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Page 53
... tion of witnesses , the address to the jury , the right of reply --all were regulated in a comprehensive system ; and the procedure which Lord Mansfield devised and Blackstone described survives , with few modifications , to the present ...
... tion of witnesses , the address to the jury , the right of reply --all were regulated in a comprehensive system ; and the procedure which Lord Mansfield devised and Blackstone described survives , with few modifications , to the present ...
Page 170
... tion , the inclusion of females in the succession was in- compatible with the descent of gavelkind lands , and the creation of a tenancy in common prevented the assump- tion of coparcenary . Nothing remained but to implement the ...
... tion , the inclusion of females in the succession was in- compatible with the descent of gavelkind lands , and the creation of a tenancy in common prevented the assump- tion of coparcenary . Nothing remained but to implement the ...
Page 244
... tion . ' He could not conceive ' a stronger moral obliga- tion than is stated upon this record ' . Mr. Justice Gibbs was still more emphatic . The plaintiff's contention could not be disputed , and ' counsel for the defendant did not ...
... tion . ' He could not conceive ' a stronger moral obliga- tion than is stated upon this record ' . Mr. Justice Gibbs was still more emphatic . The plaintiff's contention could not be disputed , and ' counsel for the defendant did not ...
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