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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Sheriffs Fees Act, 1852 Section 8

Liability of Sheriff in Case of Escape of Person Taken in Execution

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Sheriffs Fees Act, 1852 Section 8 is part of Sheriffs Fees Act, 1852 - Liability of Sheriff in Case of Escape of Person Taken in Execution. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

If any person taken in execution on any such process shall escape out of the legal custody of the Sheriff, the Sheriff shall not of be liable to an action of debt for such escape, but shall be liable only to an action upon the case for damages in consequence of such taken in escape sustained by the person or persons at whose suit the prisoner execution was taken.

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What does Sheriffs Fees Act, 1852 Section 8 provide?

Section Section 8 of the Sheriffs Fees Act, 1852 (Liability of Sheriff in Case of Escape of Person Taken in Execution) is reproduced on this page as part of the Sheriffs Fees Act, 1852. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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