... of that negligence. Both of these questions the jury found in favour of the plaintiff. No question was left to the jury as to whether they thought that, in fact, the defendant was the employer of the shipkeeper, nor was my Brother Mellor asked to... The Law Times - Página 1031847Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1866 - 932 páginas
...the shipkeeper, nor was my Brother Mellor asked to leave that question to the jury. A rule nisi was obtained to enter a nonsuit, on the ground that there was no evidence to fix the defendant, which was argued before my Brothers Mellor and Lush, and myself. I have... | |
| Edward William Cox - 1848 - 612 páginas
...jury found in favour of the party for who m it icaso ffered, the Court would not uptet the judgment. THIS was an action for work and labour done by the...to enter a nonsuit, on the ground that there was no evidence to go to the jury against the defendant Cornfoot. It is unnecessary for the purpose of the... | |
| Ireland. High Court of Chancery - 1859 - 682 páginas
...question to the jury at all; or in case I ought to have directed a verdict for either Company, upon the ground that there was no evidence to go to the jury against them individually, then that a verdict should be entered for such defendant. During the argument on... | |
| Maxwell Alexander Robertson - 1866 - 1190 páginas
...the shipkeeper, nor was my Brother .Mellor asked to leave that question to the jury. A rule nisi was obtained to enter a nonsuit, on the ground that there was no evidence to fix the defendant, which was argued before my Brothers Mellor and Lush, and myself. I have... | |
| Frederick Pollock - 1873 - 758 páginas
...and the defendants offering no evidence, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. A rule was obtained to enter a nonsuit on the ground that there was no evidence of liability of defendants, The Court of Queen's Bench afterwards discharged the rule. On... | |
| Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott, Henry Bompas, Edmund Lumley - 1869 - 832 páginas
...negligence on his part ; and they gave a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 251. A rule was afterwards obtained to enter a nonsuit, on the ground that there was no evidence of negligence on the part of the defendants, and that there was evidence of contributory negligence... | |
| Thomas William Saunders - 1874 - 238 páginas
...action to recover the difference. The jury having found for the plaintiff, a rule nisi was afterwards obtained to enter a nonsuit on the ground that there was no evidence upon which the jury could infer a warranty. This rule was afterwards made absolute. In his... | |
| Law reports general - 1882 - 544 páginas
...the conclusion of the case for the Crown Scroggs stopped the case against two of the prisoners on the ground that there was no evidence to go to the jury against them 2 . The first time such a thing was done on a State trial. It is always said these two prisoners... | |
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