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... Inst . p . 50. State Tr . vol . 1. p . 329 . There cannot be an accessary before the fact in manslaughter , because it is committed of a sudden , and unpremeditated . H. P. C. 317 . He who counsels or commands any evil shall be adjudged ...
... Inst . p . 50. State Tr . vol . 1. p . 329 . There cannot be an accessary before the fact in manslaughter , because it is committed of a sudden , and unpremeditated . H. P. C. 317 . He who counsels or commands any evil shall be adjudged ...
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... Inst . 55 . 118. 10 Co. 75 b . Comyn's Dig . And if a statute gives a remedy in the af- firmative ( without a negative expressed or implied ) for a matter which was actionable by the common law , the party may sue at the common law as ...
... Inst . 55 . 118. 10 Co. 75 b . Comyn's Dig . And if a statute gives a remedy in the af- firmative ( without a negative expressed or implied ) for a matter which was actionable by the common law , the party may sue at the common law as ...
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... Inst . 333 . Administration likewise may be granted durante minori etate of an infant executor or administrator . As if one makes an infant his executor , or dies intestate , and the right of administration devolves upon an infant , in ...
... Inst . 333 . Administration likewise may be granted durante minori etate of an infant executor or administrator . As if one makes an infant his executor , or dies intestate , and the right of administration devolves upon an infant , in ...
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... Inst . 75. In the time of king Ed . 1. and king John , all causes of mer- chants and mariners , and things arising upon the main sea , were tried before the lord ad- miral ; but the first title of admiral of Eng- land , expressly ...
... Inst . 75. In the time of king Ed . 1. and king John , all causes of mer- chants and mariners , and things arising upon the main sea , were tried before the lord ad- miral ; but the first title of admiral of Eng- land , expressly ...
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... Inst . 115 . ter and the other upon the land . The admiralty is said not to be a court of record , by reason it proceeds by the civil law . 4 Inst . 135. But the admiralty has jurisdiction , where the common law can give no remedy ; and ...
... Inst . 115 . ter and the other upon the land . The admiralty is said not to be a court of record , by reason it proceeds by the civil law . 4 Inst . 135. But the admiralty has jurisdiction , where the common law can give no remedy ; and ...
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Page 2 - The ages of male and female are different for different purposes. A male at twelve years old may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen is at years of discretion, and therefore may consent or disagree to marriage...
Page 14 - Evidence, therefore, of the agreement cannot be received without the writing or secondary evidence of its contents : 1. An agreement that by its terms is not to be performed within a year from the making thereof ; 2.
Page 11 - The indictment is then said to be found, and the party stands indicted. But, to find a bill, there must at least twelve of the jury agree ; for so tender is the law of England of the lives of the subjects, that no man can be convicted at the suit of the king of any capital...
Page 5 - A female also at seven years of age may be betrothed or given in marriage; at nine is entitled to dower ; at twelve is at years of maturity, and therefore may consent or disagree to marriage, and, if proved to have sufficient discretion, may bequeath her personal estate ; at fourteen is at years of legal discretion, and may choose a guardian ; at seventeen may be executrix ; and at twenty-one may dispose of herself and her lands.
Page 7 - That no inhabitant of England (except persons contracting, or convicts praying to be transported, or having committed some capital offence in the place to which they are sent), shall be sent prisoner to Scotland, Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, or any places beyond the seas, within or without the king's dominions, on pain that the party committing, his advisers, aiders, and assistants, shall forfeit to the party...
Page 14 - ... in which points all persons must appear alike, when their depositions are reduced to writing, and read to the judge, in the absence of those who made them ; and yet as much may be frequently collected from the manner in which the evidence is delivered, as from [*374] the matter of *it.