1841-1886
STATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.
Judgment.
TOTAL.
Plaintiff.
Defendant.
Nonsuit.
Cases.
Debt and Damages.
Enclosure 16.
RETURN of the Number of CASES TRIED by the Honourable JOHN WALTER HULME, and ACTIONS COMMENCED in the Supreme and Vice-Admiralty Courts of Hong Kong, during the Year ending 31st December 1851.
Cases Tried before the Honourable J. W. HULME in 1851.
SUPREME Court:
Cases Tried Debt and Damages Common Law 3 $5,144.54 Chancery None. None. Summary 71 $12,924.70 Insolvency (a) 2 Debts in schedule $11,798.08 Appeals 1 None. Hearings 2 None.VICE-ADMIRALTY Court
Cases Tried Debt and Damages 3 $14,524.46 Insolvent discharged None. Remanded 1 $44,391.32ACTIONS COMMENCED in 1851.
Court Number of Cases Amount of Debt and Damages claimed Settled without Trial Judgment TOTAL Plaintiff Defendant Nonsuit Remaining in Dependence SUPREME COURT: Common Law (b) 18 $75,479.70 14 1 None. None. 1 None. None. Chancery None. None. None. None. None. None. None. None. None. Summary 101 $17,531.24 Insolvency 2 Debts in Schedule $11,798.08 Assets per Appraisement - $16,995.22 Ecclesiastical (c) 20 Appeals None. VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT 5 $7,476.80 4 1 146 $129,281.04N.B.--Of the five Common Law Cases in dependence on the 1st January 1851, one was tried and four settled. The Summary Jurisdiction case was settled. Of the three Vice Admiralty Cases, two were tried and one is still in dependence, and the Chancery Cases are also still undecided.
(a) In one of these cases the plaintiff has given notice of appeal.
(b) In three of these cases the defendant was arrested on a capias issuing from the Common Law side, and they were subsequently brought into the Summary Jurisdiction. The debt and damages in the said cases amount to *10 Dollars.
(c) In five of these estates there was a will, consequently the property was not appraised.
(Signed)
ROB. DUNDAS CAY, Registrar.
(Signed)
W. H. ALEXANDER, Deputy Registrar.
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