A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States of America, and of the Several States of the American Union: With References to the Civil and Other Systems of Foreign Law, Том 2J.B. Lippincott and Company, 1883 |
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... writ was quasi a continuance of the joined , the proceedings were before the præ- first writ , and so related back to it as to oust tor , and were said to be in jure ; after that , the defendant or tenant of his voucher , plea before ...
... writ was quasi a continuance of the joined , the proceedings were before the præ- first writ , and so related back to it as to oust tor , and were said to be in jure ; after that , the defendant or tenant of his voucher , plea before ...
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... writ or bill be quashed ) is a judgment rendered in favor of a party pleading in abatement to a writ or action . Steph . Pl . 130 , 131 . Judgment by confession is a judgment en- tered for the plaintiff in case the defendant , instead ...
... writ or bill be quashed ) is a judgment rendered in favor of a party pleading in abatement to a writ or action . Steph . Pl . 130 , 131 . Judgment by confession is a judgment en- tered for the plaintiff in case the defendant , instead ...
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... writ ; to plead , after being ruled so to do , or , in Pennsylvania and some other states , to file an affidavit of ... writ of inquiry , which is addressed to the sheriff , commanding him to summon a jury and assess the damages , and ...
... writ ; to plead , after being ruled so to do , or , in Pennsylvania and some other states , to file an affidavit of ... writ of inquiry , which is addressed to the sheriff , commanding him to summon a jury and assess the damages , and ...
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... writ of error or other proceeding in the nature of an appeal ; and its validity may be impeached in other direct proceedings , as by motion to open or set it aside , and in contests between creditors in regard to the validity of their ...
... writ of error or other proceeding in the nature of an appeal ; and its validity may be impeached in other direct proceedings , as by motion to open or set it aside , and in contests between creditors in regard to the validity of their ...
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... writ of habere facias seisinam , and inquiry of damages , on the return of which final judgment is rendered for the value of the land detained , as ascertained by the jury , from the death of the husband to the suing out of the ...
... writ of habere facias seisinam , and inquiry of damages , on the return of which final judgment is rendered for the value of the land detained , as ascertained by the jury , from the death of the husband to the suing out of the ...
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