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Marriage

if in an irregular marriage the Ecclesiastical Court could discern a valid promise to marry, it would order the parties to solemnize marriage 'in facie ecclesi'', Baxter v. Buckley, (1752) 1 Lee 42, and declare any subsequent intermediate

Judgment

no appeal lies therefrom under the Letters Patent, as it neither affects the merits of the controversy between the parties in the suit itself, nor does it terminate or dispose of the suit on any ground, Asrumati Debi … only intermediate, and does not finally determine or complete the action. See INQUIRY; SUMMONSES; and ORDERS; and the various titles of the subjects of such judgments as MANDAMUS; INJUNC-TION, etc. (b) Final, putting an end to the

Consideration

inconvenience sustained or suffered by the promisee at the request, express or implied, of the promisor. See Laythoarp v. Bryant, 3 Scott 250; 2 Wms. Saund 137 h; Currie v. Misa, (1875) LR 10 Exch 153. Consideration … determine whether, in a given case, the consideration were adequate, without a psychological investigation into the motives of the parties. If the consideration, however, be so insufficient as to 'shock the conscience,' equity would quash the contract, upon

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Trial

must be a full-dressed or a jury trial or a trial which concludes only after taking evidence of the parties in support of their respective cases, Dipak Chandra Ruhidas v. Chanden Kumar Sarkar, AIR 2003 SC 3701. Trial,

Arbitration

The civilians make a difference between arbiter and arbitrator, though both found their power in the compromise of the parties; the former being obliged to judge according to the customs of the law: whereas the latter is at … binding. This and five subsequent amending enactments were further amended by the Arbitration Act, 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c. 49). By s. 1 of the (English) Arbitration Act, 1889, a 'submission' (which term by s. 27,

Insurance

a coupon policy, i.e., a coupon cut out of a diary, etc., see General Accident, etc., Assce. Corpn. v. Robertson, 1909 AC 404. Insurable Interest must be possessed by the person taking out a policy; he must … to drive so that car was uninsured, liable in damages for breach of statutory duty). The (English) Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act, 1930 (20 & 21Geo. 5, c. 25), gives third parties right to direct recourse

Dowry

valuable security on any of the above three stages should have been in connection with the marriage of the parties. There can be many other instances for payment of money or giving property as between the spouses. For … husband in marriage. This word should not be confounded with dower, Co. Litt. 31. Means any property or valuable security given or agreed to be given either directly or indirectly-- by one party to a marriage to

Costs

Courts Act, 1888 (if not otherwise provided for by that Act), to be paid by or apportioned between the parties in such manner as the Court shall think just, and in default of any special direction are to … in some particular cases to the party succeeding against his adversary, and these are either interlocutory, given on various motions and proceedings in the course of the suit or action, or final, allowed when the matter is

Husband and wife

another person for her use; (2) by creating a trust in her favour; (3) by the custom of particular places; (4) by surrendering copyholds to her use; and (5) by will. Equity, however, from very early times, … custom of particular places; (4) by surrendering copyholds to her use; and (5) by will. Equity, however, from very early times, by the doctrines of 'separate use,' 'trusts,' and 'equity to a settlement,' very largely modified the

Decree

Decree means a formal expression of an adjudication which the Court conclusively and finally determines the rights of the parties with regard to all or any of the matters in controversy in the suit, Deep Chand v. Land

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