Hustings

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A temporary court held for the election of members of parliament; also a court held in London before the lord mayor, recorder, and sheriffs, with jurisdiction over actions for the recovery of land within the city, except by ejectment.^ " Hustings Qiustengu Tn) is a court of common pleas held before the mayor and aldermen of London, and it is the highest court they have, for error or attaint lies there of a judgment or false verdict in the sheriff's court... Other cities and towns have had a court of the same name." ' 2. A local court in Virginia. The Hustings Court of the city of Eichmond has exclusive original jurisdiction of all presentments, indictments and informations for offenses committed within the city (except prosecutions against convicts in the penitentiary), and concurrent jurisdiction of ■ Bennett v. Smith, 21 Barb. 441 (1856); Modisett v. Mc Pike, 74 Mo. 639 (1881).. 'Westlake «.

Westlake, 34 Ohio St. 626-34 (1878), cases.

Effect of abandonment on her power to contract, 20 Am. Law Eeg. 745-63 (1887), cases. s 1 Whart. Ev. §§ 421-33, cases; 1 Greenl.

Ev. §§ 333- 47, cases. / •United States v. Jones, 32 F. E. 569 (1887); id. 571, note.

See generally 25 Am. Law Eeg. 353-66, 417-31 (1886), cases. ^ A. S.7iu5#mff, a place of council: A«s, house; ihingf cause, council. cases with n a space of one mile around the city on the north of James river. Also exclusive jurisdiction of all appeals allowed by any State law, or ordinance of the city, from the judgments of the police justices courts, and of all causes removable from them; of proceedings for the condemnation, for public use, of lands, and of motions to correct erroneous assessments on realty; also, concurrent jurisdiction of actions for unlawful or forcible entry or detainer.'