The Living Age, Volume 212Living Age Company, 1897 |
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Page 34
... law known as " wager of battle , " when the stronger sword was the better plea . The last of these contests took place at Saint - Germain - en - Laye , in presence of Henri II . and his court , on July 13 , 1547 , between two French lords ...
... law known as " wager of battle , " when the stronger sword was the better plea . The last of these contests took place at Saint - Germain - en - Laye , in presence of Henri II . and his court , on July 13 , 1547 , between two French lords ...
Page 216
... House of Lords is the ulti- mate resort of the suitor who feels that an injustice has been done him by the decision of any of the law courts . In such a case its judgment is final and irrevocable . Every peer has , in theory , the right ...
... House of Lords is the ulti- mate resort of the suitor who feels that an injustice has been done him by the decision of any of the law courts . In such a case its judgment is final and irrevocable . Every peer has , in theory , the right ...
Page 217
... Lords was restored or rather preserved and their efficiency as a Court of Appeal im- proved . The House sitting as a Court of Ap- peal was formerly constituted , as we have seen , of one law lord and two lay peers . The Act of 1876 ...
... Lords was restored or rather preserved and their efficiency as a Court of Appeal im- proved . The House sitting as a Court of Ap- peal was formerly constituted , as we have seen , of one law lord and two lay peers . The Act of 1876 ...
Page 218
... law and custom of this realm , ought to be done in the subject - matter of such appeal . " The petition must be printed on parchment , and the reason- ableness of its prayer must be certified ... House of Lords as a Court of Appeal .
... law and custom of this realm , ought to be done in the subject - matter of such appeal . " The petition must be printed on parchment , and the reason- ableness of its prayer must be certified ... House of Lords as a Court of Appeal .
Page 219
... law on which he relies for a verdict . There is no hurry in this grave and solemn tribunal . Counsel leisurely unfolds the case of his client , or supports it , and his long and appar ... House of Lords as a Court of Appeal . 219.
... law on which he relies for a verdict . There is no hurry in this grave and solemn tribunal . Counsel leisurely unfolds the case of his client , or supports it , and his long and appar ... House of Lords as a Court of Appeal . 219.
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