Justicies

English Law: Justicies in the Past

The name of a writ which acquires its name from the mandatory words which it contains, “that you do A B justice.”

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The county court has jurisdiction in cases where damages (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) are claimed, only to a certain amount; but sometimes suits are brought there, when greater damages (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) are claimed. In such cases, an original writ, by this name, issues out of chancery, in order to give the court jurisdiction. See 1 Saund. 74, n. 1. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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Notes and References

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

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