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Harlow ( 9 ) is a strong authority that the action will not lie . This case shows that a
mere reflection on goods manufactured by a tradesman is not actionable ; there
must be something more ; it must appear that the publication of the libel has ...
Harlow ( 9 ) is a strong authority that the action will not lie . This case shows that a
mere reflection on goods manufactured by a tradesman is not actionable ; there
must be something more ; it must appear that the publication of the libel has ...
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This is an action for negligence , and by the demurrer the negligence is admitted ,
and the admission of negligence discloses a cause of action to be tried by a jury .
The declaration charges not an absolute duty to take care of the clippings , but ...
This is an action for negligence , and by the demurrer the negligence is admitted ,
and the admission of negligence discloses a cause of action to be tried by a jury .
The declaration charges not an absolute duty to take care of the clippings , but ...
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Attorneys for defendants : Church , Sons , f Clarke . Nov . 22 , 1871 . 120 ] FELL v
. WHITTAKER . Law Reports , 7 Queen ' s Bench , 120 . Landlord and Tenant —
Excessive Distress , Right of Action for — Special Property in Goods distrained .
Attorneys for defendants : Church , Sons , f Clarke . Nov . 22 , 1871 . 120 ] FELL v
. WHITTAKER . Law Reports , 7 Queen ' s Bench , 120 . Landlord and Tenant —
Excessive Distress , Right of Action for — Special Property in Goods distrained .
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This action was brought in the Salford Hundred Court of Record at Manchester .
On the trial the plaintiff gave the following evidence : - “ I pay rent to John Henry
Whittaker . ” [ He produced receipts for certain amounts . ] “ I was out of town .
This action was brought in the Salford Hundred Court of Record at Manchester .
On the trial the plaintiff gave the following evidence : - “ I pay rent to John Henry
Whittaker . ” [ He produced receipts for certain amounts . ] “ I was out of town .
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This action could only be maintained by the owner of the goods . If the plaintiff
had any special interest in them that was affected , he should have stated what
his interest was . Distraining for more rent than is due gives no right of action ...
This action could only be maintained by the owner of the goods . If the plaintiff
had any special interest in them that was affected , he should have stated what
his interest was . Distraining for more rent than is due gives no right of action ...
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| Title | Reports of Cases Decided by the English Courts: With Notes and References to Kindred Cases and Authorities, Volume 1 |
| Author | Nathaniel Cleveland Moak |
| Contributor | John Thomas Cook |
| Publisher | William Gould, 1872 |
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