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interlocutory appeal

appeals are permitted by statute as an exception to the general policy requiring a final district court decision or order before

Consolidating actions

if they deemed the proceeding vexatious or oppressive, would in general compel the plaintiff to consolidate them. Chitty's Arch. Pr. Under … were pending for the same cause, or substantially so, the court may stay the proceedings in all but one. And if

Nemo debet bis vexari, si constat curi' quod sit pro una et eadem causa

for one and the same cause.) In civil actions the general rule is, that the judgment of a Court of concurrent

Charge-sheet

of charges and their referral to a summary. Special or general court-martial for trial, and (4) for a summary court-martial, the trial

Appraisement

High Court, see R.S.C. Ord. LI., Part III., and also generally before sale of any property by order of the Court.

Copyhold

the present day. Copyhold customs are divided into two species:'(1) General, which extend to all manors in which there are copyholders, … the existence of a copyhold estate:'(1) A manor; (2) a court; (3) the land must be parcel of the manor; and

County Courts

of a judge unavoidably absent. Jurisdiction.--The subject matters of the general jurisdiction are all personal actions where the debt, demand or … County Courts. The old County Court was a tribunal inident to the

jurisdiction

by depending on construction or application of a federal law). general jurisdiction : jurisdiction that is not limited (as to a … State having of the crime "U.S. Constitution art. IV"] [a court of competent ] see also situs International Shoe Co. v.

Paymaster-General (see now Accountant-General

Paymaster-General (see now Accountant-General; the duties of Paymaster-General transferred to Accountant-General: see (English) Judicature … 36 Vict. c. 44), the office of Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery was abolished, and the duties transferred to the

Sessions of the peace

bys. 10 of the (English) Licensing (Consolidation) Act, 1910, a general annual licensing meeting within the irst fourteen days of February, … right of the public to attend petty sessions, see OPEN COURT. As to places of petty sessions, see (English) Petty Sessions

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