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  • Norburn v Hilliam

    28 Jan 1870 LR 5 CP 129, CP

    JURY — Withdrawal of juror — Subsequent Breach of Agreement under which Juror withdrawn

  • Mollett v Robinson

    11 Jul 1870 LR 5 CP 646, CP

    12 Feb 1872 LR 7 CP 84, Ex Ct

    PRINCIPAL AND AGENT — Contract by Brokers — Usage of Market.
    CLEASBY, B. In this case the plaintiffs seek to recover upon an alleged liability of the defendant to indemnify them against certain losses which the plaintiffs were compelled to make good, upon two contracts for the purchase of 50 tons of tallow and 200 tons of tallow. It was not denied that the defendant became liable to indemnify the plaintiffs against those losses, if the contracts were entered into for the defendant and according to his instructions: but the defendant alleges that no contract was entered into on his behalf so as to make him liable. The plaintiffs were tallow-brokers

  • Vivian v The Mersey Docks and Harbour Board

    11 Nov 1869 LR 5 CP 19, CP

    HARBOUR — Mersey dock acts consolidation act, 1858, construction of — Wreck

  • Copley v Burton

    28 Jun 1870 LR 5 CP 489, CP

    INN — Innkeeper opening his house on sunday — Travellers

  • Brewer v M’Gowen

    17 Nov 1869 LR 5 CP 239, CP

    PARLIAMENT — Borough Vote — Joint Occupation of Dwelling House

  • Wallis v Birks

    26 Jan 1870 LR 5 CP 222, CP

    PARLIAMENT — County Vote — Perpetual Curate

  • West v The London and North Western Railway Co

    11 Jul 1870 LR 5 CP 622, CP

    RAILWAY — Railway and canal traffic act, 1854 (17 & 18 vict. c. 31), s. 3 — Land let by Railway Company for storing Coal

  • Grant v Grant

    23 Feb 1870 LR 5 CP 380, CP

    22 Jun 1870 LR 5 CP 727, Ex Ct

    WILL — Evidence — Latent Ambiguity

  • Hooper v Marshall

    15 Nov 1869 LR 5 CP 4, CP

    BANKRUPTCY — Composition Deed — Bankruptcy Act, 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 134)

  • Bradlaugh v De Rin (No 3)

    17 May 1870 LR 5 CP 473, Ex Ct

    BILL OF EXCHANGE — Code de Commerce, arts. 137, 138 — Effect of Indorsement in Blank.
    COCKBURN, C.J. What is the law of a foreign country is a question of fact, and not of law. This has long been recognized and acted upon. In the present case, however, by agreement of the parties, the Code de Commerce is considered as in evidence, and, in order to put a proper construction upon its provisions, we may properly, I think, have recourse to such assistance as the French jurists may afford us. With the greatest respect for the high authority of the very learned judges who presided on the occasion, I must say that the decision of the

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