Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench (Volume 5); During the Time Lord Mansfield Presided in That Court from Michaelmas Te

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1812. Excerpt: ... 1757. conferred with the rest of the judges, delivered their Xaylor unanimous answer, that sufficient Does appear by the v special verdict in this cause, to prevent the lessor of Horde. 'ie plaintiff, by force of the statute of limitations of T 127 1 tne2, st 0I King James the first, from recovering in L ' J - tnis ejectment 15 Vm. 120. Then the judgment of the court of King's Bench was AFFIRMED, With 51. COStS. Green versus Mayor Of Durham. Wednesday, Mr. Just. Wilmot absent tin Chanceru.) 26th Jan. v J Bye'iaw, to THHIS case was set down in the crown-paper, as a speprevent per-cial verdict, and was so called; and was argued by somfrombe-one counsel on each side, in the same manner as if it had ing made free, been a special verdict: but it was only a verdict upon taicondi-' SIX several traverses to the return of a mandamus (on 9 tiom food. Ann. c. 20.) directed to the mayor of Durham, commandite 2 Lev. ing him to swear and admit Robert Green into the place 238,239. and office of a freeman of the company or fraternity of 20440 2013' reemason9' #c of the city of Durham. The right set up by Robert Green was his having been duly elected And Admitted a freeman of the company: but the objection to his being Swoiin by the mayor, was, that he had Not conformed to certain bye-laws particularly specified in the return and found by the ver.#-' diet. The return was--that Durham is and from time immemorial hath been an ancient city, inc.; and also.that a power is given by a charter of Tobias then bishop of Durham, (in 44 Eliz.) confirmed by king James the first, to the mayor, aldermen, and Common Council for the time being, or the major part of them, (of uhom the Mayor And Six of the aldermen to be Seven, ) to make bye-laws, in the stead, for, and in ...