No. VIII.
An Act to amend t h e L a w with respect to Verdicts and J u d g m e n t s in t h e Supreme
Court. [20th March, 1861.]
H E R E A S it is necessary t o a m e n d t h e L a w r e s p e c t i n g verdicts and j u d g m e n t s in t h e Supreme Court in m a n n e r hereby pro vided B e it therefore e n a c t e d b y t h e Q u e e n ' s M o s t E x c e l l e n t M a j e s t y by a n d w i t h t h e advice a n d consent of t h e Legislative Council a n d Legislative A s s e m b l y of N e w S o u t h W a l e s i n P a r l i a m e n t assembled a n d b y t h e a u t h o r i t y of t h e same as follows :-- 1. E v e r y Plaintiff w h o shall hereafter o b t a i n a v e r d i c t i n a n a c t i o n i n t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t u p o n w h i c h h e s h a l l hereafter o b t a i n j u d g m e n t shall b e entitled t o i n t e r e s t at t h e r a t e of e i g h t p e r c e n t u m per a n n u m o n t h e a m o u n t of such v e r d i c t from t h e t i m e of o b t a i n i n g s u c h v e r d i c t u n t i l t h e t i m e of e n t e r i n g u p j u d g m e n t t h e r e o n A n d t h e a m o u n t of such i n t e r e s t shall be i n c l u d e d i n t h e j u d g m e n t . 2. E v e r y j u d g m e n t debt recovered i n t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t s h a l l c a r r y i n t e r e s t at t h e r a t e of eight p e r c e n t u m p e r a n n u m from t h e t i m e of e n t e r i n g u p t h e j u d g m e n t or from t h e t i m e of the c o m m e n c e m e n t of t h i s A c t i n cases of j u d g m e n t t h e n e n t e r e d u p a n d n o t b e a r i n g i n t e r e s t u n t i l t h e same shall be satisfied A n d such interest m a y b e levied u n d e r a w r i t of e x e c u t i o n on such j u d g m e n t . No. I X .

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