Squibs
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Squibs. Casting squibs in any thoroughfare or public place is an offence punishable by fine. See FIREWORKS.
In the leading case of Scott v. Shepherd, (1773) 2 Wm Bl 892, 1 Sm LC, it was held that an action of trespass and assault lay against the original thrower of a squib, which after having been thrown about in self-defence by two other persons successively, 'at last put out the plaintiff's eye.'
In the leading case of Scott v. Shepherd, (1773) 2 Wm Bl 892, 1 Sm LC, it was held that an action of trespass and assault lay against the original thrower of a squib, which after having been thrown about in self-defence by two other persons successively, 'at last put out the plaintiff's eye.'
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