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Roman Catholics

title) any person bringing into this country any Agnus Dei, cross, picture, etc., from Rome; an Act of James, 3 Jac. 1, c. 5, penalizing the sale or purchase of Popish primers; and an Act of William … Roman Catholics. Very severe laws, commonly called the penal laws, were passed against Roman Catholics, generally under the name of Papists

Stock Exchange

Committee of the Stock Exchange which bind their outside employers, if reasonable, but not otherwise, See Beilson v. James, (1882) 9 QBD 546 (CA), in which a custom to disregard Leeman's Act (see LEEMAN'S ACTS) was held

Leeman's Acts

believed to be a dead letter on the Stock Exchanges, but is in full legal force, Neilson v. James, (1882) 9 QBD 546. (2) The Borough Funds Act, 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 91), much amended

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To be born

be born, is equivalent to 'to be begotten' and includes ordinarily past as well as future children, Doed James v. Hallet, 105 ER 47.

Distribution of capital assets

sub-s. (1) of, s. 12B of the Act, means distribution in specie and not distribution of sale proceeds, James Indersan v. C.I.T., AIR 1960 SC 751 (755): (1960) 3 SCR 167. [Income-tax Act, 1922, s. (12B)(i), Third

Maintenance-effect on divorce

s. 188 of the Code of Criminal Procedure will have no effect on s. 44 of Divorce Act, James Fredrick Rowland v. M/s. Raynah Rowland Nee Glover, AIR 1959 Cal 703.

Payment on delivery

Payment on delivery, means that both acts are to be done simultaneously, Paynter v. James, LR 2 CP 348.

Vested in court

in the court' cannot be read as meaning 'now vested in the court', National Sewing Thread Co. v. James Chadwick, AIR 1953 SC 357 (360). (Government of India Act, 1915)

Dean

of the members, and to enforce discipline. (5) Honorary Deans, as the Dean of the Chapel Royal, St. James's. (6) Deans of Provinces or Deans of Bishops. Thus the Bishop of London is Dean of the Province … new foundation, who are appointed by the royal letters-patent. The (English) Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act, 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 113), provides that the old deaneries (except in Wales) shall thenceforth be in the direct patronage of

Calvin's case

case decided in 1608 in which it was held that persons born in Scotland after the accession of James I. to the crown of England were not aliens but capable of inheriting land in England; see Broom's … Calvin's case (Calvin v. Smith, 7 Rep. 1; 2 ST 559). A case decided in 1608 in which it was held that

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