 | Charles Greenstreet Addison - Torts - 1876 - 832 pages
...such rents or services, or to any distress or seizure thereupon, it shall be lawful for the defendants to plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence, inserting in the margin of the plea the words " by statute "(m). Under the plea of not guily " by statute,"... | |
 | Nathaniel Cleveland Moak - Law reports, digests, etc - 1876 - 910 pages
...(3) not guilty by statute 7 Viet. No. 63, ss. 1, 8 ; 22 Viet. No. 12, s. 9 (enabling public officers to plead the general issue and give the special matter in evidence). (') Present: SIR JAMES W. COLVILE, SIR BARNES PEACOCK, SIR MONTAOUK £ SMITH, SIR KUIJERT P. COLLIER... | |
 | Charles Greenstreet Addison - Torts - 1876 - 874 pages
...such rents or services, or to any distress or seizure thereupon, it shall be lawful for the defendants to plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence, inserting in the margin of the plea the words " by statute." (in) Under the plea of not guilty " by... | |
 | New South Wales. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1885 - 672 pages
...the provisions of the "Sewerage Act," do not take away our right to the protection of the Act, and to plead the general issue and give the special matter in evidence: Per Erie, J., in Newton v. Ellis (4); Byles, J., in Poulsumv. Thirst (5). Those were cases of negligence... | |
 | John Mounteney Lely - Farm tenancy - 1885 - 444 pages
...chattels thereupon, it shall and may be lawful to and for the defendant or defendants in such actions to plead the general issue and give the special matter in evidence, any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding ; and in case the plaintiff or plaintiffs in such... | |
 | New York (State). - Law - 1886 - 902 pages
...fifteenth day of June one thousand seven hundred and eightyfour, it shall be lawful for the said Jesse Hunt to plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence. And if upon the trial of such issue, it shall be made appear to the satisfaction of the jury, that... | |
 | New York (State). - Law - 1887 - 620 pages
...shall first happen ; and in every such action or information, it shall be lawful for the defendant to plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence. Jarisdte- And be it further enacted That the recorder of the city of New York, corderof" shall be ex... | |
 | New York (State). - Law - 1887 - 624 pages
...which shall first happen; and in every such action or information, it shall be lawful for the defendant to plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence. And be it further enacted That the recorder of the city of New York, oorde'r of shall be ex officio... | |
 | New York (State) - Law - 1888 - 252 pages
...Chattels thereupon, it shall and may be lawful to and for the Defendant or Defendants in such Actions to plead the general Issue and give the special Matter in Evidence, any Law or Usage to the contrary notwithstanding, and in Case the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs shall become... | |
 | Charles Greenstreet Addison - Contracts - 1888 - 864 pages
...such rents or services, or to any distress or seizure thereupon, it shall be lawful for the defendants to plead the general issue and give the special matter in evidence, inserting in the margin of the plea the words " by statute." (x) Under the plea of not guilty " by... | |
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