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Wright qui tam v Horton

Nominate Series English Reports Cited authorities 1 Cited in 2 Precedent Map Related
JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Judgment Date01 January 1816
Date01 January 1816
CourtHigh Court

English Reports Citation: 171 E.R. 510

IN THE COURTS OF KING'S BENCH AND COMMON PLEAS

Wright qui tam
and
Horton

S. C Holt, 458. Subsequent proceedings, 6 M & S. 50.

[400] wright qui tam v horton. (In a qui tarn action the Court will after verdict direct a similiter to be entered, although the ob]ection founded upon the want of it was taken at the trial. A general allegation in an action for a penalty for acting as a magistrate without a qualification, following the words of the statute, without specifying any particular act, is good after verdict.) [S. C Holt, 458. Subsequent proceedings, 6 M & S. 50.] This was a qm tarn action against the defendant, to recover a penalty of £100 for having acted as a magistrate...

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  • Wright v Horton
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Common Pleas
    • 1 Enero 1817
    ...English Reports Citation: 171 E.R. 305 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Wright and Horton S. C. 1 Stark. 400. Subsequent proceedings, 6 M. & S. 50. HOLT 40. WBIGHT V. HORTQN [458] wright v. hoeton. (1. A person who has qualified for the office of a justice of peace, and acts as such, must have ......
  • R v Rushworth
    • United Kingdom
    • High Court
    • 1 Enero 1816
    ...no power to make such an order as this, and if such a one had been made, the treasurer ought not to have obeyed it. 510 WRIGHT V. HORTON 1 STARK. 400. The prisoner was accordingly acquitted on this and another similar indictment (a). Hey wood, Maude, and Richardson lor the prosecution. Will......

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