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30. C Of Compensation.
Why the Right of receiving Compensation
is made extinguishable by Lapse of Time.
Reasons.
1. After a certain time, not to receive it is no hardship --
1. Because the forbearance of the party damnified for
such a length of time shows, that either he never had a wish
to receive compensation, or that if he ever had one, that wish
No -- but it may shew his inability to prosecute
is at an end: in either of which cases the taking away his
right would be no hardship to him.
2 -- To pay it, is
2. Because the author of the damage will by the above
considerations be led to conclude that the party damnified
means not to prosecute his right. He will accordingly
no longer be prepared for the event of suffering that inconvenience.
If then contrary to his expectation it should
befal him, the weight of it will fall on him with double
force.
3. Because
Identifier: | JB/098/039/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 98.
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not numbered |
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098 |
penal code |
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039 |
of compensation |
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002 |
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copy/fair copy sheet |
4 |
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recto |
f29 / f30 / f31 / f32 |
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[[watermarks::myears [lion with crown emblem]]] |
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caroline fox |
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31647 |
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