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. With Tables of the Names of the Cases Argued and Cited, and the Principal Matters

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Page 757 - ... when the party by his own contract creates a duty or charge upon himself, he is bound to make it good, if he may, notwithstanding any accident by inevitable necessity, because he might have provided against it by his contract.
Page 1007 - That no contract for the sale of any goods, wares, and merchandise, for the price of ten pounds sterling or upwards, shall be allowed to be good, except the buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold, and actually receive the same...
Page 91 - But nothing herein contained shall render any person who in any criminal proceeding is charged with the commission of any indictable offence, or any offence punishable on summary conviction, competent or compellable to give evidence for or against himself or herself, or shall render any person compellable to answer any question tending to criminate himself or herself...
Page 116 - Malice in common acceptation means ill-will against a person, but in its legal sense it means a wrongful act done intentionally without just cause or excuse.
Page 835 - ... and in any such action the defendant may plead the general issue, and give this Act and the special matter in evidence at any trial to be had thereupon...
Page 1095 - It was held by the court of Exchequer Chamber (affirming the judgment of the court of Queen's Bench) that the...
Page 895 - Exchequer, on the motion of the defendant, granted a rule to shew cause why the verdict should not be set aside, and a...
Page 149 - Now where a contract is to be rescinded at all, it must be rescinded in toto, and the parties put in statu quo.
Page 128 - Owner" shall apply to every Person in possession or receipt either of the whole or of any Part of the Rents or Profits of any Land or Tenement, or in the Occupation of such Land or Tenement other than as a Tenant from Year to Year or for any less Term, or as a Tenant at Will...
Page 497 - ... and shall further be personally liable to the holder of any such bill of exchange, promissory note, cheque, or order for money or goods, for the amount thereof unless the same is duly paid by the company.

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