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Page 267 - be insane, it shall be lawful for one of Her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State to direct such person to be removed to a county lunatic asylum or other proper receptacle for insane persons until such person has become of sound mind, and has been certified to be so by two physicians or surgeons.
Page 102 - Where, by the above rules, one of two ships is to keep out of the way, the other shall keep her course subject to the qualifications contained in the following article,
Page 109 - be deemed to have been occasioned by the wilful default of the person in charge of the deck of the ship," the court held that this was not a loss arising from barratry. That it did not appear what was the extent of the default in improperly starboarding the helm, which may have been
Page 305 - every present and past member of such company shall be liable to contribute to the assets of the company to an amount sufficient for payment of the debts and liabilities of the company, and the costs, charges, and expenses of the winding-up, and for the payment of such sums as may be required for the adjustment of the rights of the
Page 9 - all easements, waters, watercourses, profits, commodities, advantages, and appurtenances whatsoever to the said piece of ground belonging or appertaining, or therewith or with any part thereof held, used, occupied, or enjoyed, or accepted, reputed, deemed, taken, or known as part, parcel, or member thereof." This lease would have expired in
Page 357 - was granted to set it aside, and for a new trial on the ground of misdirection, and that the verdict was against the evidence. This rule was made absolute by two judges of the Supreme Court of New South
Page 5 - owner of the lands by reason of the severing of the lands taken from the other lands of such owner, or otherwise injuriously affecting such other lands, by the exercise of the powers of the Act." It is not disputed that the taking of the plaintiff's causeway brings him within the terms of this section as an owner of
Page 306 - enacts that every share in any company shall be deemed and taken to have been issued, and to be held subject to the payment of the whole amount thereof in cash, unless the same shall have been otherwise determined by a contract duly made in writing, and filed with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies at or before the issue of such shares.
Page 65 - causes : (1) As to any claim arising out of any agreement made in relation to the use or hire of any ship, or in relation to the carriage of goods in any ship, also as to any claim in tort in respect of goods carried in any ship, provided the amount claimed does not exceed
Page 88 - the company, the court shall settle a list of contributories, with power to rectify the register of members in all cases where such rectification is required in pursuance of this Act, and shall cause the assets of the company to be collected and applied in discharge of its liabilities.