DODWELL & CO. v. UNITED SATATES SHIPPING BOARD MERCHANT AND FLEET CORPORATION

001-NLR-NLR-V-36-DODWELL-&-CO.-v.-UNITED-SATATES-SHIPPING-BOARD-MERCHANT-AND-FLEET-CORPORATION.pdf THE NEW LAW REPORTS OF CEYLONDODWELL & CO. v. UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARDMERCHANT AND FLEET CORPORATION. Shipping contract—Offer by defendants to take cargo at certain rates— Agree-ment to ship definite amount of cargo each month—Acceptance of offer—Binding contract—Measure of damages. Where the agents of the defendants made an offer through a brokerto carry cargo…

ZAIN v. ABEYSINGHE

019-NLR-NLR-V-36-ZAIN-v.-ABEYSINGHE.pdf  POYSER J.—Zain v. Abeysinghe. 87 1934Present; Poyser J. ZAIN v. ABEYSINGHE. 18—P. C. Galie, 2,008. Intermeddling with suitors—Drawing up a petition for a suitor—OrdinanceNo. 11 of 1894, s. 5. To draw up a petition for a suitor, at his request, regarding a pendingcase, does not amount to " intermeddling ” within the meaning…

TARRANT et al v. MARIKAR

035-NLR-NLR-V-36-TARRANT-et-al-v.-MARIKAR.pdf  145 Tarrant V. MaifikstT. tm Present: Garvinand Akbar J. TARRANT et al. v. MARIKAR. 340—D. C. Colombo, 43,262. Wagering contract—Contract for sale of rubber—Agreement to pay the differencebetween contract price and market price—Bond granted to secure paymentof the amount of the difference—Contract unlawful under the Roman-Dutch law—Action on bond not maintainable—Injusta causa—Contractgoverned by…

JAYAWEERA v. ABDUL CADER

052-NLR-NLR-V-36-JAYAWEERA-v.-ABDUL-CADER.pdf  Jayaxoeera v. Abdul Coder. 269 1934 Present: Dalton J. JAYAWEERA v. ABDUL CADER. 151—C. R. Colombo, 83,962. Garnishee order—Denial of debt—Power of Court to JjpId inquiry—CivilProcedure Code, s. 230. Where, upon the issue of a garnishee order under section 229 of theCivil Procedure Code, the garnishee disputes the debt, the Court has nopower…

JAYAWARDENE v. ABDUL CADER et al

069-NLR-NLR-V-36-JAYAWARDENE-v.-ABDUL-CADER-et-al.pdf  326 AKBAR J,—Jay awar dene v. Abdul Cader. 1934Present: Akbar J. JAYAWAEDENE v. ABDUL CADER et al. 152—C. R. Colombo, 83,962. Appeal—Tender of security for respondent’s costs—Notice on proctor—Irregu-larity—Right to relief—Civil Procedure Code, s. 756. Where notice of tender of security for costs of appeal was sent to therespondent’s proctor and was lost…

MALALASEKERE v. MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ,COLOMBO

085-NLR-NLR-V-36-MALALASEKERE-v.-MUNICIPAL-COUNCIL-,COLOMBO.pdf  1934 MACDONETjL CJ.—Malalasekere v. Municipal Council, Colombo. 409 Present: Macdonell CJ. MALALASEKERE v. MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, COLOMBO. 24—C. R. Colombo, 90,688 Municipal rates—Premises of art society—Art gallery not a school building—Annual value—Method of ascertaining—Value of building—Criterionof rent—Municipal Councils Ordinance, No. 6 of 1910, 115 (I). Where premises occupied by the Ceylon Society of Arts,…

IN THE MATTER OF A RULE ISSUED UNDER SECTION 19 OF THE COURTS ORIDINANCE ,NO. 1

SAMSUDEEN v. MARIKAR et al

020-NLR-NLR-V-36-SAMSUDEEN-v.-MARIKAR-et-al.pdf  Samsudeen v. Marikar. 89 1934 Present: Macdonell C.J., Garvin S.P.J., and Dalton J. SAMSUDEEN v. MARIKAR et al. 936—P. C. Colombo, 8,228. Appeal—Discharge of accused in non-summary case before Police Magistrate—Accused discharged previously in similar proceedings—Complainant’sright of appeal—Criminal Procedure Code, s. 157 (3). Where, in non-summary proceedings before a Police Magistrate, theaccused was…

ASSEN CUITY v. BROOKE BOND LTD

036-NLR-NLR-V-36-ASSEN-CUITY-v.-BROOKE-BOND-LTD.pdf  Assen Cutty v. Brooke Bond Ltd. 160 1934 Present: Macdonell GJ. and Garvin SJPJT. ASSEN CUTTY v. BROOKE BOND LTD. 67—D. C. Colombo, 41,436. Sale of goods—Delivery to buyer—Act of buyer inconsistent with ownership ofseller—Whether acceptance may be presumed—Rejection of goods bybuyer—Detention of goods by buyer after rejection—Damages for wrong-ful conversion—Breach of condition—Damages…

LALCHAND v. SARAVANAMUTTU et al

053-NLR-NLR-V-36-LALCHAND-v.-SARAVANAMUTTU-et-al.pdf  273 GARVIN S.P.J.—Laichand1 v. jSaravanamuttu. 1934Present :■ Gaisin fe.PJ. LALCHAND v. SARAVANAMUTTU et al. 45 C. R. Colombo, 83,828. Husband and wife—Capacity of wife to bind husband by contract—Mattersconnected with household management—Right incident to marriagestatus—Roman-Dutch law. In the Roman-Dutch law a wife may enter into a contract bindingupon herself and her husband in…