Bovill's (Sir W.) Act, an Act to amend the law relating to the procedure in petitions of right, 23 & 24 Vict. c. 34. Also, an Act relating to partnership, 28 & 29 Vict. c. 86, now repealed but substantially re-enacted by the Partnership Act, 1890. It established the principle that participation in profits does not in itself constitute partnership, in accordance with, Cox v. Hickman, (1860) 8 HLC 268.
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