Privy Council Court April 1946 Judgments

Mary Khayat Vs. Nasrallah Salim Khoury and Another

Court: Privy Council

Reported in: AIR1949PC26

Lord Simonds: This appeal is brought from a judgment of the Supreme Court of Palestine of 14th February 1945, affirming the judgment of the District Court, Haifa, of 7th March 1944, whereby that Court had dismissed a claim made against the respondents by the appellant. [2] The short question in the appeal is whether the appellant is entitled to recover interest from the respondents on three promissory notes, all signed by the respondent Nasrallah Salim Khoury on 11th October 1929, of which the particulars are as follows : (i) for 2,000 Turkish gold pounds maturing on 23th May 1930; (ii) for 300 Turkish gold pounds maturing on 23rd May 1930; (iii) for 47 Turkish gold pounds maturing on 21th October 1929. [3] The respondent N. S. Khoury and his late brother Youssif formerly carried on business in partnership as merchants at Haifa under the name of "S. N. Khoury" and in that name were adjudicated bankrupt on 27th October 1930. [4] It is necessary in order to understand some of the content...

V.S. Subbiah Nadar, Administrator of Estate of T.P. Sokkalal Ram Sait ...

Court: Privy Council

Reported in: AIR1946PC109

Sir John Beaumont: This is an appeal by special leave from a judgment and decree dated 19th June 1939, of the Supreme Court of the Island of Ceylon which reversed a judgment and decree dated 17th June 1938, of the District Court of Colombo. The suit out of which this appeal arises was brought on 11th November 1936, in the District Court of Colombo by T. P. Sokkalal Ram Sait (who is hereinafter called the plaintiff) against E. P. Kumaraval Nadar, who was defendant 1, his partners, the respondents 2-4 who were defendants 2-4, and respondent 5, who was defendant 5, and was the manager in Ceylon of the other defendants. The plaintiff died pending the appeal to His Majesty in Council; and the appellant, as administrator of his estate, has been brought on record as appellant. The said E. P. Kumaraval Nadar also died pending the appeal, and his widow and children have been substituted for him as respondent 1. [2] By his plaint, the plaintiff alleged that he was the manufacturer of beedies (a ...

Kuar Shyam Pratap Singh Vs. Collector of Etawah, Representing Rani Rat ...

Court: Privy Council

Sir John Beaumont: These are consolidated appeals from a decree of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, dated 1st November 1939, which affirmed a decree of the Court of the Subordinate Judge of Mainpuri, dated 26th January 1933, though on grounds different from those on which the decision of the learned Subordinate Judge was based. [2] The subject-matter in dispute is an impartible estate in the district of Etawah, known as the Partabner Raj. It is not disputed by the parties to this appeal that the Partabner Raj is an ancient Raj, and that down to the death of Raja Hukum hereinafter mentioned it was an impartible estate governed by the rule of lineal primogeniture. The estate was owned at the time of his death, which occurred on the 17th May 1925, by Raja Hukum Tej Pratap Singh (hereinafter called "Raja Hukum") who died leaving a widow, and a mother, Rani Baisni Madho Kunwar (hereinafter called "Rani Baisni"), but no natural descendants. Shortly before his death, Raja Hukum had ...

Thomas Shorunke Vs. the King

Court: Privy Council

Lord Porter: This is an appeal in forma pauperis brought by special leave from a judgment of the West African Court of Appeal dated the 27th April 1940, whereby, the appellant appeals against his conviction by the High Court of the Protectorate of Nigeria on 13th February 1940, for breaking and entering a building and committing a felony therein. The appellant, a police constable, was charged, together with three other constables and three other persons, with having broken and entered a store at Ogbomosho and having stolen therefrom 300. There were other indictments not now material. The charge was originally investigated in the District Magistrate's Court at Ibadan and after the evidence had been given for the prosecution the appellant together with the rest of the accused reserved his defence. All seven defendants were then committed for trial at the nest Ibadan Assizes. The trial began on 1st February 1940, when the appellant pleaded not guilty and stated that he was represented by ...