Excerpt from The English Reports, Vol. 14: Privy Council III, Containing Moore, P. C., Volumes 8 to 12 The only question of importance raised, was, as to the competency of Messrs. Maudslay and others to be heard in opposition. It appeared that a caveat had been entered by Robertson, a patent agent, in his own name, but in reality as the agent for several large engineering firms, among whom were Messrs. Maudslay, and under such caveat they claimed to be heard in opposition to an extension. Dr. Lushington. - How can Messrs. Maudslay and the other firms, for whom the solicitor-general appears, be heard? The caveat is in Robertson's name. Sir Frederick Thesiger, q.c. - First, Robertson has no right to enter a caveat at all. It was not competent to him as one of the public to appear. The public is represented by the attorney-general. Secondly, Messrs. Maudslay and the other parties for whom the solicitor-general appears, cannot be heard in opposition, as no caveats have been entered in their names. They have no locus standi. The solicitor-general [sir W. P. Wood], contra - Robertson was clearly entitled to enter a caveat; he has a patent of his own, involving the very same principle of this screw propeller. It is no objection to Messrs. Maudslay and others being heard, because the caveat was in the name of their agent, which was done to save expense and trouble. Present: Lord Cranworth, the Lord Justice Knight Bruce, the Right Hon. Dr. Lushington, and the Right Hon. Sir Edward Ryan. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.