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THE KING v. KANJAMANADAN
015-NLR-NLR-V-07-THE-KING-v.-KANJAMANADAN.pdf ( 52 ) ,903THE KING v. KANJAMANADAN. August 10, forgery—Indictment—Four counts of forgery at same time and place—Criminal11,28.Procedure Code, ss. 179 and 180 (1)—Offences charged not shown to be- parts of same transaction—Misjoinder of charges—False entry of clerk inbook kept by himself—Absence of evidence that entry was false—PenalCode, s. 458—" By the authority…
KATHERINA v. JANDRIS
031-NLR-NLR-V-07-KATHERINA-v.-JANDRIS.pdf ( 133 ) KATHERINA v. .TANDRIS. C.B., Galle, 2,629. hand—Higlits of soil owner and house builder—Seizure in execution—Prescrip-tion. Where A built a house on a land owned in common with others, andthen sold his share in the land to his co-owners but kept possession ofthe house till his death, and where B, a…
FERDINANDIS v. DON DAVITH
050-NLR-NLR-V-07-FERDINANDIS-v.-DON-DAVITH.pdf ( 216 ) 1899.March 2. FKRDINANDIS v. DON DAYTTH. D.C., Matara. 1616. Partition Ordinance No. 10 of 1863, s. 19—Piecemeal determination of issues asto title between several co-owners—No appeal till general preliminarydecree entered. Where several separate contests as to title arise in an action forpartition, and are disposed of at separate hearings,— Held,…
SAMINATHAN CHETTY v. SILVA
066-NLR-NLR-V-07-SAMINATHAN-CHETTY-v.-SILVA.pdf ( 279 ) SAMINATHAN CHETTY v. SILYJL." D. C., GaUe, 6,400. Prescription—Action against executor de son tort—Appointment of administrator—Administrator made party defendant—A dmimstrator 's plea of pre-scription. Where an action was brought in time against an executor de son tortof a deceased debtor and, upon the appointment of an administrator,-obtained leave to add…
TIKIRI MENIKA v. DEONIS
082-NLR-NLR-V-07-TIKIRI-MENIKA-v.-DEONIS.pdf ( 387 ) TIKIRI MENIKA v. DEONIS. C. B., Galagedara, 1,257. Judgment—Irregularity of a Judge writing out hie judgment after he becamefunctus officio—Consent of parties. A judgment written out by *4 Commissioner of the Court oi Bequestsafter he became functus officio and delivered by his successor in office with the consent of the…
ATTORNEY-GENERAL v. DE MEL
016-NLR-NLR-V-07-ATTORNEY-GENERAL-v.-DE-MEL.pdf ( 70 ) 1003.August 13and September 1. ATTORNEY-GENERAL u. DE MEL. D. 0., Kalutara, 2,420. Mines—Adjoiningplumbagolands—Wrongfulworking—Damages—Compen- ■ sation—Principle of assessment. The defendants wrongfully brpke through the limits of their plum-bago mine into the adjoining mine belonging to the plaintiff and gobtherefrom a quantity of the plaintiff's plumbago. In an action to recover the…
SILVA v. GIMARAH
032-NLR-NLR-V-07-SILVA-v.-GIMARAH.pdf ( 135 ) SILVA v. GIMARAH.C.R., Galle. 2,466. 1903.August S. Postilion suit—Ordinance No. 10 of 1S6S, s. 17—Alienation of land during pendenci/ of partition suit—Validity of deed. A partition suit was commenced on 13th November, 1900, and apreliminary decree entered on 28th August. 1901, declaring that A ami£ were entitled to one-third of…
MIRANDO v. KIDURU MOHAMADU
067-NLR-NLR-V-07-MIRANDO-v.-KIDURU-MOHAMADU.pdf 1904. July 21, [ 280 ) MIRANDO v. KIDURU MOHAMADU.D. C., Negombo, 4,041. Concurrence between judgment-creditor*—Civil Procedure Code, ss. 272, 850, and 352—Decrees of different courts. A, having obtained judgmentagainst£ in the DistrictCourtoi Chilaw, claimed concurrence astothe priceof thepropertyof B sold by the Fiscal under a writ ofexecution suedout byC from the District…
KANAPPA CHETTY v. WALATHAPPA CHETTY
083-NLR-NLR-V-07-KANAPPA-CHETTY-v.-WALATHAPPA-CHETTY.pdf ( 330) KANAITA CHETTY v. WALATHAIT CHKTTYD. (A. Kuriuicr/aht. l.-ifii> .Partnership—Ordinance No. 1 of 1840, s. 21 (4)—Agreement for rstnhhshinnpartnership—Custom among Nattukotte Chettics—Use of initials—Vilasam—Evidence Ordinance, s. 98. Where a plaintalleged that the® plaintiff and defendants were partners in trade, including the purchaseandsale of lands; thatth>' partners traded under the name and style…