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Lingo Bhimrao Naik v Dattatrya Shripad Jamadagni Case Summary

Lingo Bhimrao Naik v Dattatraya Shripad Jamadagni (1937) 39 BOMLR 1233 Facts The plaintiff, brought into the world in 1912, was living with Laxmibai, the...

Central Inland Water Transportation Ltd v Brojo Nath Ganguly Case Summary

Central Inland Water Transportation Ltd v Brojo Nath Ganguly AIR 1986 SC 1571 Facts Brojo Nath Ganguly, who was transferred to the Central Inland Water...

Patel vs Mirza Case Summary

Patel vs Mirza (2016) UKSC 42 Facts The plaintiff, Mr. Patel paid 620,000 euros to Mr. Mirza, the defendant, who had agreed to place a bet...

Cutter Vs Powell Case Summary

Cutter Vs Powell (1795) 6 TR 320 Facts Mr. Cutter, a sailor was hired by one Mr. Powell to sail as a second mate in the...

AT Ragahav Chariar Vs Srinivasa Raghava Chariar Case Summary

AT RAGAHAV CHARIAR vs. SRINIVASA RAGHAVA CHARIAR 36 Ind Cas 921, (1916) 31 MLJ 575 Facts The Plaintiff entered into a mortgage with the defendant who...

Rose Fernandez vs Joseph Gonsalves Case Summary

Rose Fernandez vs. Joseph Gonsalves AIR 1925 Bom 97 Facts The Plaintiff’s father and the defendant entered into a contract of marriage. Where the defendant promised...

Stilk v Myrick Case Summary

Stilk v Myrick (1809)2 Camp 317 Facts Myrick(Defendant) entered in to contract with 11 crew man including Stilk. Stilk was contracted to work on a ship...

Imperial Loan Co Ltd Vs Stone Case Summary

Imperial Loan Co Ltd Vs. Stone   1 QB 599 Facts The defendant, stone, had signed a promissory note as surety and afterwards on the inquisition...

Chikham Amiraju and Ors V Chikham Sesamma and Another Case Summary

Chikham Amiraju and Ors V Chikham Sesamma and Another 1917 41 MAD. 33 Facts The husband, Swami, the defendant, held out the threat of committing...

Chacko and Ors v Mahadevan Case Summary

Chacko and Ors. v. Mahadevan Facts The appellant Chacko (‘C’) owned 20 cents of land. In 1982, he sold 1 cent of this land...

Ploof v. Putnam Case Summary

Case Summary - Ploof v. Putnam, 81 Vt. 471, 71 A, 188 Issue Was the plaintiff liable for the acts done by his employee? ...

Kirby v. Foster Case Summary

Case Summary - Kirby v. Foster, 17 R.I. 437, 22A. 1111 Issue Was the force used to retake the money by the defendant from...

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