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Tit. IV. B.

Jurisdiction Convenience In the parcelling out of jurisdiction and determining
the grounds of judicial competence I have
been governed invariably by the simple rule of
convenience. I have accordingly made all other real
considerations rules give way to this bind to that rule of convenience. In
the current systems in this head phantastic notions
of congruity rather not than visios of convenience
have dictated the pen guided the hand of the legislator. If convenience
happened to chime in with those notions
as happily it not infrequently did, it
was well: if not it was no matter. On this
head a rule be it what it may that will
not bind to convenience circumstances can not but be productive
of frequent inconvenience. In no instance
can a latitu the requisite degree latitude of
discretion committed to a Judge be less obnoxious exposed
to abuse. If the a Pursuer had it absolutely
in his power to call before the Judge of his
own territory any Defendant he thought proper
he might institute frivolous or even groundless
suits for the mere purpose of vexation or oppression
If the had it absolutely in his suit could not be brought cause could not be carried in
else where but within the territory of the Defendant's abode


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Identifier: | JB/051/254/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 51.

Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

Box

051

Main Headings

evidence; procedure code

Folio number

254

Info in main headings field

Image

001

Titles

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

4

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

f1 / f2 / f3 / f4

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

[[watermarks::floyd & co [britannia with shield emblem]]]

Marginals

Paper Producer

arthur young

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

16419

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