THE LAW OF WRONGS.

The Board of Examiners.

1. Into what two classes is the law of defamation divided? Define each, and explain what is meant by "publication."

2. A writes and sends a letter to B which contains a libel on B. Has B any, and, if So, what remedy against A?

3. Upon what principle is based the rule that a master is liable for damage caused by the negligence of his servant?

4. A employs B, a solicitor, to do some act for the benefit of C, A having to pay B, and there being no intercourse of any kind between B and C. Through the gross negligence or ignorance of B in transacting such business, Closes the benefit which A intended to bestow upon him. Has any remedy against B? Give reasons for your answer.

5. If A assaults B, and B, for the purpose of defending himself, lifts up his stick, and, in so doing, strikes C, has C any remedy? Shew whether injuria or damnum, or both, is or are disclosed by the above facts.

6. Define Assault and Battery, and explain the defences of son assault demesne and molliter manus imposuit.

7. What is meant by contributory negligence, and how is the rule applied when the sufferer is an infant in the care of an adult? Define negligence.

8. The owner of a carriage had hired of a stablekeeper a pair of horses for his carriage for the day. The stable-keeper sent a man to drive the horses. The driver caused damage by driving negligently. Discuss the liability (if any) of the owner of the carriage, the owner of the horses, and the driver.

9. Under what circumstances can A ratify a tort committed by B so as to make himself liable for the consequences?

10. What is meant by "slander of title"? Explain how the expression "slander of title" as a ground of action is somewhat misleading.

11. Explain the maxim non est reus nisi mens sit rea. Are there any exceptions to it?

12. Define larceny. Into what classes is the offence of homicide divided?

THE LAW OF PROCEDURE.

The Board of Examiners.

1. Describe the different remedies by the mere act of the party injured without the aid of courts of justice.

2. Explain and illustrate the maxim-Qui jussu judicis aliquod fecerit non videtur dolo malo fecisse quia parere necesse est.

3. Explain and illustrate the maxims—

Executio juris non habet injuriam.
Actus Curia neminem gravabit.
Actus legis nemini est damnosus.

4. Describe the different modes of proceeding to
judgment under the summary remedy provided
in the Instruments and Securities Statute for
the recovery
of amount of bills of exchange and
promissory notes, and for the recovery of liqui-
dated money demands under a writ specially
indorsed under the Judicature Act and Orders.

5. In actions for the recovery of land, what is the rule as to the joinder of other causes of action?

6. Describe the practice regulating "Counter claim," distinguishing the matters which may be the subject of counter claim against the plaintiff alone and those which may be the subject of counter claim against the plaintiff "along with any other person."

7. On whom does the onus probandi or "burthen of proof" lie? Give some illustration with your

answer.

8. Define the following divisions of evidence:

(a) Primary.
(b) Secondary.

(c) Direct.

(d) Inferential or circumstantial.

(e) Original.

(f) Second-hand or hearsay.

9. Explain the following classes of presumptions, giving the distinctive qualities of each:

(a) Presumptiones juris.

(b) Presumptiones juris et de jure.
(c) Presumptiones hominis.

10. What changes have the Judicature Act and Orders introduced into the mode of Trial, and as to the right of either party to submit questions of fact to a jury?

11. What is the nature of an appeal from a single judge to the Full Court? Describe the practice in such appeals.

12. In suits for dissolution of marriage, what is the practice as to "Intervention," and as to showing cause between Decree nisi and Decree absolute for dissolution of marriage?

THE LAW OF CONTRACTS.

Mr. Neighbour.

1. When a deed has been delivered conditionally and the condition performed, from what time does the deed take effect?

2. Mention the various kinds of transactions in which the contract must be by deed.

3. What is the effect upon a contract within the Fourth Section of the Statute of Frauds of noncompliance with the Statute?

4. What is the test to determine whether a promise to answer for the debt of another need be in writing?

5. What is the consideration supporting the promise in the following case :—

B promises, without reward, safely and securely to carry certain goods of A's at his request from one place and to lay them down again in another?

6. When will a contract in restraint of trade be upheld?

7. What contracts of an infant are binding upon him ?

8. In what manner is an agent to be appointed?

MINING LAW.

The Board of Examiners.

1. What statutory privileges are conferred by a "Miner's right"?

2. Give the definition of the word "Claim."

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