Bennett against Allcott
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1787 |
| Year | 1787 |
| Court | Court of the King's Bench |
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14 cases
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Commissioners of Inland Revenue v Hambrook
...servant. The precedents of that time show that the declaration in seduction cases described the daughter as a "menial servant" (see Bennett v. Allcott, 1787, 2 Term Reports, page 12We may take it, therefore, that at the close of the 18th Century the action was confined to the members of the......
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Andree and Others v Fletdher
...it struck me as scarce admitting a doubt. This matter is perfectly well understood by foreigners; they consider 90 BENNETT V. ALLCOTT 2 T. R. 166. it as an engagement of honour. Now they come here to know what the law is; and it is perfectly clear that this re-asaurance is void by the Act. ......
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Revill v Sattergit
...of the action than belongs to it. Vide Dean v. Peel, 5 E. R. 45, and the cases cited in the argument and the notes. Bennett v. Allcott, 2 T. R. 166 ; 3 Burr. 1878; Fores v. Wilson, Peake, N. P. 55 , and Irwin v. Dear-man, 11 East, 23, in which it was held, that this action could be maintain......
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Margaret Davies against Williams
...the Court were all of opinion that the action could not be maintained ; and the case is recognized by Buller J. in Bennett v. Allcott (2 T. R. 166). In the last mentioned case it is laid down that an action for mere seduction and loss of service must be an action on the case, and that tresp......
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