Precedents in Pleading: With Copious Notes on Practice, Pleading and Evidence, Volume 1

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G. and C. Merriam, 1839 - Civil procedure - 858 pages

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Page 131 - Be it known that as well in own name as for and in the name and names of all and every other person or persons to whom the same doth, may, or shall appertain, in part or in all...
Page 245 - Majesty's Courts of Record, shall not be revocable by any Party to such Reference, without the Leave of the Court by which such Rule or Order shall be made, or which shall be mentioned in such Submission, or by Leave of a Judge...
Page 25 - Judgment according as the very Right of the Cause and Matter in Law shall appear unto them...
Page 335 - AB as for his costs and charges by him, about his suit in that behalf expended...
Page 418 - Pounds of good and lawful Money of Great Britain...
Page 253 - In every species of assumpsit, all matters in confession and avoidance, including not only those by way of discharge, but those which show the transaction to be either void or voidable in point of law, on the ground of fraud or otherwise, shall be specially pleaded ; ex.
Page 137 - ... to recover a reasonable satisfaction for the lands, tenements, or hereditaments, held or occupied by the defendant or defendants in an action on the case, for the use and occupation of what was so held or enjoyed...
Page 478 - In actions on the case, the plea of not guilty shall operate as a denial only of the breach of duty or wrongful act alleged to have been committed by the defendant, and not of the facts stated in the inducement; and no other defence than such denial shall be admissible under that plea ; all other pleas in denial shall take issue on some particular matter of fact alleged in the declaration.
Page 93 - CONDITION, by , on board the called the , whereof is Master, for this present voyage, now lying in the port of and bound for . To say : [insert description of merchandise] being marked and numbered as in the margin, and are to be delivered in the like good order and condition, at the aforesaid port of , (the dangers of the seas only excepted,) unto or assigns, he or they paying freight for the said goods , with primage and average accustomed.
Page 364 - ... daughter or servant), by leave of any of the said superior courts where such action is pending, or a judge of any of the said superior courts, to pay into court a sum of money by way of compensation or amends, in such manner and under such regulations as to the payment of costs and the form of pleading, as the said judges, or such eight or more of them as aforesaid, shall, by any rules or orders by them to be from time to time made, order and direct.

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