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Toll
matters or things conveyed on the railway.' See Railway and Hunt v. Great Northern Railway Co., (1851) 10 CB 900. County Courts have no jurisdiction over tolls. [(English) County Courts Act, 1933, s. 40] The expression 'toll'
Wager
enforce, so long as it was not against morality, decency, or sound policy, Johnson v. Lumley, (1852) 12 CB 468. But by the (English) Gaming Act, 1845, s. 18: All contracts or agreements, whether by parol or
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Surrender
Frauds, a surrender 'by act and operation of law'--that is, as defined by Phene v. Popplewell, (1862) 12 CB, NS 334, by anything which amounts to an agreement by the tenant to abandon and by the landlord
Slander
vested in the plaintiff. It is not actionable without proof of special damage, see Pater v. Baker, 3 CB 831; Steward v. Young, LR 5 CP 122. A limited company are liable for a slander uttered by
Per my et per tout
tenet et nihil tenet, scil, totum conjunctim et nihil per se separatum; see Myrray v. Hall, (1849) 7 CB 455. Joint tenants, by reason of the combination of entirety of interest with the power of transferring in
Pantomime
Pantomime, a dramatic performance in which gestures take the place of words. See Lee v. Simpson, (1847) 3 CB 871.
Minor
Minor, a person under twenty-one years of age. There is no legal distinction between a minor in this sense and an infant. See INFANT. Strictly speaking, in Scotland a minor is a person between the ages...
Husband and wife
the household customarily managed by a wife: this presumption arises from cohabitation (see Jolly v. Rees, (1864) 15 CB (NS) 628). This presumption may be rebutted by proof that the husband prohibited the wife from pledging his
Hereditaments
to the heir, and not as chattels to the executor or administrator. See Lloyd v. Jones, (1848) 6 CB 81 (90); Parker v. Barker, (1874) 9 Ch App 174 (190). See also Challis Law of Real Property
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