Cases argued and determined in the Supreme court of Nova Scotia, Том 51885 |
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action admitted affidavit agent alleged amount appeal apply appointed argument assessment assignment authority award Bank of British bankruptcy barratry bill of sale British North America Canada Canada Temperance Act cause cited City of Halifax claim contract corporation costs counsel creditors debt Decided decision deed defendant defendant's delivered judgment demurrer entitled Equity estoppel evidence execution fact grant ground held injunction insolvency intended interest issued Jenkins judgment as follows jurisdiction jury Kenny land learned Judge legislature liable liquidator loss March 31st matter MCDONALD Merchants Moir Morrison mortgage necessary notice Nova Scotia opinion owner Parliament of Canada parties payment plaintiff plea pleaded possession premises provisions question recover reference repairs replevin RIGBY rule nisi says Shipping Act sufficient taken THOMPSON tion township trial trustees verdict vessel WEATHERBE winding-up words writ writ of summons Yarmouth
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Сторінка 338 - The rule of law is clear that where one by his words or conduct wilfully causes another to believe in the existence of a certain state of things, and induces him to act on that belief, so as to alter his own previous position, the former is concluded from averring against the latter a different state of things as existing at the same time.
Сторінка 249 - If any bankrupt, at the time he becomes bankrupt, shall, by the consent and permission of the true owner thereof, have in his possession, order, or disposition, any goods or chattels, whereof he was reputed owner...
Сторінка 517 - ... as by the known usage of trade, or the like, acquired a peculiar sense, distinct from the popular sense of the same words ; or unless the context evidently points out that they must in the particular instance, and in order to effectuate the immediate intention of the parties to that contract, be understood in some other special and peculiar sense.
Сторінка 94 - ... devised and contrived of malice, fraud, covin, collusion, or guile, to the end, purpose, and intent to delay, hinder, or defraud creditors and others of their just and lawful actions...
Сторінка 370 - A mandamus or an injunction may be granted or a receiver appointed by an interlocutory Order of the Court in all cases in which it shall appear to the Court to be just or convenient that such Order should be made...
Сторінка 547 - ... there must be proof that the act was obtained by this coercion ; by importunity which could not be resisted ; that it was done merely for the sake of peace, so that the motive was tantamount to force and fear.
Сторінка 347 - State, in regard to simple contracts, that "a person who is not a party to a simple contract, and from whom no consideration moves, cannot sue on the contract, and consequently that a promise made by one person to another, for the benefit of a third person who is a stranger to the consideration, will not support an action by the latter.
Сторінка 517 - ... the same rule of construction which applies to all other instruments, applies equally to this instrument of a policy of insurance, viz.<, that it is to be construed according to its sense and meaning, as collected in the first place from the terms used in it, which terms are themselves to be understood in their plain, ordinary, and popular sense...
Сторінка 515 - That rule is, that a covenant will be construed to be joint or several according to the interest of the parties appearing upon the face of the deed, if the words are capable of that construction; not that it will be construed to be several by reason of several interests, if it be expressly joint.
Сторінка 409 - British court elsewhere having jurisdiction in bankruptcy or insolvency, and the officers of those courts respectively, shall severally act in aid of and be auxiliary to each other in all matters of bankruptcy, and an order of the court seeking aid, with a request to another of the said courts, shall be deemed sufficient to enable the latter court to exercise, in regard to the matters directed by the order, such jurisdiction as either...