 | 1845 - 490 Seiten
...himself, or to expose him to penalty or forfeiture of any nature, on the sole ground that his answer may establish, or tend to establish, that he owes...subject to a civil suit either at the instance of her majesty or of any other person. By the 9 Geo. 4, c. 38, it is provided : that the evidence of every... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, Edward Hyde East - 1845 - 586 Seiten
...only, or on the sole ground, " lhat the answeiing of such question may establish or tend to estab" lish that he owes a debt, or is otherwise subject to a...either at " the instance of his majesty, or of any ot/tcr person or persons." If this case come within any of the words of the act, it is within the exception... | |
 | Richard Burn - 1845 - 1052 Seiten
...of which has no tendency c him, or to expose him to penalty or forfeiture of any nature »hattver, by reason only, or on the sole ground, that the answering of ' " 'ju«tion may establish, or tend to establish, that he owes a debt, «a otherwise subject to a... | |
 | Edmund Robert Daniell - 1846 - 724 Seiten
...to expose him to a penalty or forfeiture of any nature whatever.) on the ground that the answering such question may establish or tend to establish that...a debt, or is otherwise subject to a civil suit.' The right which the parties to a suit have to refuse answering any question, is not, in any degree,... | |
 | Richard Newcombe Gresley - 1847 - 744 Seiten
...has no tendency to accuse himself or to expose him to penalty or forfeiture of any nature whatsoever, by reason only, or on the sole ground, that the answering...civil suit, either at the instance of His Majesty, or any other person or persons." (6) might subject ' . ^ J It is not likely that the penalty on a bond,... | |
 | William Tarn Pritchard - 1847 - 808 Seiten
...himself or to expose him to penalty or forfeiture of any nature, on the sole ground that his answer may establish or tend to establish that he owes a...the instance of his Majesty or of any other person. 47. A witness is compellable to answer explicitly as to whether he is or is not responsible in some... | |
 | William Tarn Pritchard - 1847 - 804 Seiten
...himself or to expose him to penalty or forfeiture of any nature, on the sole ground that his answer may establish or tend to establish that he owes a debt, or is otherwise subject to u civil suit either at the instance of his Majesty or of any other person. 47. A witness is compellable... | |
 | John Pitt Taylor - 1848 - 756 Seiten
...no tendency to accuse himself, or to expose him to penalty or forfeiture of any nature whatsoever, by reason only, or on the sole ground, that the answering...subject to a civil suit, either at the instance of the Crown, or of any other person or persons." But neither this Act, nor the rule of the common law,... | |
 | Henry Roscoe - 1852 - 988 Seiten
...forfeiture of any nature whatsoever, by reason only or on the sole ground th it the answering such questions may establish or tend to establish that he owes a....civil suit, either at the instance of his Majesty or any other person. The statute does not extend to compel parties, who stand in the lituation of parties... | |
 | William Mawdesley Best - 1854 - 930 Seiten
...has no tendency to accuse himself or to expose him to penalty or forfeiture of any nature whatsoever, by reason only, or on the sole ground, that the answering...instance of his Majesty, or of any other person or persons." superior courts of common law, in their 2nd Report, p. 22, assume the existing law to be... | |
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a witness cannot by law refuse to answer a question relevant to the matter in issue, the answering of which has no tendency to accuse himself or to expose him to penalty or forfeiture of any nature... 
