The Law Students' First Book, Being Chiefly an Abridgment of Blackstone's Commentaries; Incorporating the Alterations in the Law Down to the Present Time |
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... matter , which , however , invariably refers to its original - the statute law . But it was afterwards thought that it might be acceptable to the young student to have some re- ferences to works within his reach , and consequently the ...
... matter , which , however , invariably refers to its original - the statute law . But it was afterwards thought that it might be acceptable to the young student to have some re- ferences to works within his reach , and consequently the ...
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... matter is to be litigated ( a ) . 66 It has by some persons been said that the judges make the common law , whereas they merely declare what it is . Thus , we continually find cases decided with reference to what the judges declare to ...
... matter is to be litigated ( a ) . 66 It has by some persons been said that the judges make the common law , whereas they merely declare what it is . Thus , we continually find cases decided with reference to what the judges declare to ...
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... matters are somewhat peculiar ; for this ancient city , being the metropolis and chief town for trade and commerce within the kingdom , it was necessary that it should have certain customs and privileges for its better government ...
... matters are somewhat peculiar ; for this ancient city , being the metropolis and chief town for trade and commerce within the kingdom , it was necessary that it should have certain customs and privileges for its better government ...
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... matters . These customs , although they differ from the general rules of the common law , are yet ingrafted into it , and made a part of the general law of the land ; and being part of the law , the judges are bound to take notice of ...
... matters . These customs , although they differ from the general rules of the common law , are yet ingrafted into it , and made a part of the general law of the land ; and being part of the law , the judges are bound to take notice of ...
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... matters re- lating to domestic trade this law frequently prevails , as , for instance , with regard to the drawing , the acceptance , and the transfer of inland bills of ex- change . So also by this law the merchandises , debts , and ...
... matters re- lating to domestic trade this law frequently prevails , as , for instance , with regard to the drawing , the acceptance , and the transfer of inland bills of ex- change . So also by this law the merchandises , debts , and ...
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Page 221 - ... such signature shall be made or acknowledged by the testator in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same time, and such witnesses shall attest and shall subscribe the will in the presence of the testator, but no form of attestation shall be necessary.
Page 421 - Having heard the evidence do you wish to say anything in answer to ;the charge you are not obliged to say anything unless you desire to do so but whatever you do say will be taken down in writing and may be given in evidence...
Page 387 - Whenever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default, and the act, neglect, or default is such as would, if death had not ensued, have entitled the party injured to maintain an action to recover damages in respect thereof...
Page 275 - It seems that an assault is an attempt, or offer, with force and violence, to do a corporal hurt to another; as by striking at him with, or without, a weapon; or presenting a gun at him, at...
Page 451 - That all actions and proceedings which before the passing of this act might have been brought in any of her Majesty's superior Courts of record where the plaintiff dwells more than twenty miles from the defendant, or where the cause of action did not arise wholly or in some material point within the jurisdiction of the Court within which the defendant dwells or carries on his business at the time of the action brought...
Page 15 - The power and jurisdiction of parliament, says Sir Edward Coke, is so transcendent and absolute that it cannot be confined. either for causes or persons, within any bounds.
Page 426 - ... or vice versa, nor for that any person mentioned in the indictment is designated by a name of office, or other descriptive appellation, instead of his proper name, nor for omitting to state the time at which the offence was committed in any case where time is not of the essence of the offence, nor for stating the time imperfectly, nor...
Page 65 - It is to be observed, that, in order to constitute a legal wreck, the goods must come to land. If they continue at sea, the law distinguishes them by the barbarous and uncouth appellations of jetsam, flotsam, and ligan.
Page 184 - The lineal descendants, in infinitum, of any person deceased shall represent their ancestor ; that is, shall stand in the same place as the person himself would have done had he been living.
Page 426 - ... nor for omitting to state the time at which the offence was committed in any case where time is not of the essence of the offence, nor for stating the time imperfectly, nor for stating the offence to have been committed on a day subsequent to the finding of the indictment, or on an impossible day, or on a day that never happened...