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ANALES DE LA SOCIEDAD CIENTÍFICA ARGENTINA 



RESULTS OF PROOEEDINGS IN CIVIL COIIRTS 



The principal results of the proceediugs of tlie County Oourts in 

 Enjíland and Wales are presented in table 15, as taken from the offi- 

 cial reportSj but all the percentages and the totals in the first line of 

 the table and under «judgments» in the third line of the second half 

 of the table, are the author's. 



TABLic 15. — Sumviaries of county courts in England and Wales ' 



Plaints entered (of whatever natiire). . . . 

 Per cent of decrease in number of plaints . 



Plaints not exceeding $ 100 



Per cent of decrease 



Plaints above f 100 and not exceeding f 250 

 Per cent of increase or decrease 



Plaints above $ 250 and not exceeding $ 500 

 Per cent of increase or decrease 



Actions determined with a jury 



Actions determined without a jury . . . , 



Judgments : 



Per cent of increase or decrease 



For plaintiff ou hearing 



For plaintiíf by consent and admission , 



For plaintiíf by default 



Non suit 



For defendant 



Debtors imprisoned 



Debtors adjudicated bankrupt 



Total number of days Court has sat 



.194.631 

 » 



.179.132 

 » 



12.806 

 » 



2.337 



» 



771 

 789.968 



393.675 

 308.212 



80.818 

 1.221 

 6.813 



5.821 



3.497 



10.363 



1.188.162 



— 0.54 



1.172.189 



— 0.54 



13.121 



+ 2.4 



2.490 

 + 6 



762 

 784.692 



— 7 

 396.751 

 303.332 



77.561 

 1.151 

 6.659 



5.711 

 3.275 

 9.299 



War time 



Oonsidering all plaints as a whole, it will ^be seen, that there is a 

 decrease in their number of 21 per cent in 1914 and 22 per cent in 

 1915, which two years include war time, except the first half of 1914. 

 It will also be observ^ed that, in a general way from examination of 



' County Courts (Plaints and Sittings) 1915, London, 1916. 



^ Statistical Ábstraet for the United Kingdom 1915, London, 1917. 



