The Federal Reporter: Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit and District Courts of the United States, Volumes 95-96West Publishing Company, 1899 Includes cases argued and determined in the District Courts of the United States and, Mar./May 1880-Oct./Nov. 1912, the Circuit Courts of the United States; Sept./Dec. 1891-Sept./Nov. 1924, the Circuit Courts of Appeals of the United States; Aug./Oct. 1911-Jan./Feb. 1914, the Commerce Court of the United States; Sept./Oct. 1919-Sept./Nov. 1924, the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. |
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... means of an ordinance ; but it seems to the court that the council can act upon the subject either by resolution or ordinance , and that in the former case the words " final passage " mean no more than the single word " passage " would ...
... means of an ordinance ; but it seems to the court that the council can act upon the subject either by resolution or ordinance , and that in the former case the words " final passage " mean no more than the single word " passage " would ...
Page 92
... means by which he intended to effect his purpose . intended fraud committed by an agent on his own account is beyond the scope of his employment , and bears analogy to a tort willfully committed by a serv- ant for his own purposes , and ...
... means by which he intended to effect his purpose . intended fraud committed by an agent on his own account is beyond the scope of his employment , and bears analogy to a tort willfully committed by a serv- ant for his own purposes , and ...
Page 115
... means a suspension of payment , or an enforced suspension of business , and the nature of the failure means the kind or distinguishing char- acteristic of the suspension , whether voluntary or enforced . To the first question the ...
... means a suspension of payment , or an enforced suspension of business , and the nature of the failure means the kind or distinguishing char- acteristic of the suspension , whether voluntary or enforced . To the first question the ...
Page 118
... means for the preserva- tion and enforcement of a pre - existing lien given by the statute , and arising from the performance of the service . In re Hope Min . Co. , 1 Sawy . 710 , Fed . Cas . No. 6,681 . The statute itself clearly ...
... means for the preserva- tion and enforcement of a pre - existing lien given by the statute , and arising from the performance of the service . In re Hope Min . Co. , 1 Sawy . 710 , Fed . Cas . No. 6,681 . The statute itself clearly ...
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... means ; or who shall advance the quality or value of molasses and concentrated molas- ses , melado or concentrated melado , by boiling or other process . " It would be quite inconsequential to declare the dictionary mean- ing or the ...
... means ; or who shall advance the quality or value of molasses and concentrated molas- ses , melado or concentrated melado , by boiling or other process . " It would be quite inconsequential to declare the dictionary mean- ing or the ...
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Page 450 - The liberty mentioned in that amendment means not only the right of the citizen to be free from the mere physical restraint of his person, as by incarceration, but the term is deemed to embrace the right of the citizen to be free in the enjoyment of all his faculties; to be free to use- them in all lawful ways; to live and work where he will; to earn his livelihood by any lawful calling; to pursue any livelihood or avocation, and for that purpose to enter into all contracts which may be proper, necessary...
Page 635 - That all levies, judgments, attachments, or other liens, obtained through legal proceedings against a person who is insolvent, at any time within four months prior to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy against him, shall be deemed null and void in case he is adjudged a bankrupt...
Page 402 - that the laws of the several states, except where the Constitution, treaties or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States in cases where they apply.
Page 226 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the passage of this act it shall be unlawful for any person, company, partnership, or corporation, in any manner whatsoever, to prepay the transportation, or in any way assist or encourage the importation or migration of any alien or aliens, any foreigner or foreigners, into the United States, its Territories, or the District of Columbia...
Page 322 - 'suits in equity shall not "be sustained in either of the courts of the United States, -in any case where a plain, adequate and complete remedy may be had at law," or the constitutional right of parties in actions at law to a trial by a jury.
Page 259 - ... pass to the trustee as a part of the estate of the bankrupt...
Page 423 - The liability of a person who is a co-debtor with, or guarantor or in any manner a surety for, a bankrupt shall not be altered by the discharge of such bankrupt.
Page 626 - That for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar cash in hand paid by the party of the second part to the party of the first part...
Page 706 - Tulare irrigation district, by authority and pursuant to the provisions of an act of the legislature of the State of California entitled ' An act to provide for the organization and government of irrigation districts and to provide for the acquisition of water and other property, and for the distribution of water thereby for irrigation purposes...
Page 639 - ... that he has read the foregoing petition and knows the contents thereof; that the same is true of his own knowledge, except as to matters therein stated to be alleged upon information and belief, and that as to those matters he believes it to be true.