The American Jurist: And Law Magazine, Volume 25Freeman & Bolles, 1843 - Law |
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... justice Macclesfield ; and his conversation was so agreeable as to produce from his neighbor an invitation to his father's house . It is said , that about the same time the chief justice , being desirous of securing for his sons a ...
... justice Macclesfield ; and his conversation was so agreeable as to produce from his neighbor an invitation to his father's house . It is said , that about the same time the chief justice , being desirous of securing for his sons a ...
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... justice would fall to the share of Mr. Talbot , the solicitor - general . It proved , however , otherwise . Mr. Talbot , having devoted himself more exclusively than his colleague to chancery practice , was held to be , if possible ...
... justice would fall to the share of Mr. Talbot , the solicitor - general . It proved , however , otherwise . Mr. Talbot , having devoted himself more exclusively than his colleague to chancery practice , was held to be , if possible ...
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... justice nearly three years and a half ( 7 , 8 , 9 and 10 Geo . 2 , ) during which period he did not fail to add largely to his former reputation . His colleagues in office were Lee ( who succeeded him as chief justice ) , Probyn and ...
... justice nearly three years and a half ( 7 , 8 , 9 and 10 Geo . 2 , ) during which period he did not fail to add largely to his former reputation . His colleagues in office were Lee ( who succeeded him as chief justice ) , Probyn and ...
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... justice of the king's bench , which , indeed , he filled with no less honor to himself than advantage to the coun- try , that upon the death of lord Talbot ( February 14th , 1737 ) , he testified considerable reluctance to resign it for ...
... justice of the king's bench , which , indeed , he filled with no less honor to himself than advantage to the coun- try , that upon the death of lord Talbot ( February 14th , 1737 ) , he testified considerable reluctance to resign it for ...
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... justice had the power of granting it for two lives , by retaining his place he would be enabled to make a handsome provision for some member of his own family . Sir Robert Walpole was willing to do away with this objection , by buying ...
... justice had the power of granting it for two lives , by retaining his place he would be enabled to make a handsome provision for some member of his own family . Sir Robert Walpole was willing to do away with this objection , by buying ...
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Page 129 - It shall be their duty where the laws of the country permit, to take possession of the personal estate left by any citizen of the United States, other than seamen belonging to any ship or vessel who shall die within their consulate; leaving there no legal representative, partner in trade or trustee by him appointed to take care of his effects, they shall inventory the same with the assistance of two merchants of the United States...
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Page 368 - ' more effectual Abolition of Oaths and Affirmations taken " ' and made in various Departments of the State, and to " ' substitute Declarations in lieu thereof, and for the more " ' entire Suppression of voluntary and extra-judicial Oaths " ' and Affidavits,' and to make other Provisions for the " Abolition of unnecessary Oaths.
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Page 265 - Every particular trader has some particular mark or stamp ; but I do not know any instance of granting an injunction here, to restrain one trader from using the same mark with another ; and I think it would be of mischievous consequence to do it.
Page 75 - Court ; and then and there, by a rule to be made of the same Court, to cause yourself to be made defendant in my stead ; otherwise, I shall suffer judgment to be entered against me by default, and you will be turned out of possession.