Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Sittings in Nisi Prius
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20.—Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a Jury of four. Jordan v. Bowles.—This was an action to recover the sum of £14 10s. for work…
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20.—Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a Jury of four. Jordan v. Bowles.—This was an action to recover the sum of £14 10s. for work…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There were the names of eleven drunkards on the lists this day, five of whom wore discharged, und six were punished under the Police Act Robert Tudor, who has been in custody for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nathau v. Dawson.—This was an action of trover, brought to recover the value of certain watches of which it was alleged that the defendant had made a conversion to his own use. The defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEFORE His Honor the CHIEF JUSTICE, and a Jury of four. NEW MAGISTRATE. Thomas New, Esq., was sworn in as a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OUR new Commissioner has just completed his maiden sitting in the Metropolitan Court, and has agreeably surprised us in his qualifications for the office. On his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Saturday, Fed. 22.—Before bis Honor the Chief Justice, and a Jury of four. NEW MAGISTRATE. Thomas Now, Esq, was duly sworn in as a Magistrate of tho Territory…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice DICKINSON. BROWNE v. SINGLE. In this case the record was withdrawn; the plaintiff's witnesses not appearing when called…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There were eighteen cases of drunkenness on the list this day; ten of which worn dealt with under the Police Act and eight discharged. Samuel Holdson was brought up on a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WE have received a long epistle touching the anti-Malthusian announcement, at the Police Office, by the Chief Commissioned', that "he had refused to grani certificates for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We read, with inexpressible disgust, a statement made by Mr. Thomas Smith at Bow-street, last Saturday, when detailing the manner in which he received his wound from the hands of Lord Audley's brother,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice A'BECKETT. YOUNG v. SMART AND OTHERS. This was a suit against the Bank of Australia and the trustees of the insolvent estates of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collins v. Doddery—This was an action of rep'evin to recover damages for an illegal distraint of the plaintiff's goods. The defendant pleaded that the distraint was lawfully made to recover a sum of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEFORE their Honors the CHIEF JUSTICE and Mr. Justice DICKINSON. PLANS OF DISTRIBUTION. Plans of distribution were confirmed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TUESDAY, FEB. 25.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice a'Beckett. Young v. Smart and others.—This was a suit to foreclose a mortgage executed in favour of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There were twelve cases on the drunkards list this morning, of which seven were dealt with under the Police Act, and five discharged, being first offences…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Now that the Commissioner of the Court of Requests and his dories divide the fees amongst them, they have just hatched a new charge, that of 2s. on every summons taken out…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BEFORE their Honors the CHIEF JUSTICE and Mr. JUSTICE DICKINSON; as in Banco. BANK OF AUSTRALASIA v. BREILLAT; CHAIRMAN, &c…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice A'BECKETT, and a Special Jury. BROOKS, v. BOURNE AND ANOTHER. This was all action brought on the part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mary Bulger, the wife of a man named Wilson, was introduced to the notice of the Bench, for conduct decidedly the reverse to that which Lord Chesterfield lays down as the concomitant of well bred Society…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Walton (Ticket-of-leave), who had been apprehended on a charge of haying disposed of some clothes left in his charge by the man Wilkes, now on Cockatoo Island, for the murderous assault on Mrs…
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