Mr. Serjeant Stephen's New Commentaries on the Laws of England: (Partly Founded on Blackstone)Butterworths, 1903 - Law |
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... Authority . Price 38 . ; . postage , 4d . extra . This volume contains all the Public Acts passed during the Session , with Index ; also Tables showing the effect of the legislation , together with complete and classified lists of the ...
... Authority . Price 38 . ; . postage , 4d . extra . This volume contains all the Public Acts passed during the Session , with Index ; also Tables showing the effect of the legislation , together with complete and classified lists of the ...
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... authority of the Crown ( b ) ; and , as regards inland seizures , to such goods as are brought into this country by an alien enemy , after declaration of war , without a safe - conduct or passport . And therefore it has been held , that ...
... authority of the Crown ( b ) ; and , as regards inland seizures , to such goods as are brought into this country by an alien enemy , after declaration of war , without a safe - conduct or passport . And therefore it has been held , that ...
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... authorities , any purported transfer of these by a person who is not the true owner is , of course , ineffectual to ... authority paying such compensation is remitted to all the rights and remedies of the innocent purchaser as against ...
... authorities , any purported transfer of these by a person who is not the true owner is , of course , ineffectual to ... authority paying such compensation is remitted to all the rights and remedies of the innocent purchaser as against ...
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... authority ( n ) , and where directors honestly , but on unreasonable grounds , make untrue statements in a company prospectus ( 0 ) . Where , however , a misrepresentation amounts to fraud , in addition to a right to rescission , the ...
... authority ( n ) , and where directors honestly , but on unreasonable grounds , make untrue statements in a company prospectus ( 0 ) . Where , however , a misrepresentation amounts to fraud , in addition to a right to rescission , the ...
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... authority ( g ) . 66 Some text book writers also place contracts for the sale of land in this class ; but this also appears not to be strictly accurate , though suppression may sometimes be a reason for resisting specific performance ...
... authority ( g ) . 66 Some text book writers also place contracts for the sale of land in this class ; but this also appears not to be strictly accurate , though suppression may sometimes be a reason for resisting specific performance ...
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MR SERJEANT STEPHENS NEW COMME, Volume 4 Edward 1861-1939 Jenks,Henry John 1787-1864 Stephen No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 456 - Crown and royal dignity of the said kingdoms and dominions to be to the heirs of the body of the said Princess ; and for default of such issue to the Princess Anne of Denmark, and the heirs of her body ; and for default of such issue to the heirs of the body of the said Prince of Orange.
Page 156 - Act is an unconditional promise in writing made by one person to another signed by the maker engaging to pay on demand, or at a fixed or determinable future time, a sum certain in money to order or to bearer.
Page 479 - And that for redress of all grievances, and for the amending, strengthening, and preserving of the laws, Parliaments ought to be held frequently.
Page 432 - Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the Gospel, and the Protestant reformed religion established by law ; and will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them ? ' King or queen :
Page 456 - Resolve That William and Mary Prince and Princess of Orange be and be declared King and Queen of England...
Page 479 - That the freedom of speech, and debates or proceedings in Parliament, ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament.
Page 431 - Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the people of this kingdom of England, and the dominions thereto belonging, according to the statutes in parliament agreed on, and the laws and customs of the same? — The king or queen shall say, I solemnly promise so to do.
Page 96 - ... such as may fairly and reasonably be considered either arising naturally, ie according to the usual course of things, from such breach of contract itself, or such as may reasonably be supposed to have been in the contemplation of both parties, at the time they made the contract, as the probable result of the breach of it.
Page 85 - First, in order to sustain an action of deceit, there must be proof of fraud, and nothing short of that will suffice. Secondly, fraud is proved when it is shown that a false representation has been made (1) knowingly, or (2) without belief in its truth, or (3) recklessly, careless whether it be true or false.
Page 479 - That the pretended power of dispensing with laws, or the execution of laws by regal authority, as it hath been assumed and exercised of late, is illegal.