Law Intellg: Death Policy Case Upheld Over Hernia
In the Court of Common Pleas June 18 Justices Williams Willes Byles and Keating heard Fitton v The Accidental Death Insurance Co on a life policy. A man fat and with a congenital hernia died after a chair broke. dispute whether external violence induced hernia fell under policy exceptions. Judge Williams ruled the policy exempt only for disease arising within the insured, thus the plea failed and judgment went for the plaintiff.
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Court OF Common Pleas
Banco
Williams
Willes
Byles
Keating
Fitton
THE
Accidental Death Insurance Company
Justice Williams
Coxon
Justice Willes
J. Browne
Fletcher v The Great Northern Railway damages award
Court of Queen s Bench at Westminster before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and a special jury. Fletcher v The Great Northern Railway sought damages for injuries when the plaintiff was knocked down and his arm crushed by the defendant s servants. The action was undefended with verdict by consent for the plaintiff. Damages £450.
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Court OF Queen's Bench
Nisi Prius
Westminster
Cockburn
Fletcher
Great Northern Railway
Be Here Forshire Banking Company Equity Court Adjourned Call
The Master of the Rolls hears an adjourned summons for a call of 50 per share on all contributories. Proceedings adjourned on directors conduct and contributory list. a 30 per share call ordered at the usual period. Official liquidator costs to be paid out of the estate.
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Equity Courts
Master of the Rolls
Forshire Banking Company
Chambers
Baggallay
Q.C
Swanston
Southgate
Roxburgh
Selwyn
Hobhouse
Lloyd bonds raise questions on Manchester and Milford Railway
A BancO court considers payment of 5 percent interest on Lloyd's bonds issued by the Manchester and Milford Railway Company to secure £1,000 notes. The action by William Chambers, once chairman, challenges validity under the General Railway Act of 1844 and the 1855 Companies Clauses Act as to unauthorized borrowing and security.
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Court OF Queen’s Bench
Banco
Crompton
Blackburn
Shee
Chambers
Manchester and Milford Railway Company
Aberystwith
Wales
Union Bank
Burrow
Lloyd
Lloyd’s
William Chambers
Hafod
Cardigan
Wm. Chambers
A. Beeston
Bonds Ruled Illegal in Railway Company Case at Kingston
At Kingston assizes the court ruled against the use of bonds to borrow funds by railway companies. The issue tested whether bonds were valid securities under the Companies' Clauses Act and the company's special act. Judges Crompton Blackburn and Shee favored the defendants, with rule absolute for the defendants.
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Erle
Kingston Assizes
Bovill
Q.C
L. Kelly
Lush
C. Wood
Justice Crompton
Justice Blackburn
Justice Shee
Trains of the Army of the Potomac and Atlantic shipping notes
Reports on the Potomac army wagon line stretching sixty two and a half miles. Lloyds records the Lizzie and Kate safe arrival at Colombo after leaving the Downs October twenty eight. Buenos Ayres trade shifts toward Chili via Rosario and Cordova Railroad with Brassey Wythes and Wheelwright contractors. References to White's Mac Main Patent Lever Truss and Benson watches with trade notices and a Lloyds/Exhibition context.
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Army of the Potomac
New York
Lloyd’s
Colombo
Downs
Buenos Ayres
Rosario and
Cordova
Chili
Brassey, Wythes
Wheelwright
River Plate
Royal Mail
White
Honnoway
Strand
London
Benson
Schools of Design
Clerkenwell News
J. W. Benson
Ludgate-hill
H.r.ea
Prince of Wales
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