The Revised Reports: Being a Republication of Such Cases in the English Courts of Common Law and Equity, from the Year 1785, as are Still of Practical Utility. 1785-1866Frederick Pollock, Robert Campbell, Oliver Augustus Saunders, Arthur Beresford Cane, Joseph Gerald Pease, William Bowstead Sweet & Maxwell, limited, 1901 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... given was not for the benefit of the party cross - examining him . Then the counsel for the pursuer proposed to ask the witness " whether he had known of any sum having been paid by the defenders to the proprietors of Glasgow Field ...
... given was not for the benefit of the party cross - examining him . Then the counsel for the pursuer proposed to ask the witness " whether he had known of any sum having been paid by the defenders to the proprietors of Glasgow Field ...
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... given in evidence in support of the fact of damage being sustained . Upon general principles , the rule of law in this country and in Scotland must be the same : if a pursuer calls a witness , and asks him as to money being paid for ...
... given in evidence in support of the fact of damage being sustained . Upon general principles , the rule of law in this country and in Scotland must be the same : if a pursuer calls a witness , and asks him as to money being paid for ...
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... given to these trustees is very large . They are to have a common seal , and full power to appoint their successors . So far from the charter limiting the power of the corporation , the trustees have the most unlimited discretion vested ...
... given to these trustees is very large . They are to have a common seal , and full power to appoint their successors . So far from the charter limiting the power of the corporation , the trustees have the most unlimited discretion vested ...
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... given for his dismissal . * The case there showed what was the reason assigned . Then in a case of that kind there must be some jurisdiction to deter- mine whether the reasons on which they acted were valid or not . But here that is not ...
... given for his dismissal . * The case there showed what was the reason assigned . Then in a case of that kind there must be some jurisdiction to deter- mine whether the reasons on which they acted were valid or not . But here that is not ...
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... given was not the marketable value of the reversion . Sir WILLIAM GRANT , in observing on the case , states the evidence before him , namely , that of the actuaries ; and says there is no other evidence in the case ; and he then ...
... given was not the marketable value of the reversion . Sir WILLIAM GRANT , in observing on the case , states the evidence before him , namely , that of the actuaries ; and says there is no other evidence in the case ; and he then ...
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