Campbell v Chambers

JurisdictionIreland
Judgment Date16 November 1887
Date16 November 1887
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ireland)

Appeal.

Before FITZ GIBBBON, BARRY, and NAISH, L.JJ.

CAMPBELL
and

CHAMBERS

Parliament — Registration of voters — Lodger claim — Description of objector's "calling" — "Agent" — Power to amend.

460 LAW REPORTS (IRELAND). [L. R. I. Appeal. FITZ GIBBON, L. J. :- ALEXANDER 1887. V. p-r ineuriam. The 26th section of the Act of 1885 enables the The order in Dempsey v. Keegan (1) seems to have been made BURKE. Court, if the appeal be successful, to order that the appellant's costs be paid by the Clerk of the Peace ; but we cannot give the costs of an unsuccessful appellant against the Clerk of the Peace. SIR M. MORRIS, C. J., BARRY, and NAISH, L.JJ., concurred. Solicitor for the appellant : Shannon. Solicitors for the claimants : Chance. Appeal. CAMPBELL v. CHAMBERS (2). 1887. Nov. 16. (HARRIS' CASE.) Parliament-Registration of voters-Lodger claim-Description of objector's " calling"-"Agent"-Power to amend. Where the witness to a claim for the lodger franchise described himself therein as " agent," he being, in fact, a registration agent, and the Revising Barrister amended accordingly, although holding the original description sufficient : field (affirming the decision of the Revising Barrister), that the description of " agent " was sufficient. Whether there was power to amend-quare. APPEAL by John Campbell from the decision of James C. Lane, Esq., Q. C., Assistant Revising Barrister for the city of LondonÂderry, overruling an objection to the sufficiency of the description of Daniel Holland as " agent" in a claim by William Harris to the lodger franchise. The " case " stated that the residence and calling of Daniel Holland, the witness to Harris' claim, were given therein as (1) Unreported. (2) Before FITZ GIBBON, BARRY, and Neisn, L.JJ. VoL. XXII.] Q. B. & EX. DIVISIONS. 461 " 103, Fountain-street, agent ; " that it was proved at the revision Appeal. that Holland had been a coachmaker, but that not having work, 1887. he had for some time ceased to follow the trade, and had been, CAMPBELL for some months before, and up to the 28th July, 1887 (the date of CHAMBERS. the claim) employed for reward, on behalf of one of the political parties, to fill up claims for persons of that party desirous of being registered as voters for the city of Londonderry, to witness the signatures of their claims, and generally to do the work that might be necessary for procuring the registration of such persons as might be qualified at the then ensuing revision for...

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