Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Queen's Bench: And the Court of Exchequer Chamber on Error from the Court of Queen's Bench, Volume 3 |
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... appellant , against RHYMER , respondent . Saturday , May 26th . CASE stated by two justices of Essex , under stat . 20 Stat . 9 G. 4 . & 21 Vict . c . 43 . This was an information under stat . 9 G. 4. c . 61 . s . 21. , against the ...
... appellant , against RHYMER , respondent . Saturday , May 26th . CASE stated by two justices of Essex , under stat . 20 Stat . 9 G. 4 . & 21 Vict . c . 43 . This was an information under stat . 9 G. 4. c . 61 . s . 21. , against the ...
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... appellant being one of them . The appellant admitted that they had all been playing cards together , for money , at a very low stake , and that the other four persons had come there by his invitation . On behalf of the appellant it was ...
... appellant being one of them . The appellant admitted that they had all been playing cards together , for money , at a very low stake , and that the other four persons had come there by his invitation . On behalf of the appellant it was ...
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... appellant in a mitigated penalty . The question for the opinion of the Court was , whether , under the circumstances , the determination of the justices was right . No counsel appeared in support of the conviction . Barrow , for the ...
... appellant in a mitigated penalty . The question for the opinion of the Court was , whether , under the circumstances , the determination of the justices was right . No counsel appeared in support of the conviction . Barrow , for the ...
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... appellant intended any colourable evasion of the statute . Still , the Legislature card playing on the The difficulty of any may have intended to prohibit all licensed premises . Wightman J. other construction of the statute is that it ...
... appellant intended any colourable evasion of the statute . Still , the Legislature card playing on the The difficulty of any may have intended to prohibit all licensed premises . Wightman J. other construction of the statute is that it ...
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... appellant , it might be easy for a fraudulent person to evade the law , supposing it not to prohibit all playing at cards for money , by pretending that the gaming consisted merely of playing at a lawful game at cards with his private ...
... appellant , it might be easy for a fraudulent person to evade the law , supposing it not to prohibit all playing at cards for money , by pretending that the gaming consisted merely of playing at a lawful game at cards with his private ...
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Page 313 - Usage may be admissible to explain what is doubtful ; it is never admissible to contradict what is plain.
Page 452 - Tenant's Rates and Taxes, and Tithe Commutation Rent-charge, if any, and deducting therefrom the probable average annual cost of the repairs, insurance, and other expenses, if any, necessary to maintain them in a state to command such Rent...
Page 429 - ... and a description of the residence and occupation of the person making or giving the same...
Page 199 - ... the rent at which the same might reasonably be expected to let from year to year, free of all usual tenants' rates and taxes, and tithe commutation rent-charge, if any, and deducting therefrom the probable average annual cost of the repairs, insurance and other expenses, if any, necessary to maintain them in a state to command such rent...
Page 673 - ... or why there should not be a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was against the evidence.
Page 612 - Creditors or of executing such Process (as the Case may be), and after the Expiration of the said Period of Twenty-one Days, shall be in the Possession or apparent Possession of the Person making such Bill of Sale...
Page 690 - ... of them, or the survivors or survivor of them, or the heirs, executors, or administrators of such survivor...
Page 614 - ... fraudulently or clandestinely convey away or carry off or from such premises, his, her, or their goods or chattels, to prevent the landlord or lessor, landlords or lessors, from distraining the same for arrears of rent so reserved, due, or made payable...
Page 636 - Term, had obtained a rule, calling upon the defendant to shew cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a new trial had...
Page 737 - ... or shall knowingly have in his house, possession, or control, any bird of game (except birds of game kept in a mew or breeding place) after the expiration of forty days...