 | Peter Oxenbridge Thacher - Jury - 1834 - 36 pages
...the court ; and whenever they could not in matter of fact find the main issue, "they were at liberty to find and present in their verdict so much as they can." Grand Juries were summoned in like manner, every year, into Court in each jurisdiction, " to present... | |
 | New Plymouth Colony - Law - 1836 - 382 pages
...so in such a point we finde for the Plaintiffe, but if the May give a ip«Law be otherwise, we finde for the Defendant, in which case the ""' determination doth properly belong to the Court. And all Jurors shall have liberty in matters of fact, if they cannot finde the main issue, yet to finde and... | |
 | Charles Wyllys Elliott - America - 1857 - 512 pages
...to the court ; and all jurors shall have liberty, in matters of fact, if they can not find the main issue, yet to find and present in their verdict so much as they can. If the bench and jurors shall so suffer at any time about their verdict, that either of them can not... | |
 | Charles Wyllys Elliott - New England - 1857 - 498 pages
...to the court ; and all jurors shall have liberty, in matters of fact, if they can not find the main issue, yet to find and present in their verdict so much as they can. If the bench and jurors shall so suffer at any time about their verdict, that either of them can not... | |
 | Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1862 - 660 pages
...to present a special verdict, namely, if the law be so in such a point, we find for the plaintiff; but if the law be otherwise, we find for the defendant;...determination doth properly belong to the court." " If the court and jury shall BO differ at any time about their verdict, that either of them cannot... | |
 | Pennsylvania - Courts - 1879 - 650 pages
...Liberty to present a special verdict (viz) If the Law be so in such a point, We find for the plaintiffe but if the Law be otherwise, We find for the Defendant,...matter of fact, if they cannot finde the maine Issue, c May ask advice on oDsouro points. Foreman to give in verillot. Verdict of ma|nrii y, sufficient.... | |
 | American essays - 1881 - 964 pages
...give in their verdict;" and also, " if they cannot find the main issue," they shall have liberty " on, and failing any other added — " as all possessed." T These singular provisions were retained as late as 1672. We have thus traced the rise and progress... | |
 | Alden Chester, Edwin Melvin Williams - Courts - 2005 - 1554 pages
...Liberty to present a special verdict (viz.) If the law be so in such a point, We find for the plaintiffs, but if the Law be otherwise, We find for the Defendant,...shall have liberty in matter of fact, if they cannot finds the maine Issue, yet to find and present in their verdict so much as they Can." Another curious... | |
 | American essays - 1881 - 888 pages
...give in their verdict ; " and also, " if they cannot find the main issue," they shall have liberty " to find and present in their verdict so much as they can." These singular provisions were retained as late as 1672. We have thus traced the rise and progress... | |
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We find for the pluintiffe but if the Law be otherwise, We find for the Defendant, In which Case the determination doth properly belong to the Court, And all Juryes shall have liberty in matter of fact, if they cannot finde the: maine Issue, yet to find... 