep, so that you may have his body before the Barons of our Exchequer...
Page 334 - ... upon a proper indemnity, to use the name of the creditor in any action or other proceeding at law or in equity, in order to obtain from the principal debtor, or any co-surety, co-contractor, or co-debtor, as the case may be, indemnification for the advances made and loss sustained by the person who shall have so paid such debt or performed such duty, and such payment or performance so made by such surety shall not be pleadable in bar of any such action or other proceeding by him...
Page 228 - 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...