Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Courts of Common Law, [1845-1856]: Heretofore Condensed by Thomas Sergeant and Thomas M'Kean Pettit, Now Reprinted in Full, Tom 3

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Strona 111 - judge being of this opinion, a verdict was taken for the lessor of the plaintiff, on the second demise, leave being reserved to the defendant to move to enter a verdict for him, if the court should be of opinion that the jury ought to have been told to limit the verdict to sixteen acres.
Strona 111 - absence of reasonable and probable cause for arresting the plaintiff, and that the defendants had acted with malice. The jury returned a verdict for the defendants. Shee, Serjt., in Easter term last, obtained a rule nisi for a new trial, on the grounds of misdirection, and that the verdict was not warranted by the evidence.
Strona 837 - contract > custom, prescription, name, or other "matter, in any particular or particulars in the judgment of such court or judge not material to the merits of the case, and by which the opposite party cannot have been prejudiced in the conduct of his action, prosecution, or defence." It has been repeatedly laid down, that, in allowing amendments
Strona 883 - that in an action for a libel contained in any public newspaper or other periodical publication, it shall be competent to the defendant to plead that such libel was inserted in such newspaper or other periodical publication without actual malice, and without gross negligence, and that before the commencement of the action, or at
Strona 883 - parliament, held in the fourth. year of his late majesty, intituled ' An act for the further amendment of the law, and the better advancement of justice ; and that to such plea to such action, it shall be competent to the plaintiff to reply generally, denying the
Strona 249 - from being taken or detained under any process whatever, in respect of the several debts and sums of money due or claimed to be due from the defendant to the several persons named in his schedule as creditors, &c.; and that the said sum of 17/., parcel,
Strona 97 - and in what manner the same was to be performed, by an instrument in •writing under his hand and seal, and cause the same to be enrolled in her said majesty's high court of Chancery, within six calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said letters-patent, then the said letters-patent, and all liberties and advantages whatsoever thereby granted,
Strona 111 - of defending himself therein. ASSUMPSIT, on a foreign judgment. The first count of the declaration stated, that, before and at the time of the making of the promise by the defendant next thereinafter mentioned, to wit, on, &c., the defendant was indebted to the plaintiff
Strona 527 - shall be payable by way of annuity or otherwise, at any future time or times, by virtue of any bond, covenant, or other securities of any nature whatsoever, shall be deemed and taken to be debts within the meaning of the said recited act (5 & 6 Viet. c. 116) and
Strona 127 - of possession. A verdict was entered generally for the lessors of the plaintiff. Byles, Serjt., in Easter term last, obtained a rule nisi to enter a verdict for the defendant, or a nonsuit, pursuant to the leave reserved, or for a new trial.

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