Reports of Cases Argued and Ruled at Nisi Prius, in the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas: 1793[-1807] ...P. Byrne, 1801 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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act of bankruptcy action of assumpsit action was brought admissible admitted agreement answered appeared arrest assignees assumpsit attorney bankrupt bill of exchange brought to recover called charge Chief Justice circumstances claimed contended contract Court creditors debt declaration deed defendant defendant's counsel delivered demand dence discharge Erskine Espinasse execution EYRE fendant Garrow Gibbs given in evidence hand-writing HILARY TERM indorsed issue John Pym KING'S BENCH lease liable Lord George Thynn Lord KENYON ruled Lord MANSFIELD Lordship ment Mingay NISI PRIUS nonsuited notice objected opinion paid partner party payment person plaintiff proved plaintiff's counsel Plea pleaded possession premises present action produced promissory note question received relied rent Runnington Serjeant Serjt set-off Shepherd sheriff shew ship SITTINGS AFTER TERM sold statute statute of frauds sufficient taken tenant TERM AT GUILDHALL Term Rep tion transaction usury verdict Vide witness writ
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Page 63 - Eliz. were grown into blades, the defendant, in consideration that the plaintiff, at the special instance and request of the said...
Page 229 - And that within the said manor there now is, and from time whereof the memory of man is not to the contrary, hath been a certain...
Page 75 - Where a debtor to the plaintiff, being sued by the plaintiff, pending the suit and before execution, being insolvent, executed an assignment of all his effects to trustees for the benefit of all his creditors, under which possession was immediately taken : — Held, that the assignment was not fraudulent within 13 Eliz.
Page 49 - When a lease is expired, the tenant's responsibility is not at an end; for if the premises are in possession of an under-tenant, the landlord may refuse to accept the possession, and hold the original lessee liable; for the lessor is entitled to receive the absolute possession at the end of the term.
Page 153 - ... be left to the jury to say whether it was intended by the defendant, at first, to be a valid agreement on his part, or as only containing proposals in writing, subject to future revision (w) : and if the aid of equity be sought, these circumstances would have equal weight with the Court.