Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volume 3Callaghan, 1876 - Law |
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... matter by him spoken , relative to the cause in hand , and suggested in his client's instruc- tions ; although it should reflect upon the reputation of another , and even prove absolutely groundless : but if he mentions an untruth of ...
... matter by him spoken , relative to the cause in hand , and suggested in his client's instruc- tions ; although it should reflect upon the reputation of another , and even prove absolutely groundless : but if he mentions an untruth of ...
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... matter they judged themselves . " These inferior courts , at least the name and form of them , still continue in our legal constitution ; but as the superior courts of record ' obtained , at a very early period in our legal history , a ...
... matter they judged themselves . " These inferior courts , at least the name and form of them , still continue in our legal constitution ; but as the superior courts of record ' obtained , at a very early period in our legal history , a ...
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... matter in dispute is , on the trial , inquired into , and disposed of summarily by the judge ; who decides all questions as well of fact as of law , unless one of the parties has demanded a jury , which has long been considered the ...
... matter in dispute is , on the trial , inquired into , and disposed of summarily by the judge ; who decides all questions as well of fact as of law , unless one of the parties has demanded a jury , which has long been considered the ...
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... matter commenced in the High Court of Justice , law and equity are administered according to the rules specially enacted for effecting what has long been talked of as the fusion of law and equity ; which may be summed up in the words of ...
... matter commenced in the High Court of Justice , law and equity are administered according to the rules specially enacted for effecting what has long been talked of as the fusion of law and equity ; which may be summed up in the words of ...
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... matters of honour and of arms , determining according to the law military and the law of nations . Besides these , there were the lord high steward , and lord great chamberlain ; the steward of the household ; the lord chancellor ...
... matters of honour and of arms , determining according to the law military and the law of nations . Besides these , there were the lord high steward , and lord great chamberlain ; the steward of the household ; the lord chancellor ...
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