# High Peak Mining Customs and Mineral Courts Act 1851, Paragraph 17


No Miner or other Person shall, except as herein-after mentioned, bring more than One Action of Title to recover the same Mine, and a Nonsuit shall be deemed of the same Effect as a Judgment for the Defendant; but in Actions of Trespass or Debt the Plaintiff, if nonsuited, shall be allowed to commence a fresh Action: Provided always, that the Steward shall in any Case whatever, whether of Title, Trespass, or Debt, have the Power, if he shall think fit, to order a new Trial to be had, upon such Terms as he shall think reasonable, and in the meantime to stay the Proceedings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/14-15/94/schedule/1/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/high-peak-mining-customs-and-mineral-courts-act-1851/schedule-1/paragraph-17
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