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Mischief

Mischief, whoever with intent to cause of knowing that he is likely to cause, wrongful loss or damage to the public or to any person causes the destruction of any property or any such change in

to pick these growing in their natural state in a field is not 'wilfully or maliciously to commit damage to real or personal property' within s. 52 of the (English) Malicious Damage Act, 1861; Gardner v. Mansbridge,

Oysters

Sea-Fishing Industry Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 45). An action in rem will lie for damage caused by the negligent grounding of a ship on an oyster bed (The Swift, 1901, P. 168), and

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Pasture

leases, and s. 29 of the (English) Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923, which restricts penal rents to the actual damage done, excepts 'breaking up permanent pasture,' amongst other things, from its operation. See Rush v. Lucas, (1910) 1

Perils of the sea

accidents of the seas'), rats gnawed a hole in a pipe on board ship, whereby sea-water escaped and damaged a cargo of rice, without neglect or default on the part of the shipowners or their servants, the

Possession

LR 1 QB 585. If the owner, reversioner or person entitled, subject to the bailee's interest, has suffered damage by the same acts, he may sue for the damage done to his interest, but not on the

comprehensive insurance

comprehensive insurance Insurance coverage that reimburses you for damage to your own car from causes other than a collision, upset, or general wear and tear. Comprehensive insurance

Public Statutes

metropolitan police district under the control of the Commissioners of Works and Public Buildings; and for punishment for damage, see the Malicious Damage Act, 1851, s. 29.

Quantum damnificatus, Issue

Issue. This was directed by Chancery to be tried at law to fix the amount of compensation for damage, which prior to the Chancery Amendment Act, 1858 (see that title), could not be awarded in Chancery.

Resumption

land (generally in part only) for building, etc., purposes, making an abatement of rent and giving compensation for damage to crops. Notice to quit part only being invalid at common law, Doe v. Archer, (1811) 14 East,

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