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SUPPRAMANIAM CHETTY v. GABRIEL FERNANDO
005-NLR-NLR-V-08-SUPPRAMANIAM-CHETTY-v.-GABRIEL-FERNANDO.pdf V 42 ) 1904. November 30. SUPPRAMANIAM CHETTY v. GABRIEL FERNANDO.D. C., Negombo, 2,805. Surety in legal proceedings—Procedure for forfeiture ■ of bond and recovery ofthe amount—Rule to show cause. O . Where a person has bonnd himself as a surety for the performanceby a party to a legal proceeding of a judgment…
GOVERNMENT AGENT S. P. , v. JAMES
021-nlr-nlr-v-08-government-agent-s-p-v-james ( 100 ) GOVERNMENT AGENT, S; P., v. JAMES. P. G., Galle 22,125. Ordinance No. 2 of 1896—Declaration under the Ordinance—Liability . of’coolies or workmen. Where it was contended that coolies or workmen working at a minewere not responsible for the failure of their employers to make declara-tion under the Ordinance No. 2 of…
VISUVANTHER v. TIYAGARAJA
038-NLR-NLR-V-08-VISUVANTHER-v.-TIYAGARAJA.pdf ( 174 ) . '1*04. February 10. VISUVANTHER v. TIYAGARAJA.D. C,, Jaffna, 2,470. Illegitimatechildren—Father'slastwill—Bequeststo them tkerevnder— Validity thereof under the tesavalamai. Where a father had made certain bequests to the children of hisconcubine, and his heirs objected to them on the ground that such bequests contravened the Tesavalamai, which applied to the parties…
DASSANAIKE v. DASSANAIKE
071-NLR-NLR-V-08-DASSANAIKE-v.-DASSANAIKE.pdf (861 ) DASSANAIKE v. DASSANAIKE. D. C., Colombo, 22,190. Fideicommissum—Operativeclause—“ Gift absolute andirrevocable— “ Heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns ’’—Habendum clause—“ Generation "—Warranty of title. A deed of gift executed by D and his wife contained the following operative clause:“ Wehave given, granted, assigned, and transferred, and set over, as we do hereby…
ROCKWOOD v. COS MAHOMADU
006-NLR-NLR-V-08-ROCKWOOD-v.-COS-MAHOMADU.pdf ( 46 ) ROCKWOOD v. COS MAHOMADU. D. G., Colombo, 13,955. Assessors in civil and criminal cases—Right to demand remuneration—Jurisdic-tion of Court to decree fees of assessors. There is no provision in the common or statute law of this Colonyentitling assessors in civil or criminal cases to demand remuneration for. their services, which…
ROSENBERG v. SILVA
022-NLR-NLR-V-08-ROSENBERG-v.-SILVA.pdf ( no )ROSENBERG v. SILVA.D. C., Colombo, 19,324.Hypothecate action—Mortgage decree—Writ of execution against propertymortgaged—Fiscal's seizure, and sale without advertising in the *' CeylonGovernment Gazette "—Competency of execution-creditor to waive suchpublication—Civil Procedure Code, s$. 25$ and 282—Meaning of " costsand charges." in s. 256—Material irregularity. In a hypothecary action where a writ of execution…
THE KING v. SILVA
039-NLR-NLR-V-08-THE-KING-v.-SILVA.pdf ( 176 / THE KING t>. SILVA. D. C., Kalutara, 1,572. Arrack—Ordinance No, 10 of 1844, 8. 7—Leaving distilled spirits in a part ofthe distillery other than store. Where a renter sent his agent to buy arrack o| a distiller -and V fheagent went to the distillery, had his cask filled on a…
MANCHOHAMY v. APPUHAMY
055-NLR-NLR-V-08-MANCHOHAMY-v.-APPUHAMY.pdf . ( 307 ) MANCHOHAMY APPITHAMY. G. EColombo, 22,992. Application tosetaside sale—Debtorhaving no saleable interest—Con-firmationofsale—Interlocutoryorderin Court ofReguesis— Appeal—Civil Procedure Code, ss. 283, 284 and 285.___ A purchaser at a Fiscal’s sale may apply under section 284 of theCivil Codetoset aside the saleon the ground thatthe person whose property he purchased had no saleable…
MOSS v. WILSON
072-NLR-NLR-V-08-MOSS-v.-WILSON.pdf ( 868 )• 1906 November 17. MOSS v. WILSON.Z>. C., Kandy, 17,023, Issue of searchwarrant—Maliciousprosecution—Proof—Dolusmalus*— Onus of proof—Benefit of the doubt. Wood-Rbnton, J.—Strictly speaking, an action grounded on themere issue of a search warrant is not an action for malicious pro-secution, but both in England and in Ceylon such actions aretreated as proceedings…