Wright v Horton

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Judgment Date01 January 1817
Date01 January 1817
CourtCourt of Common Pleas

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 a clear estate of £100 per annum, in law, or in equity, for his own use, in possession 2. In an action against a person for the penalty given by th* statute 18 Geo. II c. 20, for acting as a magistrate without a proper qualification, no notice of action is necessary under the provisions of the 24th Geo. II. c. 44.) [S. C 1 Stark. 400. Subsequent proceedings, 6 M. & S. 50 ] This was an action of debt upon the statute 18 Geo. II. c. 20, brought against the defendant, to recover a penalty of £100 for acting as a justice of peace in the county of...

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