 | James Hannay - 1878 - 668 pages
...the whole is void. Bailey v. Fitzmaurice (8 E. ic B. 664). WELDON, J., now delivered judgment. («) A rule nisi was obtained for a new trial on the ground of misdirection, in leaving to the jury whether any act was done amounting to delivery by the company... | |
 | John Campbell Allen - 1879 - 606 pages
...and delivered. Cur. adv. vu.ll. WILMOT, J., now delivered the judgment of the Court. In this case, a rule nisi was obtained for a new trial on the ground of misdirection. The action was assumpsit on a special agreement, tried before His Honor the Chief... | |
 | New South Wales. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1882 - 536 pages
...advance of this money a case of such necessity. The jury found that it was, and returned a verdict for the plaintiff. A Rule nisi was obtained for a new trial on the ground of misdirection, and was unanimously made absolute. At p. 598, Parke, B., says: " The law provides... | |
 | George Henry Hewitt Oliphant - Horses - 1882 - 724 pages
...for the Horso whilst in the plaintiff's hands. The Jury found for the plaintiff 90/. 13s. damages. A rule nisi was obtained for a new trial on the ground of misdirection, or for a reduction of damages. Cause was shown in Easter Term, 1836, before Lord Denman,... | |
 | Andrew Amos, Joseph Ferard, Charles Agace Ferard - Fixtures (Law) - 1883 - 596 pages
...pinery, and probably for the conservatory, and the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff. Subsequently, a rule nisi was obtained for a new trial, on the ground that the conservatory (c), though affixed to the freehold, was a matter of ornament, not beneficial... | |
 | Eugene Wambaugh - Agency (Law) - 1896 - 1100 pages
...Gibson, and to accept him as his debtor instead of the defendants. The jury found for the defendants. A rule nisi was obtained for a new trial, on the ground that Le Quesne's assent was not proved, and that although in general where an agent is employed to... | |
 | Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals - Law reports, digests, etc - 1898 - 824 pages
...lordship ruled that the plaintiff had that right, since it lay on him to prove some damage. Verdict for plaintiff. A rule nisi was obtained for a new trial on the ground of misdirection, and of an improper ruling on the right to begin. The case was decided by the Court... | |
 | Francis Reynolds Yonge Radcliffe, Sir John Charles Miles - Torts - 1904 - 648 pages
...Gloucester in 1843, when a verdict was found for the plaintiff, damages £300. In the following term a rule nisi was obtained for a new trial on the ground of excessive damages, the declaration only pointing to expenses actually incurred by the plaintiff... | |
 | Alexander Wood Renton, Maxwell Alexander Robertson - Great Britain - 1907 - 850 pages
...the letter was relevant to the occasion — a course which would not be followed in the present day. A rule nisi was obtained for a new trial, on the ground of misdirection, and the question was argued before the Court of Common Pleas on July 5, 1872. The... | |
 | John Henry Wigmore - Torts - 1912 - 1132 pages
...Gloucester in 1843, when a verdict was found for the plaintiff, damages 3001. In the following term a rule nisi was obtained for a new trial on the ground of excessive damages, the declaration only pointing to expenses actually incurred by the plaintiff... | |
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A verdict having been found for the defendant, a rule nisi was obtained for a new trial, on the ground that the evidence had been improperly received. 
