R v Overseers of Tonbridge
Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
Year | 1883 |
Date | 1883 |
Court | Court of Appeal |
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Baker v The Queen
...(1969) 15 W.I.R. 359, P.C. Liversidge v. Anderson [1942] A.C. 206; [1941] 3 All E.R. 338, H.L.(E.). Reg. v. Tonbridge Overseers (1884) 13 Q.B.D. 339, C.A. Reg. v. Williams (1970) 16 W.I.R. 63. Reg. v. Wright (1972) 18 W.I.R. 302. Rex v. Cawthron [1913] 3 K.B. 168, C.C.A. Rex v. Fitt [1919] ......
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R v Bolton and Another, ex parte Beane
...that absurdity and inconvenience are to be avoided. As was stated by Brett MR in R v Overseers of the Parish of TonbridgeELR (1884) 13 QBD 339 at 342: ‘… if the inconvenience is not only great, but what I may call an absurd inconvenience, by reading an enactment in its ordinary sense, where......
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Statutory Interpretation
...Crystal ), [1894] AC 508 (HL) (interpretation of “possession” at time of salvage and destruction of vessel); R v Overseers of Tonbridge (1884), 13 QBD 339 (CA) (dispute over jurisdiction to levy rates by opposing burial boards; ordinary meaning conflicted with other Act). Statutor y Interp......
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UWAIFO V. A-G. BENDEL STATE & ORS.
...provisions clearly refer to and include retired public officers. CASES REFERRED TO IN JUDGMENT: 15 1. Queen v. Overseers of Tonbridge (1884) 13 Q.B.D. 339 at 342. 2. Western Bank Ltd. v. Schindler (1977) Ch. D 1 at 13f to 14a. 3. Luke v. Inland Revenue Commissioners (1963) A.C. 557 at 577. ......