The New Law Reports, Τόμος 17Department of Government Printing, 1915 "Containing cases decided in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) by the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeal." (varies) |
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agree agreement Appeal dismissed application Appuhamy arrack authority Banda Bawa by-law cause of action Ceylon charge Chetty Civil Procedure Code claim in reconvention co-owners Colombo contract conveyance conviction costs damages debt decision decree deed defendant's District Court document ENNIS entitled execution facts appear favour Fernando fidei commissum Fiscal's fraud gift Government Agent ground heirs held issue Jaffna Jayewardene judgment jurisdiction Kalutara Kandy Kurunegala land LASCELLES C.J. learned District Judge lease Lebbe lessee license Magistrate marriage misjoinder mortgage Negombo offence opinion Ordinance owner paraveni parties payment PEREIRA person plaint plaintiff Police Court possession present proceedings promissory note prosecution purchaser question reason referred regard registered res judicata respondent Roman-Dutch law rule SAMPAYO A.J. second accused second defendant seizure share Silva sold Soysa sub-section third defendant transfer Umma valid vendor Voet vult wife WOOD RENTON A.C.J. words writ
Δημοφιλή αποσπάσματα
Σελίδα 25 - An instrument is negotiated when it is transferred from one person to another in such manner as to constitute the transferee the holder thereof. If payable to bearer it is negotiated by delivery ; if payable to order it is negotiated by the indorsement of the holder completed by delivery.
Σελίδα 433 - In my opinion, no principle ought to be held more sacred than that this intercourse cannot subsist on any other footing* than that of the direct permission of the state.
Σελίδα 90 - Where a note payable on demand is negotiated, it is not deemed to be overdue for the purpose of affecting the holder with defects of title of which he had no notice, by reason that it appears that a reasonable time for presenting it for payment has elapsed since its issue.
Σελίδα 442 - To determine that a case is within the intention of a statute, its language must authorize us to say so. It would be dangerous indeed to carry the principle, that a case which is within the reason or mischief of a statute, is within its provisions, so far as to punish a crime not enumerated in the statute, because it is of equal atrocity or of kindred character with those which are enumerated.
Σελίδα 434 - In the law of almost every country, the character of alien enemy carries with it a disability to sue or to sustain in the language of the civilians a persona standi in judicio. The peculiar law of our own country applies this principle with great vigour.
Σελίδα 442 - All statutes are now construed with a more attentive regard to the language, and criminal statutes with a more rational regard to the aim and intention of the Legislature, than formerly. It is unquestionably right that the distinction should not be altogether erased from the judicial mind...
Σελίδα 504 - England in the like case, at the corresponding period, if such question or issue had arisen or had to be decided in England, unless in any case other Provision is or shall be made by any Statute now in force in this Colony or hereafter to be enacted.
Σελίδα 106 - Court sees, upon the answer itself, that the defendant erroneously represents or misconceives its nature. But where it is consistent with the answer that the document may form the plaintiff's title or part of it, may contain matter supporting the plaintiff's title, or the plaintiff's case, or may contain matter impeaching the defence, then, I apprehend, the document is not protected; nor, I apprehend, is it protected, if the character ascribed to it by the defendant is not averred by him with a reasonable...
Σελίδα 442 - Among them is the rule that that sense of the words is to be adopted which best harmonizes with the context, and promotes in the fullest manner the policy and objects of the Legislature.
Σελίδα 59 - Every suit shall include the whole of the claim which " the plaintiff is entitled to make in respect of the cause of