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WIMALASEKERE v. DINGIRIMAHATMAYA et al
010-NLR-NLR-V-39-WIMALASEKERE-v.-DINGIRIMAHATMAYA–et-al.pdf 1937 Wimalasekere v. Dingirimahatmaya. 25 Present: Abrahams CJ. and Maartensz J.WIMALASEKERE v. DINGIRIMAHATMAYA et al. 317—D. C. Ratnapura, 6,011. Res judicata—Action for declaration of title—No order for possession—Subsequent action for ejectment—Interruption of possession—Claim forcompensation for improvement—Jus retentionis. A successful action for declaration of title to land is an interruptionof defendants’ adverse possession of…
WRIGHT v. MUNASINGHE et al
027-NLR-NLR-V-39-WRIGHT-v.-MUNASINGHE-et-al.pdf Wright v. Munasinghe. 77 1937 Present: Soertsz and Hearne JJ. WRIGHT v. MUNASINGHE et al. 18—D. C. (Inty.) Colombo, 48,533. Insolvency—Adjudication of defendant during pendency of action—Decreeafter adjudication—Costs not provable in insolvency—Compositionwith creditors not binding on plaintiff—Ordinance No. 7 of 1853, s. 108.A decree for costs obtained against a person after his adjudicationas…
JAYAWARDENE et al. v. JAYAWARDENE
043-NLR-NLR-V-39-JAYAWARDENE–et-al.-v.-JAYAWARDENE.pdf Jay aw ardene v. Jayawardene. 135 Present: Moseley J. and Fernando A.J. JAYAWARDENE et al. v. JAYAWARDENE. 238—D. C. Kalutara, 19,043. Lease—Covenant prohibiting the lessee from alienating, subletting, donating, &c.—Donation by lessee without consent of lessor—Donation voidable and notvoid—Donation binding on donor and his heir—Executor has no right tovindicate the property. Where the…
SANTIAGO v. SANTIAGO
060-NLR-NLR-V-39-SANTIAGO-v.-SANTIAGO.pdf Santiago v. Santiago. 219 1937Present: Maartensz J. SANTIAGO v SANTIAGO.657—P. C. Jaffna, 8,062. Maintenance—Resumption of cohabitation—Order for maintenance notcancelled—Wife’s cl aim for arrears of maintenance. An order for maintenance is not cancelled by the resumption ofcohabitation, and a wife is entitled to recover arrears of maintenance fora period during which the husband lived…
THE KING v. WEERASINGHE
076-NLR-NLR-V-39-THE-KING-v.-WEERASINGHE.pdf 270 ABRAHAMS C.J.—The King v. Weerasinghe. 1936Present: Abrahams C. J. THE KING v. WEERASINGHE. 92—D. C. (Crim.) Colombo, 11,526. Sentence—Conviction of robbery and hurt—Consecutive sentence unjust—PenalCode, ss. 390 and 392—Criminal Procedure Code, s. 180 (k). Where an accused is convicted of robbery under section 380 and ofcausing, hurt under section 382, consecutive sentences…
POLICE SERGEANT v. CHIANG FONG CHING
093-NLR-NLR-V-39-POLICE-SERGEANT-v.-CHIANG-FONG-CHING.pdf 330 ABRAHAMS CJ.—Police Sergeant v. C hieing Fong Ching. 1937Present: Abrahams C.J. POLICE SERGEANT v. CHI ANG, FONG CHING. 573—P. C. Nuwara Eliya, 11.999. Dentistry for gain—Performing dental service—Fitting artificial teeth—Ordinance No. 26 of 1927, s. 51 (b and c). The act of taking an impression of a person’s mouth and makingartificial teeth…
SADANATHA KURUKKAL v. SUBRAMANIAN et al
109-NLR-NLR-V-39-SADANATHA-KURUKKAL-v.-SUBRAMANIAN-et-al.pdf Saddanatha KurukkaI v. Subramaniam. . 387 1937Present: Maartensz and Heame JJ. SADDANATHA KURUKKAL v. SUBRAMANIAN et. al. 21-22—D. C. Jaffna, 43. Stamp duty—Appeal from an order made in proceedings under the TrustsOrdinance, No. 9 of 1917, s. 42 (2)—Petition of, appealStamp duty—Stamp Ordinance, No. 22 of 1909, s. 4. A petition of appeal…
HAFEEL v. IBRAHIM et al
125-NLR-NLR-V-39-HAFEEL-v.-IBRAHIM-et-al.pdf ABRAHAMS C.J.—Hafeel v.' Ibrahim et al. 453 1937Present: Abrahams CJ. HAFEEL v. IBRAHIM et al. 14—C. R. Colombo, 21 #77. Appeal—Order to perfect appeal within fourteen days-—Computation of time— Dies non—Relief under Civil Procedure Code, s. 756. Where the Supreme Court ordered an appeal to be perfected withinfourteen days of a given date,…
SAIBO v. MOHAMADU
142-NLR-NLR-V-39-SAIBO-v.-MOHAMADU.pdf 522 ABRAHAMS C.J.—Saibo v. Mohamadu. 1937Present: Abrahams C.J. SAIBO 13. MOHAMADU.96—C. R. Gampola, 1,592. Writ of execution—Application for writ before taking copy of decree—Recti-fication of omission—Writ not void—Seizure of property without demandof payment from the defendant—Civil Procedure Code, s. 226. Where at the time an application for writ was made no copy of…
KERN et al. v. WICKREMESINGHE
158-NLR-NLR-V-39-KERN-et-al.-v.-WICKREMESINGHE.pdf HE ARNE J.—Kern, v. Wickremesinghe. 571 1938Present: Hearne J. KERN et al. v. WICKREMESINGHE. 774-5—P. C. Colombo, 10,451. Decoy—Evidence of two decoys—Conviction on uncorroborated testimony. It is not safe to convict on the uncorroborated testimony of two decoyseven if they agree. Wijesuriya v. Lye (33 N. L. R. 149) followed. ^^PPEAL from a…