 The common law of England is the common law of the plantations, and all statutes in affirmance of the common law, passed in England antecedent to the settlement of a colony, are in force in that colony, unless there is some private Act to the contrary...  Epitome of the Laws of Nova-Scotia - Side 36av Beamish Murdoch - 1832Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | George Chalmers - 1814 - 962 sider
...Second, The statute law. First. As to the common law. (1.) Mr. West's opinion on this subject, in 1720. The common law of England, is the common law of the...in affirmance of the common law, passed in England, an* tecedent to the settlement of a colony, are in force in that colony, unless there is some private... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - 1824 - 1090 sider
...the plantations in which they settle; and all statutes in affirmance of the common law antecedently to the settlement of a colony, are in force in that colony. But it is not true as a general proposition, that the inhabitants of the colonies carry with them the... | |
 | Charles Clark - 1834 - 768 sider
...the crown. It retains its old laws till changed by act of parliament. Culrin'i case, 7 Co. 17 b. (4) The common law of England is the common law of the...passed in England antecedent to the settlement of any colony, are in force in that colony, unless there is some private act to the contrary, though no... | |
 | Murray Hoffman - 1850 - 494 sider
...(Commentaries, vol. 1st, p. 472.) The rule is admirably expressed by Mr. West in an opinion given in 1720. " The common law of England is the common law of the plantations, and so all statutes in affirmance of the common law antecedent to the settlement of a colony, unless there... | |
 | George Chalmers - 1858 - 828 sider
...taken : as there seems to be a very material difference between them, I shall consider them singly. The common law of England is the common law of the...the common law, passed in England, antecedent to the set-1 tlement of any colony, are in force in that colony, un-- less there is some private act to the... | |
 | George Chalmers - 1858 - 830 sider
...taken : as there seems to be a very material difference between them, I shall con" sider them singlyThe common law of England is the common law of the plantations, and all statutes, in afflrtnance of the common law, passed in England, antecedent to the settlement of any colony, are in... | |
 | Great Britain. Central Criminal Court, Sir Alexander Edmund Cockburn - 1867 - 174 sider
...all statutes in the affirmance of the law as passed in England antecedent to the settlement of any colony are in force in that colony, unless there is...act to the contrary, though no statutes, made since these settlements, are there in force, unless the colonies are particularly mentioned." He adds, in... | |
 | Great Britain. Central Criminal Court, Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn - 1867 - 176 sider
...all statutes in the affirmance of the law as passed in England antecedent to the settlement of any colony are in force in that colony, unless there is...act to the contrary, though no statutes, made since these settlements, are there in force, unless the colonies are particularly mentioned." He adds, in... | |
 | 1867 - 414 sider
...Mr. Charles Clark.* " The common law of England (West LC), is the common law of the plantations, aud all statutes in affirmance of the common law, passed in England, antecedent to the settlement of any colony, are in force in that colony, unless there is some private act to the contrary, though no... | |
 | New Zealand - 1877 - 428 sider
...colonies without abridgment or exception. Mr. Charles Clarke, in his ' Summary of Colonial Law/ says, ' The common law of England is the common law of the...passed in England antecedent to the settlement of the colony, are in force in that colony/ (Page 8, note 4.) Blackstone (1 Com. 108) gives as instances... | |
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