Reports of Cases Heard and Decided in the House of Lords on Appeals and Writs of Error: During the Sessions 1831[-1846], Volume 12

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Pagina 496 - After the consideration of all the cases and dicta on the subject, the result appears to be that this proceeding by information in the nature of a quo warranto will lie for usurping any office, whether created by charter alone, or by the crown with the consent of parliament, provided the office be of a public nature, and a substantive office, not merely the function or employment of a deputy or servant held at the will and pleasure of others...
Pagina 559 - CS and his assigns for and during the term of his natural life ; And from and after his decease, To the use...
Pagina 477 - Marbury proceeding was instituted by a motion for a rule to show cause why a writ of mandamus should not issue to direct James Madison, as Secretary of State, to deliver to Marbury a commission as a justice of the peace.
Pagina 515 - The general principles which apply to this case are not disputed: the limitations of personal estate are void, unless they necessarily vest, if at all, within a life or lives in being and 21 years or 9 or 10 months afterwards. This has been sanctioned by the opinion of judges of all times, from the time of the Duke of Norfolk's case to the present: it is grown reverend by age, and is not now to be broken in upon...
Pagina 588 - An act for reviving, continuing, and explaining several laws therein mentioned, which are expired and near expiring," as explains the said recited act of the third year of the same reign ; and the whole of an act passed, in the tenth year of the reign of king...
Pagina 77 - A representation made by one party for the purpose of influencing the conduct of the other party, and acted upon by him, will in general be sufficient to entitle him to the assistance of this Court for the purpose of realizing such representation.
Pagina 568 - The general principles which apply to this case, are not disputed ; limitations of personal estate are void, unless they necessarily vest, if at all, within a life or lives in being and twentyone years and nine or ten months afterwards.
Pagina 319 - Merchandize described and mentioned in the said several Documents hereinbefore stated respectively, or either of them, so far as to give Validity to any Contract or Agreement thereafter to be made or entered into by such Person or Persons so intrusted and in Possession as aforesaid, with any Person or Persons, Body or Bodies Politic or Corporate, for the Sale or Disposition of the said Goods...
Pagina 68 - The principle of law, at least of equity, is this — that if a party holds out inducements to another to celebrate a marriage, and holds them out deliberately and plainly, and the other party consents, and celebrates the marriage in consequence of them, if he had good reason to expect that it was intended that he should have the benefit of the proposal which was so held out, a Court of Equity will take care that he is not disappointed, and will give effect to the proposal...
Pagina 14 - No will made out of this state is valid as a will in this state, unless executed according to the provisions of this chapter, except that a will made in a state or country in which the...

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