A Digest of the Law of Scotland: With Special Reference to the Office and Duties of a Justice of the PeaceT. & T. Clark, 1880 - 884 pages |
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Page 29
... period reckons from the date of removal of the restraint ; but five years is the period allowed for mere absence . — 48 Geo . 111. c . 151 ; 59 Geo . III . c . 35 ; 55 Geo . III . c . 42 ; 7 Will . IV . c . 14 ; 6 Geo . IV . c . 120 ...
... period reckons from the date of removal of the restraint ; but five years is the period allowed for mere absence . — 48 Geo . 111. c . 151 ; 59 Geo . III . c . 35 ; 55 Geo . III . c . 42 ; 7 Will . IV . c . 14 ; 6 Geo . IV . c . 120 ...
Page 58
... period of gestation is held to be from 275 to 280 days , and it has been held in America that even 313 is not an impossibility . But see 7th July 1876 , Henderson , 3 R. 197 , where a child , born 311 days after connection , and ...
... period of gestation is held to be from 275 to 280 days , and it has been held in America that even 313 is not an impossibility . But see 7th July 1876 , Henderson , 3 R. 197 , where a child , born 311 days after connection , and ...
Page 60
... period of nursing , when the mother's time must be much engrossed with the care of her infaut . For the subsequent period , aliment at the rate of £ 5 or £ 6 in the year is given against labourers and farm servants , and between that ...
... period of nursing , when the mother's time must be much engrossed with the care of her infaut . For the subsequent period , aliment at the rate of £ 5 or £ 6 in the year is given against labourers and farm servants , and between that ...
Page 61
... period of gestation . In such cases it is reasonable for the judge to consider the situation and circumstances of the parties at a later period ; and if these are still such as afford them the like temptations and opportunities of ...
... period of gestation . In such cases it is reasonable for the judge to consider the situation and circumstances of the parties at a later period ; and if these are still such as afford them the like temptations and opportunities of ...
Page 67
... period of incubation of children above that fixed by the law in the question of legitimacy , where ten months is reckoned the longest ; for though perhaps instances may be found , as was alleged in this case , where women have gone ...
... period of incubation of children above that fixed by the law in the question of legitimacy , where ten months is reckoned the longest ; for though perhaps instances may be found , as was alleged in this case , where women have gone ...
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