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daughter, grandson, granddaughter, stepson, stepdaughter, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister. A posthumous illegitimate child can be a dependant, Orrell Colliery v. Schofield, (1909) AC 433. The illegitimate child of a daughter of the workman may be a dependant

Liquidation expenses principle

Lundy Granite Co. (in re:); Heavan Ex parte, (1871) LR 6 Ch. App 462; see also Oak Pits Colliery Co. (in re:), (1882) 21 Ch D 322.

Used substantially

contend that lands and buildings appurtenant to a coal mine, if not exclusively used for purposes of the colliery business, would not come within the definition of mine in s. 2(h), i.e., it would depend upon the

Receiver

'Receiver' includes consignee or manager appointed by the court; see (English) R.S.C. Ord. LXXI., r. 1; Re Newdegate Colliery Co., (1912) 1 Ch 468. Under the (English) Bankruptcy Act, 1914, s. 8, the court may appoint the

Support

no cause of action and the risk of future subsidence must not be taken into account, West Leigh Colliery v. Tunnicliffe & Hampson, 1908 AC 27. The right to support does not extend to support by underground

Evidence

of collateral facts is admissible, see Hales v. Kerr, (1908) 2 KB 601; Butterley Co. v. New Hucknall Colliery Co., (1909) 1 Ch 37. As to acts showing a continuous course of conduct, see R. v. Mortimer,

En ventre sa mere

Compensation Act, 1906 (6 Edw. 7, c. 58) [Williams v. Ocean Coal Company, (1907) 2 KB 422; Orrell Colliery v. Schofield, (1909) AC 433]. See now the (English) Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5,

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