| Harold Nuttall Tomlins - 1819 - 726 σελίδες
...Benefit of this Act against Officers, &c. for any thing done in regard to Matters hereby discharged, they may plead the General Issue, and give the Special Matter in Evidence, and the Officer, &c. shall have Costs of Suit. Limitation of Actions, Six Months. Venue in the County... | |
| Virginia, William Waller Hening - 1819 - 612 σελίδες
...harbour, or deal with them for their arms, or cloaths 563. How recoverable 563. In what actions, defendant may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence 564. Friendly Indians intitled to reward for Indian scalps 564. 565. ARTIFICERS. Pay of 117, 549. ASSEMBLY.... | |
| Richard Burn - 1820 - 880 σελίδες
...committed, and laid in the county or place in which the cause of complaint arose ; and the defendant may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence ; and in case of verdict, nonsuit, or discontinuance, or judgment on demurrer, shall have treble costs!.... | |
| Great Britain - 1820 - 626 σελίδες
...General Issue. Act, or of any Clause, Matter or Thing herein contained, such Person and Persons shall and may plead the General Issue, and give the special Matter in Evidence for his, her or their Defence ; and if upon the Trial a Verdict shall pass for the Defendant or Defendants,... | |
| William Nicholson - 1821 - 408 σελίδες
...time. If any action shall be brought against a justice for any thing done by virtue of his office, he may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence ; and if he recover, he shall have double costs. Such action shall not be laid but in the county where... | |
| William Nicholson - 1821 - 406 σελίδες
...time. If any action shall be brought against a justice for any thing done by virtue of his office, he may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence ; and if he recover, he shall have double costs. Such action shall not be laid but in the county where... | |
| James Stamford Caldwell - 1821 - 490 σελίδες
...action hrought against any overseer, &c. for any thing done under the powers given hy that act, hn may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence, and if the suit he determined in his favour, he shall have trehle damages, aml costs. 145. If a person... | |
| Edward Ingersoll - 1821 - 882 σελίδες
...be sued or prosecuted for any matter, act or thing done under or by virtue of this act, he or they may plead the general issue and give the special matter in evidence. ACT of 29th April, 1802. 3 Bioren, 493. AD act £applementary to an act, entitled, " An act for tbe... | |
| Samuel March Phillipps - 1822 - 600 σελίδες
...relating to any distress or seizure, sale, or disposal of any goods or chattels thereupon, the defendant may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence. This section does not extend to the case of the landlord seizing the goods of his tenant, which have... | |
| Robert Gourlay - 1822 - 558 σελίδες
...three calendar months next after the offence shall have been committed, and such person or persons may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence for his, her, or their defence, and if, upon trial, a verdict shall pass for the defendant or defendants,... | |
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