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Digest

of the reporters) of the decisions of the courts upon litigated points of law, as Fisher's Common Law Digest, Mews's Digest

Discovery

Courts of Common Law were originally unable to compel a litigant to disclose any fact resting merely within his knowledge, or

Dominus litis

1961 (41 of 1961)] The controller of a suit or litigation; also an advocate who, after the death of his client,

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Equity

upon the transaction itself, as it is presented by the litigants, Equity insists upon the conscientious obligations of the suitors; and

Expedit or Interest reipublic' ut sit finis litium

for the public good that there be an end of litigation.) See LIMITATION.

Parties

s. 92) Persons jointly concerned in any deed or act; litigants. The Rules of the Supreme Court, 1883, Ord. XVI., make

Particulars

to order a detailed statement of the demand in any litigation, or of any defence, to be given that surprise may

Settlement

of the increased facilities for locomotion, led to very frequent litigation between parishes, which has gradually diminished by the introduction of

Peace, Bill of

of. This equitable remedy sought repose from perpetual and needless litigation, and protection from a multiplicity of suits, either by establishing

Superfluous lands

The law of this subject has given rise to much litigation, the leading case being Great Western Railway Company v. May

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