A New Abridgment of the Law with Large Additions and Corrections, Volume 9T. Davis, 1846 - Law |
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... injury . In one case Lord Camden is reported to have said , that if words are true they are no slander , but may be ... injured may proceed against the author by indictment or information , it being considered as a public offence ; he ...
... injury . In one case Lord Camden is reported to have said , that if words are true they are no slander , but may be ... injured may proceed against the author by indictment or information , it being considered as a public offence ; he ...
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... injury of convicium might be committed by persons collected at a per- son's house in his absence , it does not appear that any calumny or aspersion short of convicium was punishable unless addressed to the party in his presence . When ...
... injury of convicium might be committed by persons collected at a per- son's house in his absence , it does not appear that any calumny or aspersion short of convicium was punishable unless addressed to the party in his presence . When ...
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... injury can be done to a person than to accuse him of a crime for which he may be brought into danger of suffering corporal pun- ishment , words which import such accusation have always , and with the highest reason , stood first in the ...
... injury can be done to a person than to accuse him of a crime for which he may be brought into danger of suffering corporal pun- ishment , words which import such accusation have always , and with the highest reason , stood first in the ...
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... injury , no action lies . But for an injury to his business , resulting from such charge , an individual may maintain an action , although such charge may affect the business of others engaged in the same calling ; as , where the charge ...
... injury , no action lies . But for an injury to his business , resulting from such charge , an individual may maintain an action , although such charge may affect the business of others engaged in the same calling ; as , where the charge ...
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... injury , instituted a suit against the husband , in a spiritual court , for saying he had solicited his wife's chastity . The whole matter being disclosed to a temporal court , having power to award a prohibition , a prohibition was ...
... injury , instituted a suit against the husband , in a spiritual court , for saying he had solicited his wife's chastity . The whole matter being disclosed to a temporal court , having power to award a prohibition , a prohibition was ...
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act of parliament action lies action of trespass action of trover afterwards alleged arrest assumpsit averred Barn bond bring money cause charge common law common rule Court of Chancery Court of King's customs damages declaration defendant delivered divers duty East Eliz enacted evidence felony fieri facias frank-almoign granted guilty Hawk high treason holden indictment injury Inst intended issue judge jury justice king King's Bench laid land liable lies for publishing Lord maintain an action majesty's money into court nisi prius offence officer overt act parliament party peace person plaintiff plea pleaded publishing these words Raym refused Roll Salk Saund sheriff slander socage soldier stamp statute Stra supersedeas Taunt tenant tender tenure Term therein thereof Tresp Trespass lies trial tried United Kingdom unless verdict Vide writ of error writ of supersedeas
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Page 246 - And it appears in our books, that in many cases, the common law will control acts of parliament, and sometimes adjudge them to be utterly void ; for when an act of parliament is against common right and reason, or repugnant, or impossible to be performed, the common law will control it, and adjudge such act to be void ; and therefore in 8 E 330 ab Thomas Tregor's case on the statutes of W.
Page 208 - And all bills, drafts, or orders for the payment of any sum of money out of any particular fund which may or may not be available...
Page 429 - An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown, and better securing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject...
Page 417 - AN ACT DECLARING THE RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES OF THE SUBJECT, AND SETTLING THE SUCCESSION OF THE CROWN.
Page 240 - Where a law is plain and unambiguous, whether it be expressed in general or limited terms, the Legislature should be intended to mean what they have plainly expressed, and consequently no room is left for construction.
Page 218 - law itself, (says he,) [*91] you at the same time repeal the prohibitory clause, which guards against such repeal ( />)." 10. Lastly, acts of parliament that are impossible to be performed are of no validity : and if there arise out of them collaterally any absurd consequences, manifestly contradictory to common reason, they are, with regard to those collateral consequences, void (32).
Page 429 - James, and since his decease, pretending to be and taking upon himself the stile and title of King of England by the name of James the Third, or of Scotland by the name of James the Eighth, or the stile and title of King of Great Britain, hath not any right or title whatsoever to the crown of this realm...
Page 222 - ... no acknowledgment or promise by words only shall be deemed sufficient evidence of a new or continuing contract...
Page 136 - Majesty shall judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of military or naval stores, provisions, or any sort of victual which may be used as food by man, and if any goods so prohibited shall be exported from the United Kingdom or carried coastwise, or be water-borne to be so exported or carried, they shall be forfeited.
Page 217 - Council and them, that the King by his proclamation cannot create any offence which was not an offence before; for then he may alter the law of the land by his proclamation in a high point: for if he may create an offence where none is, upon that ensues fine and imprisonment...