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Salmon v Duncombe

25 Jun 1886 11 App Cas 627, PC

Subsequent citations: 3.

STATUTE — Construction of statute — Intention of a Statute

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STATUTE — Construction of statute — Intention of a Statute — Operative Words — Surplusage rejected.

Ledgard v Bull

21 Jul 1886 11 App Cas 648, PC

PATENT — Patent law amendment act, 1852, s. 41 — Sufficiency of Particulars of Infringement

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PATENT — Patent law amendment act, 1852, s. 41 — Sufficiency of Particulars of Infringement — Practice.

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Westropp’s Divorce Bill

17 May 1886 11 App Cas 294, HL

DIVORCE — Wife's Bill — Adultery coupled with Cruelty.

LORD HERSCHELL, L.C.: — In this case I think it clear that the adultery alleged in the preamble of this bill of Mr. Westropp with Hannah Roche has been established beyond doubt, and I think that the cruelty alleged has also been established. I think that the conduct of Mr. Westropp to his wife was such as not only to inflict bodily injury upon her upon one occasion, but also to put her in reasonable fear on many occasions; and that his behaviour to one of the children in her presence, and his threats to her on one or two

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DIVORCE — Wife's Bill — Adultery coupled with Cruelty.

Coaks v Boswell

22 Feb 1886 11 App Cas 232, HL

VENDOR AND PURCHASER — Sale under the Direction of the Court — Misrepresentation and Concealment of Facts by Purchaser.

Feb. 22, 1886. EARL OF SELBORNE: — My Lords, if I agreed with the view of the facts of this case which has been taken in the Court of Appeal, I should think the decree of that Court right. The time which had elapsed between the purchase sought to be set aside and the commencement of this suit might have been a serious obstacle to the relief sought, if rested on any other ground than that of fraud; but if fraud were proved, that difficulty would be overcome. The Court of Appeal thinking that fraud was proved, did not deal

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VENDOR AND PURCHASER — Sale under the Direction of the Court — Misrepresentation and Concealment of Facts by Purchaser.

Attorney-General Of Nova Scotia v Gregory

03 Apr 1886 11 App Cas 229, PC

PRACTICE — Special Leave to Appeal.

LORD HOBHOUSE: — In this case Mr. Gregory obtained a verdict against the Halifax Company for $80,000 after a trial in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. The company appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada, and the only real question was, whether $40,000 of the $80,000 should be paid to Mr. Hill instead of being paid to Mr. Gregory the plaintiff. It was a matter of indifference to the company whether they paid Hill or Gregory. Therefore the company appealing were really acting on behalf of Hill, and it is agreed that Hill represented the Government of Nova Scotia,

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PRACTICE — Special Leave to Appeal.

Darley Main Colliery Co v Mitchell

Subsequent considerations : 1 neutral. Subsequent citations: 22.

Turquand and Whinney (Trustees Of The Estate and Effects Of Frederick Searle Parker and William Searle Parker, Bankrupts) v The Board Of Trade and The Chief Official Receiver In Bankruptcy

28 May 1886 11 App Cas 286, HL

BANKRUPTCY — Official receiver — Powers when acting as Trustee

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BANKRUPTCY — Official receiver — Powers when acting as Trustee — Power to sell Bankrupt's Property — Bankruptcy Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict. c. 52) ss. 54, 56, 68–70.

1 Statute considered