Sir George Reynel v Elworthy Devant

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Judgment Date01 January 1662
Date01 January 1662
CourtCourt of the King's Bench

English Reports Citation: 82 E.R. 316

King's Bench Division

Sir George Reynel
and
Elworthy Devant

[143] sir george reynel versus elworthy devant, H. 20 jac. rot. 706. Sir G. Reynel avoyt Elworthy en execution, il esteant le marshal, fo, sur un habeas corpus, suffer Elworthy daler en le pais, & prist un obligation de luy, que il serroit un vere prisoner, & ad un gardian ove luy cy farr come Chairing Cruce, & apr il depart de son guardian, quel fuit adjudge un escape vers Sir G. Reynel; pur que Sir G. R. sur le dit obligation port debt vers Elworthy, que plead I'estate de 23 H. 6. cap. 10. Et dit, que c obligation fuit fait pur ease, sur que Sir G. R. prist issue, que fuit trove pur le plaintiff. Et Serjeant Hedly, e contra cest case ne differt en effect de Manninghams case, Com. 60. Mes que la fuit fait al sheriff, icy al marshal 23 H. 6. consister de divers branches, & est majorratio, que le marshal serroit diens c statute, que le vie; quia le vie est de porter son captive p longe voyes, & en grand peril des escapes, mes le marshal est solement de guarder luy en prison. Le preamble del statute est, keeper of prisons, & tiel est le marshal. Et le provisoe est, the said sheriffs, ministers, or officers, & fuit 1'intent del statute, quia p c meanes goalers serront imbolden a doner ease a lour prisoners, quel est un grand cause de non payment des debts. Serjeant Damport, al contra. II agree, que un obligation fait pur ease, & favour al marshal, est voyd; commentque sont colour jove pretence de esteant voyer prisoner; mes est loyal de perner obligations del un captive d'estre voyer prisoner al marshal. Et le vie, nient obstant le statute, poet...

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  • Suffield against Baskervil
    • United Kingdom
    • High Court
    • 1 January 1793
    ...statute need not now be pleaded; for it is adjudged to bo a public Act. Samuel v. Evans, 3 Term Rep. 569. (V) 1 Saund. 161. 1 Sid. 383. Latch, 143. 2 MOD. 87. EASTER TERM, 27 CAR. 2. IN C. B. 927 And Ellis, Justice, said, that so it was lately resolved in this Court in the case of one Conqu......
  • Lingen's Case
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of the King's Bench
    • 1 January 1794
    ...or commenced, for any matter or cause touching the prisoner, and pay (32) Hil. 20. Jac. Eot. 706. B. R. Sir George Reynolds aud Elsworty. [Lat. 143 & 23. Poph. 165.] Sir George Reynolds had Elsworty in execution, he being the marshal; and upon an habeas cwpus suffered Elsworty to go into th......
  • Goodwin v Willoughby
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of the King's Bench
    • 1 January 1662
    ...que il voet forbear le suit, de payer; et adjudge, que 1'actiou git vers luy sur c promise. Crew Chief Justice; 316 REYNEL V. ELWORTHY LATCH, 143. Assumpsit in consideration de forbeare un debt, est un grand presumption de un debt. Doderidge bien remember Whitpools case, & dit, que un infan......

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