The Manitoba Reports: Containing Reports of Cases Decided in the Court of the King's Bench and Court of Appeal for Manitoba, 29. köideLaw Society of Manitoba, 1920 Vols. 1-15 contain reports of King's Bench cases only. |
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Page 72
... jury to be due a land- owner by a railway company under the English Land Clauses Act of 1846 was not a debt due or accruing to a judgment debtor capable of being attached by garnishee before execution and tender of a conveyance by the ...
... jury to be due a land- owner by a railway company under the English Land Clauses Act of 1846 was not a debt due or accruing to a judgment debtor capable of being attached by garnishee before execution and tender of a conveyance by the ...
Page 134
... jury and enter a nonsuit . If he does not do so , and the jury gives a verdict for the plain- tiff , the Court will set aside the judgment entered upon it and order a nonsuit to be entered . Butterfield v . Forrester , ( 1809 ) 11 East ...
... jury and enter a nonsuit . If he does not do so , and the jury gives a verdict for the plain- tiff , the Court will set aside the judgment entered upon it and order a nonsuit to be entered . Butterfield v . Forrester , ( 1809 ) 11 East ...
Page 136
... jury and they brought in a verdict for $ 3,250 . The only witness who gave evidence as to the facts which led up to the accident was the plaintiff's witness Moody . His evidence clearly shows that the unfortunate event was caused by the ...
... jury and they brought in a verdict for $ 3,250 . The only witness who gave evidence as to the facts which led up to the accident was the plaintiff's witness Moody . His evidence clearly shows that the unfortunate event was caused by the ...
Page 137
... jury . ' ” In the present case the evidence of the plaintiff's own witness , the only witness who testified as to how the ac- cident took place , showed clearly that the deceased could have avoided the obstruction by the exercise of ...
... jury . ' ” In the present case the evidence of the plaintiff's own witness , the only witness who testified as to how the ac- cident took place , showed clearly that the deceased could have avoided the obstruction by the exercise of ...
Page 138
... jury and , having expressed his doubts in this regard , he per mitted the jury to give their opinion as to the amount of damages that should be assessed . After a perusal of the evidence , I think justice would have been done by ...
... jury and , having expressed his doubts in this regard , he per mitted the jury to give their opinion as to the amount of damages that should be assessed . After a perusal of the evidence , I think justice would have been done by ...
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Page 154 - The court said there must be reasonable evidence of negligence; but where the thing is .shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the accident is such as, in the ordinary course of things, does not happen if those who have the management use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation by the defendant, that the accident arose from want of care.
Page 135 - ... one person being in fault will not dispense with another's using ordinary care for himself Two things must concur to support this action. An obstruction in the road by the fault of the defendant, and no want of ordinary care to avoid it on the part of the plaintiff.
Page 167 - J., observed that in order for it to apply "there must be reasonable evidence of negligence, but where the thing is shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the accident is such as in the ordinary course of things does not happen, if those who have the management use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation by the defendants, that the accident arose from want of care.
Page 142 - There must be reasonable evidence of negligence ; but where the thing is shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the accident is such as in the ordinary course of things does not happen if those who have the management use the proper care, it affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation by the defendant, that the accident arose from want of care.
Page 247 - Though the parties to a contract who use the words "penalty" or "liquidated damages" may prima facie be supposed to mean what they say, yet the expression used is not conclusive. The court must find out whether the payment stipulated is in truth a penalty or liquidated damages.
Page 339 - Every share in any company shall be deemed and taken to have been issued and to be held subject to the payment of the whole amount thereof in cash...
Page 195 - The board shall have exclusive jurisdiction to examine into, hear and determine all matters and questions arising under this Part and as to any matter or thing in respect to which any power, authority or discretion is conferred upon the board, and the action or decision of the board thereon shall be final and conclusive and shall not be open to question or review in any court...
Page 116 - NY 405, where it was held that no rule in the interpretation of a policy is more fully established, or more imperative and controlling, than that which declares, that in all cases it must be liberally construed in favor of the insured, so as not to defeat, without a plain necessity, his claim to the indemnity, which in making the insurance it was his object to secure. When the words are without violence susceptible of two interpretations, that which will sustain his claim and cover the loss must...
Page 9 - A bill of exchange is an unconditional order in writing, addressed by one person to another, signed by the person giving it, requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand, or at a fixed or determinable future time, a sum certain in money to, or to the order of a specified person, or to bearer.
Page 197 - Society, and the decision so made shall be binding and conclusive on all parties without appeal, and shall not be removable into any court of law or restrainable by injunction ; and application for the enforcement thereof may be made to the county court.