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Statement of claim
is regulated by R.S.C. 1883, Ord. XX., which provides that none shall be delivered if the writ be specially indorsed, or without an order on summons for directions (see Ord. XXX.), unless the defendant has not appeared.
De lunatico inquirendo, writ
mind. Those judges [see (English) Jud. Act, 1873, s. 17; Jud. Act, 1875, s. 7] to whom, by special authority from the sovereign, the custody of idiots and lunatics is entrusted may, upon petition or information, grant
Inferior Courts (UK)
Court, the borough civil Court, the County Court, the Mayor's Court, London, and also all courts of a special jurisdiction; but the county Courts are by far the most important of them. They are all controllable by
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Gavelet
Gavelet [fr. gaveletum, Lat.], an ancient and special kind of cessavit used in Kent and London for the recovery of rent. Obsolete. The statute of Gavelet
Ne injuste vexes
perform; and it was a prohibition to the lord unjustly to distrain or vex his tenant; in a special use it was where the tenant had prejudiced himself by doing greater services, or paying more rent without
Challenge
under the distress of the plaintiff or defendant; that the sheriff, etc., is employed by or is the special friend of either party or is an arbitrator in the same matter, and has treated thereof. (b) A
Certiorari
be expressly given by statute, but certiorari always lies unless it be expressly taken away by statute, and special clauses in modern statutes have frequently taken it away. See e.g., (English) Public Health Act, 1875, s. 262;
Candidate
candida in which competitors at Rome were habited. In the (English) Corrupt Practices Acts the expression has a specially extensive meaning. Corrupt and Illegal practices (English) Prevention Act, 1883, s. 63, by which, with a saving for … issued. Making certain false statements about a candidate is an illegal practice, and may also be restrained by injunction. [see (English) Municipal Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act, 1911] Article 71(3) which vests power in Parliament to
Detinue
for the detention. The grounds of the action are: (1) a property in the plaintiff, either absolute or special (at the time of action brought) in personal goods, which are capable of being ascertained; (2) a possession
Deceit
and Dery v. Peek, (1889) 14 App Cas 337]. Under the (English) Companies Act, 1929, s. 37, a special action for deceit will lie at the instance of any subscriber for shares or debentures who has subscribed
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