![Cases of Supposed Exemption from Poor Rates, Claimed [By the Inns of Court] on the Ground of Extra-Parochiality; With a Preliminary Sketch of the Hist](/jacket/500x500/9781150338090.jpg)
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1831. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... There have been several other trials touching the liability of the inns to parochial rates, but as the parish of St. Andrew was not party to these litigations, it has not been deemed necessary to allude to them further, than to say--That about 70 years ago the parish of St. Clement Danes obtained a verdict against New Inn. In 1771 the same parish also obtained a verdict against New Inn. The same parish also obtained a verdict against Lincoln's Inn as to part of New Square. In 1820, the Rolls Liberty of St. Dunstan's parish recovered against Lincoln's Inn, as to part of the New Square. In 1821, the parish of St. Dunstan recovered against Clifford's Inn. In 1824, the same parish obtained a verdict against Serjeant's Inn, Chancery Lane. But in 1826, the inhabitants of Serjeant's Inn, Fleet Street, recovered against St. Dunstan's parish. We have, however, appended an abridged report of the case between Clifford's Inn and St. Dunstan's parish, on account of the striking analogy which exists between the perambulations, as proved in that case with the perambulations as proved in the Gray's Inn case, though with a very different result. See noli; at page 372. Court of Common Pleas, 28th July, 1821. before the right hon. the lord chief justice. Allen V. Waller and Another. Clifford's Inn. This was an action of trespass by a gentleman residing in Clifford's Inn against the parish officers of St. Dunstan's-in-the-West, for levying a distress for poor-rates to that parish at the plaintiff's chambers in the inn. Mr. Serjeant Lens stated that the real question was, whether the premises on which the rate was levied were liable as part of the parish of St. Dunstan to the rate in question? Extraparochial, or not, was a mere question of fact, he observed, depending on existing ...
