 | Joseph Gabbett - Law reports, digests, etc - 1812 - 930 pages
...or on the sole ground, that the answering of such question may establish or tend to establish thin he owes a debt, or is otherwise subject to a civil suit, either at the instance of the king or of any other person. It is a provision of the 5 Eliz. c. 9. s. 12. Eng. that if any person... | |
 | William Sampson - Catholics - 1813 - 278 pages
...no tendency to accuse himself, or to expose him to a penalty or forfeiture of any nature whatever, by reason only, or on the sole ground that the answering...instance of his majesty or of any other person or per,, sons." This statute has settled the law in Great Bri'' tain. The point in this state, may be... | |
 | Samuel March Phillipps - Evidence (Law) - 1815 - 600 pages
...tendency to accuse himself, or to expose him to penalty or forfeiture of any nature whatsoever,) on the ground, that the answering of such question may establish,...a debt, or is otherwise subject to a civil suit." But the right, which the parties to a suit have, to refuse answering any question, is not in any degree... | |
 | William Dickinson - Criminal law - 1815 - 488 pages
...expose him to penalty or forfei^ ture of any nature whatsoever, by reason only, that the answering such question may establish or tend to establish that...owes a debt, or is otherwise subject to a civil suit, at the instance of his Majesty, or of any other person.J 3. Persons interested. It is a general rule... | |
 | Samuel March Phillipps - Evidence (Law) - 1822 - 644 pages
...himself, or to expose him to penalty or forfeiture of c ; v ii »u it. any nature whatsoever,) on the ground, that the answering of such question may establish,...owes a debt, or is otherwise subject to a civil suit. The right, which the parties to a suit have, to refuse answering any • This subect was much discussed,... | |
 | Thomas Peake - Evidence - 1822 - 668 pages
...tendency to accuse himself, or to expose him to any penalty or forfeiture, but the answering of which may establish or tend to establish that he owes a debt, or is otherwise subject to a civil suit at the instance of his majesty, or of some other person or persons : Be it therefore declared and enacted,... | |
 | Thomas Peake - Evidence - 1822 - 666 pages
...himself, or to expose «iim to any penalty or forfeiture, but the answering of which may ^&stablish or tend to establish that he owes a debt, or is otherwise t to a civil suit at the instance of his majesty, or of some person or persons : Be it therefore declared... | |
 | Alexander Whellier - 1825 - 836 pages
...tendency to accuse himself, or to expose him to penalty or forfeiture, by reason only that the answer to such question may establish or tend to establish that he owes a debt, or is subject to a civil suit. Positive proof is always required, where from the nature of the case it appears... | |
 | John Beames - Bankruptcy - 1827 - 180 pages
...forfeiture of" any nature " whatsoever, by reason only, or on the sole ground, that the an" swering of such question may establish, or tend to establish,...of his majesty, or of any other person or persons." (a)P. 2!>4 (4th ed.) iswer. Such evidence, therefore, when before the court, Ss good, because, as it... | |
 | William Oldnall Russell - Criminal law - 1828 - 836 pages
...penalty or forfeiture of any nature whatsoever) by reason only, and on the sole ground that the answering such question may establish, or tend to establish,...civil suit, either at the instance of his Majesty, or any other persons.(s) This statute, however, does not affect the right, which the parties to a suit... | |
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penalty or forfeiture, of any nature whatsoever, by reason only, or on the sole ground, that the answering of such question may establish, or tend to establish, that he owes a debt, or is otherwise subject to a civil suit, either at the instance of his... 
