 ... of that negligence. Both of these questions the jury found in favour of the plaintiff. No question was left to the jury as to whether they thought that, in fact, the defendant was the employer of the shipkeeper, nor was my Brother Mellor asked to...  The Law Times - Page 1031847Full view - About this book
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1866 - 932 pages
...the shipkeeper, nor was my Brother Mellor asked to leave that question to the jury. A rule nisi was obtained to enter a nonsuit, on the ground that there was no evidence to fix the defendant, which was argued before my Brothers Mellor and Lush, and myself. I have... | |
 | Edward William Cox - Criminal law - 1848 - 612 pages
...jury found in favour of the party for who m it icaso ffered, the Court would not uptet the judgment. THIS was an action for work and labour done by the...to enter a nonsuit, on the ground that there was no evidence to go to the jury against the defendant Cornfoot. It is unnecessary for the purpose of the... | |
 | Ireland. High Court of Chancery - Law reports, digests, etc - 1859 - 682 pages
...question to the jury at all; or in case I ought to have directed a verdict for either Company, upon the ground that there was no evidence to go to the jury against them individually, then that a verdict should be entered for such defendant. During the argument on... | |
 | Maxwell Alexander Robertson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1866 - 1190 pages
...the shipkeeper, nor was my Brother .Mellor asked to leave that question to the jury. A rule nisi was obtained to enter a nonsuit, on the ground that there was no evidence to fix the defendant, which was argued before my Brothers Mellor and Lush, and myself. I have... | |
 | Frederick Pollock - Law - 1873 - 758 pages
...and the defendants offering no evidence, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. A rule was obtained to enter a nonsuit on the ground that there was no evidence of liability of defendants, The Court of Queen's Bench afterwards discharged the rule. On... | |
 | Thomas William Saunders - Sales - 1874 - 238 pages
...action to recover the difference. The jury having found for the plaintiff, a rule nisi was afterwards obtained to enter a nonsuit on the ground that there was no evidence upon which the jury could infer a warranty. This rule was afterwards made absolute. In his... | |
 | Law reports general - 1882 - 544 pages
...the conclusion of the case for the Crown Scroggs stopped the case against two of the prisoners on the ground that there was no evidence to go to the jury against them 2 . The first time such a thing was done on a State trial. It is always said these two prisoners... | |
| |
