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Justification

if the plea is only one of fair comment, Digby v. Financial News, Ltd., (1907) 1 KB 502. Consult Odgers on Libel. Means (1) A lawful or sufficient reason for one's acts or omissions (2) A showing,

Increase of Rent and Mortgage (Restrictions) Acts (English)

point of detail; see also the HOUSING ACT, 1936; DISTRESS; RE-COVERY OF LAND; OVERCROWDING; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH. Consult Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions, published by 'Law Notes'; Sophian or Safford on the Acts; Cairn's Leading Cases

Joint-stock Banks

penalty for not inserting the numbers at all, is not regarded (see LEEMAN'S ACT) on the Stock Exchange. Consult Grant or Hart on Banking; Smith's Mercantile Law; Lindley on Company Law; and see BANK; BANKER; BANK-NOTES.

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Implied trusts

right on the party abusing it, or on those who claim in privity with him. See CONSTRUCTIVE TRUST. Consult Lewin or Godefroi on Trusts.

Hearsay evidence

surveys, etc.; (5) admissibility of declarations against interest; (6) admissibility of incumbents' books; (7) res gest' (q.v.)'see EVI-DENCE. Consult Best, Powell, Roscoe, or Taylor on Evid.

Heresy

contradicting many doctrines set forth in the Thirty-nine Articles (see that title). See also APOSTASY; H'RETICO COMBURENDO, DE. Consult Odgers on Libel, 5th Edn. P. 486. Opinion or doctrine contrary to (usu. catholic) church dogma, Black's Law

Heriot

and therefore would be barred by lapse of time [(English) L.P. Act, 1922, s. 130 (5)]. See COPYHOLD. Consult Elton or Scriven on Copyholds.

High Speed Diesel

conforms to such specifications for use as fuel in compression ignition engines, as the Central Government may, in consultation with the Bureau of Indian Standards, notify from time to time [The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board

Highways

London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 (23 Geo. 5, c. 14), ss. 57-60). See ROAD BOARD; TRANSPORT, MINISTER OF. Consult Glen or Pratt and Mackenzie on Highways, and see Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'High-ways.' As to the use of

Hire

who are under peculiar regulations consonant with public policy; see those titles respectively, Story on Bailment's, c. vi. Consult Smith's Leading Cases, sub tit, Coggs v. Bernard; Wyatt Paine on Bailment's; Addison or Chitty on Contracts. It

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