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FERNANDO et al. v. SUMANGALA TERUNNANSE et al
005-NLR-NLR-V-22-FERNANDO-et-al.-v.-SUMANGALA-TERUNNANSE-et-al.pdf ( 23 ) Present: Bertram 0. J. and De Sampayo J.FERNANDO et dl. v. SUMANGALA TERUNNANSE et al.278-279—D. C. Colombo, 52,026. Sale ad quantitatem—Sale ad corpus—Sale noting that land contained30 acres—Reference to plan and boundaries. Where a sale is made ad quantitatem and not ad corpus, com-pensation must be paid for any deficiency.…
KADIRAVELPILLAI v. PAARIS
023-NLR-NLR-V-22-KADIRAVELPILLAI-v.-PAARIS.pdf ( 91 ) Present: Shaw J. and Schneider A.J. KADIRAVELPILLAI v. PAARIS. 32—D. C. Negombo, 13,679. Account stated—Oral acknowledgment of balance—Prescription Ordi-nance, s. 8. Plaintiff was a lessee of the defendant. On the .termination ofthe lease in June, 1917, plaintiff and defendant came to a settle-ment of the business transactions between them. Plaintiff…
SINGHO v. WIJESINGHE et al
041-NLR-NLR-V-22-SINGHO-v.-WIJESINGHE-et-al.pdf ( 146 ) 1920. Present: De Sampayo J. SINGHO v. WIJESINGHE et at. 45-^C. R. AvissaweUa,10,459. Registration—Different names—:ls identity of names essential ?—Wrongfolio. A sold her interest in a land to the plaintiff by deed datedJanuary 4,1916,andregisteredon January 24,1919. Subsequentlyby deed dat6d January 3, 1919, A sold the land to the defendant,and this…
SMALL v. KARNELIS
058-NLR-NLR-V-22-SMALL-v.-KARNELIS.pdf ( 188 ) 1920. Present: Bertram C. J. SMALL v. KARNELIS. 662—P. C. Batnapura, 15,801. Labour Ordinance, No. 11 of 1865, s. 19—Employment of cooly belongingto another estate for one day. To establish a breach of section 19 of Ordinance No. 11 of 1865, ' it is not necessary to show that a…
SIRIWARDANA v. BANDA et al
075-NLR-NLR-V-22-SIRIWARDANA-v.-BANDA-et-al.pdf ( 254 ) 1220. Present: Schneider A.J. SIRIWARDANA v. BANDA et al181—C. R. Regatta, 16,526. Lease— Vendor and 'purchaser—Action against lessee in ejectment—Failure of lessee to appeal against judgment—Subsequent actionby lessee against lessor for damages for failure to warrant anddefend. The plaintiff, who was a lessee under the defendants, was suedin ejectment by…
UNNANSE et al. v. UNNANSE
092-NLR-NLR-V-22-UNNANSE-et-al.-v.-UNNANSE.pdf Present: Ennis A.G. J. and De Sampayo J.UNNANSE et al v. UNNANSE. 202—D, C. Kandy, 2,678. Buddhist ecclesiastical lav>—Rules of succession—Claim -that certainfamilies had the right to appoint the incumbents, “ There are only two roles of succession known to the Buddhistlaw, namely, sisyanusisya paramparawa or pupillary successionand siwuru paranvparawa, which is also…
PUSAMA v. SENDELIYA et al
108-NLR-NLR-V-22-PUSAMA-v.-SENDELIYA-et-al.pdf ( 364 ) 1920. Present: Schneider A. J.PUSAMA v. SEND ELI Y A el al. 11— G. R. Matale, 13,021. Action in Village Tribunal for damages, being value of a half share ofa orop of a field—Defence of forfeiture of rights by diga marriage—Subsequent action in Gowt of Requests between same parties fordeclaration…
GUNAWARDENE v. PUNCHIRALA et al
125-NLR-NLR-V-22-GUNAWARDENE-v.-PUNCHIRALA-et-al.pdf ( «1 ) Present: De Sampayo J. GUNAWAKDENE v. FUNCHIRALA et al. P. G. Kurunegdla, 11,602. Whipping—Theft of a bull—Jurisdiction of Police Court—OrdinanceNo. 4 of mi. A Police Court has no jurisdiction, except where the offender-isa person under sixteen years of age, to inflict whipping or lashes fortheft of a bull under section…
PERIYANAYAGAMPILLAI v. SILVA et al
142-NLR-NLR-V-22-PERIYANAYAGAMPILLAI-v.-SILVA-et-al.pdf ( Ml )[Full Bench.] Present: Bertram C.J. and Ennis and De Sampayo JJ.PERIYANAYAQAMPXLLAI v. SILVA et al 350—D. C. Colombo, 54,431. Payment—Debtor paying mortgagee before notice of assignment—Paymentby purchaser from mortgagor to mortgagee in ignorance of assign-ment—Is payment a discharge of the debt ?—Is hypothecary actionagainst purchaser only available under our law ?—Mortgagor…
PERERA v. WIJESURIYA
007-NLR-NLR-V-22-PERERA-v.-WIJESURIYA.pdf ( 28 ) Present: Bertram C.J. PERERA v. WIJESURIYA. 27—P. C. Colombo, 25,420. Trade Marks Ordinance, No. 14 of 1888, a., 42—CAse o/ Royal Arms by anotary on his deeds. ‘ A notary has no right by virtue of his office to use the Royal – Arms on his notarial deeds. facts appear…