By The Bye

English Law: By the Bye in the Past

A declaration may be filed without a new process or writ, when the defendant is in court in another case, by the plaintiff in that case having filed common bail for him; the declaration therefore, filed is called a declaration by the bye. 1 Crompt. 96; Lee’s Diet. of Pr. Declaration IV. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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Notes and References

1. Partialy, this information about by the bye is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including by the bye.

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