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in the administration of an insolvent estate, notwithstanding that they are in the nature of unliquidated damages arising otherwise than by a contract, promise or breach of trust. See further, ADOPTION; LEGITIMATION; BASTARDY; FUNERAL EXPENSES; also INTEREST … damage; and the Court shall have power to exempt any person from liability to make contribution, or to direct that the contribution to be recovered from any person shall amount to a complete indemnity. (3) For the
Partnership
partner as much, and the sum contributed by each limited partner, and whether paid in cash or how otherwise. If the nature of the partnership is changed in any of these particulars, the registrar must be notified … the time being to all intents and purposes a general partner. Further, a limited partner may not, either directly or indirectly, draw out or receive back any part of his contribution, and if he does he in
Confession
the Court having due regard to the credibility of the witnesses. In the event, however, the Court is otherwise in a position having due regard to the attending circumstances believes the witness before whom the confession is … 1952 SC 354 (357). (Evidence Act, 1872, s. 24) The confession is a form of admission consisting of direct acknowledgment of guilt in a criminal charge. It must be in express words by the accused in a
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Poll
receive a vote; also a taking of votes of all persons entitled to vote present, by proxy, or otherwise, as opposed to counting the votes of voters present at a meeting. As to taking a poll at … (1906) 1 Ch 331, and s. 116, Companies Act, 1929. As to the power of the chairman to direct a poll to be taken forthwith, i.e., at the meeting, see Re Chillington Iron Co., (1885) 29 Ch
Payment
appears by the party's receipt of it, that it is for his own advantage to receive it then, otherwise he would not do it, 5 Rep. 117. See the notes to Cumber v. Wane, (1719) in 1 … Payment, is the act of paying, K.S. Bawa v. Director of Enforcement, (1990) Cr LJ 1068. The payment of money before the day appointed is in law payment
Personal property
trustees and declaring that they shall hold it upon trust for the proposed beneficiaries either for life or otherwise as may be agreed. But even inequity personalty which has settled either by deed or will to follow … upon some contract, and recoverable by an action at law.Any person may assign personal property, including chattels real, directly to himself and another person or other persons or corporation, by the like means as he might assign
Conveyance
and every instrument by which property, whether movable or immovable, is transferred inter vivos and which is not otherwise specifically provided for by Schedule I. [Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (2 of 1899), s. 2 (10)] Includes a … para 360, p. 167. Fall within the provision whether it is made by the debtor or at his direction, Eicholz, Eicholz's Trustee (in re:) v. Eicholz, (1959) Ch 708 (UK).
Trust
Implied trusts which arise under similar con-ditions, out of some special relationship between the parties by contract or otherwise. (c) Resulting trusts, when the whole or any part of the property or part or interest in it … himself likewise being aided and protected in the proper performance of his trust when he seeks the Court's direction as to its management. Every kind of property in which a legal interest may be given, whatever may
Distress
Vict. c. 24), has extended the power of a county Court judge to cancel a bailiff's certificate, and otherwise amended the Act of 1888; and see the County Courts Act, 1934, ss. 121, 134, 153 and 193, … by a magistrate or justices, and also enables (s. 6) a 'superior landlord' to require payment of rent direct to himself whenever the immediate tenant is in arrear. See Shenstone v. Freeman, (1910) 2 KB 84; and
Weights and measures
weighing instruments, authorizes the publication of convictions, prescribes that coal is to be sold by weight only, and otherwise increases the severity of the law; and an amending (English) Weights and Measures Act, 1904, substitutes for the … of measure and weight for their officers, become bound to provide them if the Board of Trade so direct. Moreover, of the vague general prohibition of discount being allowed by an inspector on his scheduled fees for
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