Example sentences of "on the plaintiffs ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The jury negatived negligence and found that there was contributory negligence on the plaintiffs ' part , and Hawke J. held that there was no conversion , for the defendants had acted reasonably . |
2 | The plaintiffs brought an action for damages against the defendants for , inter alia , conspiracy to defraud the plaintiffs by the obtaining of inflated fees and commission payments in respect of a number of property transactions conducted by the defendants on the plaintiffs ' behalf . |
3 | On 9 November 1990 , in an action by the plaintiffs claiming damages against the defendants for conspiracy to defraud in respect of a number of property transactions conducted by the defendants on the plaintiffs ' behalf , the third defendant issued a third party notice against J. , an accountant who had advised the plaintiffs , claiming an indemnity or , alternatively , a contribution to such an extent as the court might think just , on the ground of the third party 's alleged failure to properly advise the plaintiffs in relation to the transactions . |
4 | On the plaintiffs ' appeal : — |
5 | On the plaintiffs ' appeal and the defendants ' cross-appeal on the ground that the plaintiffs were not entitled to object to the amount of any costs in the accounts unless the court had deprived the defendants of the relevant costs : — |