The Australian Jurist Reports: Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria, Volume 2Butterworth & Company (Australia) Limited - Law reports, digests, etc |
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action affidavit alleged amount appeal application appointed assignment attorney Attorneys:-For authorised Ballarat Band of Hope bank Bank of Victoria Beechworth bill of sale claim colony committed contempt contended contract costs council County Court court of equity Court of Mines creditors Crown debt decision declaration decree deed defendant Duncan entitled equity evidence executed fact fendant forfeiture Francis Ronalds given granted ground held Higinbotham HONOUR House of Commons Hugh Glass Insolvency interest J. W. Stephen judge judgment jurisdiction jury Justice Molesworth land lease letter liable lordships matter Melbourne ment Mississippi Company mortgage nonsuit North-West Company notice objection official agent paid parties payment person petitioners plaintiff possession privileges proceedings question referred registered respondent rule absolute Rule nisi Sandridge shares showed cause solicitor Statute suit tiff tion transfer trustees verdict Victoria warden warrant Williams
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Page 59 - Act were held enjoyed and exercised by the Commons House of Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland and by the committees and members thereof, so far as the same are not inconsistent with...
Page 45 - I will only say that if a commitment appeared to be for a contempt of the House of Commons generally, I would neither in the case of that Court, nor of any other of the Superior Courts, inquire further : but if it did not profess to commit for a contempt, but for some matter appearing on the return, which could by no reasonable intendment be considered as a contempt of the Court committing, but a ground of commitment palpably and evidently arbitrary, unjust, and contrary to every principle of positive...
Page 131 - ... as to be calculated or likely to deceive, shall be and be deemed to be a false, forged, and counterfeited trade mark within the meaning of this Act ; and every act of making, applying, or otherwise using any such addition to or alteration of a trade mark, or any such imitation of a trade mark as aforesaid done by any person with intent to defraud...
Page 257 - If there is more than one Mortgage registered of the same Ship or Share therein, the Mortgagees shall, notwithstanding any express, implied, or constructive Notice, be entitled in Priority one over the other according to the Date at which each Instrument is recorded in the Register Books, and not according to the Date of each Instrument itself.
Page 155 - ... public buildings, or as places for the interment of the dead, or places for the recreation and amusement of the inhabitants of any town or village...
Page 41 - The Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Victoria respectively, and the Committees and Members thereof respectively, shall hold, enjoy, and exercise such and the like privileges, immunities, and powers...
Page 59 - ... and one of the most important privileges of the House of Commons — is the privilege of committing for contempt; and incidental to that privilege, it has, as has already been stated, been well established in this Country that the House of Commons have the right to be the judges themselves of what is contempt, and to commit for that contempt by a Warrant, stating that the commitment is for contempt of the House generally, without specifying what the character of the contempt is.
Page 107 - CP, negligence cannot exist if the master does his best to employ competent persons ; he cannot warrant the competency of his servants.
Page 59 - The Privileges, Immunities, and Powers to be held, enjoyed and exercised by the Senate and by the House of Commons and by the Members thereof respectively...
Page 12 - Plaintiff being no longer able to prosecute for want of interest, and his assignees claiming by a title which may be litigated, the benefit of the proceedings cannot be obtained by a supplemental bill, but must be sought by an original bill in the nature of a supplemental bill.