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, 1851 |
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... meaning , if they stood alone , without section 2 , the plain- tiff having brought an action of trespass , must have been nonsuited . We must then see whether it is within the spirit of the act to give this full effect to the words of ...
... meaning , if they stood alone , without section 2 , the plain- tiff having brought an action of trespass , must have been nonsuited . We must then see whether it is within the spirit of the act to give this full effect to the words of ...
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... meaning of the statute . The jury convicted A. and B. of stealing the fowls and C. of receiving the fowls , knowing them to have been stolen . Upon a case , stating the above facts , the question asked being whether the conviction of C ...
... meaning of the statute . The jury convicted A. and B. of stealing the fowls and C. of receiving the fowls , knowing them to have been stolen . Upon a case , stating the above facts , the question asked being whether the conviction of C ...
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... meaning of the statutes 3 W. & M. c . 9 , the 22 Geo . 3. c . 58 , and the 7 & 8 Geo . 4. c . 29. s . 54. Wiley's leading the thieves into the stable was no receipt of the stolen property by him . The thieves retained the actual ...
... meaning of the statutes 3 W. & M. c . 9 , the 22 Geo . 3. c . 58 , and the 7 & 8 Geo . 4. c . 29. s . 54. Wiley's leading the thieves into the stable was no receipt of the stolen property by him . The thieves retained the actual ...
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... meaning of the words used and to the grammatical construction , unless that is at variance with the intention of the legislature or leads to any manifest repugnancy . " The question is , what was meant by the word " receive " as applied ...
... meaning of the words used and to the grammatical construction , unless that is at variance with the intention of the legislature or leads to any manifest repugnancy . " The question is , what was meant by the word " receive " as applied ...
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... meaning to the word " re- ceive " than has been given to it by some of my Brothers . The rules respecting property which have relation to civil rights seem to me to have no application here . Several statutes have been passed to render ...
... meaning to the word " re- ceive " than has been given to it by some of my Brothers . The rules respecting property which have relation to civil rights seem to me to have no application here . Several statutes have been passed to render ...
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Page 22 - Felony, without otherwise describing the previous felony ; and a certificate containing the substance and effect only, (omitting the formal part) of the Indictment and conviction for the previous Felony, purporting to be signed by the Clerk of the Court or other Officer...
Page 114 - Statute shall be understood to include several Matters as well as One Matter, and several Persons as well as One Person, and Females as well as Males, and Bodies Corporate as well as Individuals, unless it be otherwise specially provided, or there be something in the Subject or Context repugnant to such Construction...
Page 77 - Viet. c. 85, s. 1 1, it is enacted, '•' that on the trial of any person for any of the offences hereinbefore mentioned, or for any felony whatever, where the crime charged shall include an assault against the person, it shall be lawful for the jury to acquit of the felony, and to find a verdict of guilty of assault against the person indicted, if the evidence shall warrant such finding...
Page 23 - Person so offending shall be guilty of Felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be transported beyond the Seas for the Term of his...
Page 44 - ... to this Act annexed, or as near thereto as the circumstances of the case will admit...
Page 25 - ... be paid into the Bank of England, in the name and with the privity of the...
Page 26 - If such money shall be paid in respect of any buildings taken under the authority of this or the special act, or injured by the proximity of the works...
Page 241 - Day, or at any Time except between the Hours of Nine in the Morning and Four in the Afternoon...
Page 199 - Conviction, shall not be forthwith paid, the same shall be levied by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the Offender, by Warrant under ~,'.'". .. the Hand and Seal of such...
Page 12 - ... shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and being convicted thereof shall be liable at the discretion of the court to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour.