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 | George Chalmers - Commercial law - 1814 - 962 pages
...Second, The statute law. First. As to the common law. (1.) Mr. West's opinion on this subject, in 1720. The common law of England, is the common law of the...in affirmance of the common law, passed in England, an* tecedent to the settlement of a colony, are in force in that colony, unless there is some private... | |
 | George Chalmers - Commercial law - 1814 - 434 pages
...subject , in 1720. The common law of England, is the common carry Eng. Laius.'] Eminent Loxvyers. 1 95 law of the plantations, and all statutes in affirmance...passed in England, antecedent to the settlement of a colony, are in force in that colony, unless there is some private act to the contrary, though no... | |
 | Beamish Murdoch - Law - 1832 - 260 pages
...preserving, polishing and throwing light upon, the useful result of their labors. Authorities—British. The common law of England is the common law of the...passed in England, antecedent to the settlement of a colony, are in force in that colony, unless there is some private act to the contrary; though no... | |
 | Charles Clark - Constitutional law - 1834 - 768 pages
...the crown. It retains its old laws till changed by act of parliament. Culrin'i case, 7 Co. 17 b. (4) The common law of England is the common law of the...passed in England antecedent to the settlement of any colony, are in force in that colony, unless there is some private act to the contrary, though no... | |
 | Sir George Cornewall Lewis - Colonies - 1841 - 408 pages
...opinion on this subject, given to the Lords Commissioners of Trade and Plantations in 1720 : — " The common law of England is the common law of the...passed in England antecedent to the settlement of a colony, are in force in that colony, unless there is some private act to the contrary ; though no... | |
 | Sir George Cornewall Lewis - Colonies - 1841 - 418 pages
...West's opinion on this subject, given to the Lords Commissioners of Trade and Plantations in 1720:—" The common law of England is the common law of the...passed in England antecedent to the settlement of a colony, are in force in that colony, unless there is some private act to the contrary; though no... | |
 | Murray Hoffman - Canon law, Protestant Episcopal - 1850 - 494 pages
...(Commentaries, vol. 1st, p. 472.) The rule is admirably expressed by Mr. West in an opinion given in 1720. " The common law of England is the common law of the plantations, and so all statutes in affirmance of the common law antecedent to the settlement of a colony, unless there... | |
 | George Chalmers - Colonies - 1858 - 828 pages
...taken : as there seems to be a very material difference between them, I shall consider them singly. The common law of England is the common law of the...the common law, passed in England, antecedent to the set-1 tlement of any colony, are in force in that colony, un-- less there is some private act to the... | |
 | George Chalmers - Colonies - 1858 - 830 pages
...taken : as there seems to be a very material difference between them, I shall con" sider them singlyThe common law of England is the common law of the plantations, and all statutes, in afflrtnance of the common law, passed in England, antecedent to the settlement of any colony, are in... | |
 | Law - 1867 - 414 pages
...Mr. Charles Clark.* " The common law of England (West LC), is the common law of the plantations, aud all statutes in affirmance of the common law, passed in England, antecedent to the settlement of any colony, are in force in that colony, unless there is some private act to the contrary, though no... | |
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