Reviewed case brief
Whiteley v. Chappell
(1868) LR 4 QB 147
(1868) LR 4 QB 147 · Queen's Bench
- Court
- Queen's Bench
- Year
- 1868
- Subjects
- Interpretation of Statutes
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Literal Rule applied strictly. Impersonating a dead person to vote was not "personating any person entitled to vote" because a dead person is not "entitled to vote.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
(1868) LR 4 QB 147
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