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Copyhold
the money paid for the enfranchisement, and the 'Land Commissioners' were directed (see s. 30) to 'frame and cause to be printed and published such a scale of compensation for the enfranchisement of land as in their … think proper; and the Court of Queen's Bench (now the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice) will order the lord to allow such inspection, and if the lord then refuse, he will be attached.
Statute Law Revision Acts
of 'Statutes Revised,' that is, statutes in force only, as distinguished from the 'Statutes at Large,' or statutes just as they are passed. In 1890, as explained in an Introductory Note to vol. 4 of the 2nd … Acts) 'might be regarded as spent, or had by lapse of time or otherwise become unnecessary' from various causes, or had become obsolete, and also partly with the view of clearing the way for two editions of
Culpa
(2) Culpa, without any epithet, or omnis culpa, culpa levis,levior; or levissima, slight neglect, Cum.Civ. Law, 279; Snad. Just. … Culpa, an act of neglect, causing damage, but not implying an ntentto injure, of which the Roman jurists recognized two: (1) Culpa lata, culta
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Public nuisance
it is necessary to show that a substantive section of the public has been affected, as opposed to just a few individuals, Strouds Judicial Dictionary, Vol. 2, p. 212 … are: (1) doing of any act or illegal omission to do an act; (2) the act or omission causes any common injury, danger or annoyance to the public; has both civil as well as criminal liability, Indian
Particulars
plaintiff relied for the declaration under the old practice, which only contained a legal statement of the plaintiff's cause of action. It is provided, however by (English) R.S.C., Ord. XIX, R. 7, that:- A further and better … demand in any litigation, or of any defence, to be given that surprise may be avoided, and substantial justice promoted, 2 Chit. Arch. Prac. The necessity for application for particulars has become less frequent since the Judicature
Cross-examination
in chief. Of these, I. Is the most generally useful. II. (A) may not be resorted to without just grounds of suspicion. The effect of s. 1 of the (English) Criminal Evidence Act, 1898, on questions which … collateral matter only, as the handwriting of a document tendered in evidence, he is a witness in the cause, and may be cross-examined as to any of the issues in the cause. As to theform of the
Receiver
interlocutory order of the court, in all cases in which it shall appear to the court to be just or convenient, that such order should be made [(English) Jud. Act, 1873, s. 25 (8)]. See now (English) … appointed is the agent of the mortgagor. A practising barrister may be a receiver; a solicitor in the cause cannot, unless by consent, and without salary; nor next friends of infant-plaintiffs; nor trustees. A disinterested person appointed
Restitutio in integrum
64, 65; Dig. xlviii., tit. 19, s. 27), which could only be done by the imperial grace, Sand. Just., 7th Edn. 48, 74, 219.Restoration to previous condition or the status quo, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. … case of vis et metus. When a man had acted under the influence of force or reasonable fear caused by the acts of the other party, he had an actio quod metus causa for restitution against the
Leave to defend
defend the action generally, may make an order empowering the plaintiff to enter such judgment as may be just, having regard to the nature of the remedy or relief claimed. Relief from Forfeiture for Non-payment of Rent. … affidavit made by himself or by any other person who can swear positively to the facts, verifying the cause of action and the amount claimed (if any liquidated sum is claimed), and stating that in his belief
Defence
point of law, so as to show that the facts alleged by the plaintiff do not disclose any cause of action to which effect can be given by the Court; see R.S.C., Ord. XXV., sub-stituted for the … Defence [fr. defensio, Lat.], popularly a justification, protection, or guard; in law, a denial by the defendant of the truth or validity of the plaintiff's
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