Birmingham Law Student Society: An ordinary meeting of this society was held on the 30th ult., at the Birmingham Law Library, Bennett’s Hill; Mr. R.A. Pinsent in the chair. A discussion took place upon moot point No. 593: “Is the decision in the case of Woodley v Metropolitan Railways Company in accordance with the settled law on the subject or consistent with natural equity?” Messrs. Tyler, Bayley, Taylor, Robinson, Edwards, Samuel, and Shore supported the affirmative and Messrs. Rodgers, Soutter, Crosskey and Plant the negative. Both questions were decided in the affirmative by majorities of eight and six respectively. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the meeting.
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GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948