The Southeastern Reporter, Volume 44West Publishing Company, 1903 |
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... jury as to the manner in which they should arrive at the damages to be assessed , will re- quire the granting of a new trial . 2. Where an erroneous rule of law is given to the jury on a material issue in the case , and is of such a ...
... jury as to the manner in which they should arrive at the damages to be assessed , will re- quire the granting of a new trial . 2. Where an erroneous rule of law is given to the jury on a material issue in the case , and is of such a ...
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the jury that the expectancy of an individual would be the age indicated by the table . While the table is a valuable aid to the jury , it is not binding and conclusive upon them in any case . But it is said that the charge complained ...
the jury that the expectancy of an individual would be the age indicated by the table . While the table is a valuable aid to the jury , it is not binding and conclusive upon them in any case . But it is said that the charge complained ...
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... jury upon this branch of the defense , his honor told them that , if they believed it was sus- tained by the evidence introduced in support of the same , they would not be warranted in allowing the plaintiff damages for any loss thus ...
... jury upon this branch of the defense , his honor told them that , if they believed it was sus- tained by the evidence introduced in support of the same , they would not be warranted in allowing the plaintiff damages for any loss thus ...
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... jury might fairly con- clude , that the rear car of the front section was standing still at the time the intestate went between the cars . The question whether the front section of the train had stopped was submitted to the jury in the ...
... jury might fairly con- clude , that the rear car of the front section was standing still at the time the intestate went between the cars . The question whether the front section of the train had stopped was submitted to the jury in the ...
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... jury as to matters of fact , a statement of the issues presented , and all the evidence on which the state and the ... jury in a criminal case must consider expert evidence in the same manner as other evidence , and give it such weight ...
... jury as to matters of fact , a statement of the issues presented , and all the evidence on which the state and the ... jury in a criminal case must consider expert evidence in the same manner as other evidence , and give it such weight ...
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Page 35 - That if any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall, directly or indirectly, by any special rate, rebate, drawback, or other device, charge, demand, collect, or receive from any person or persons a greater or less compensation...
Page 318 - 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 296 - The rolling stock, and all other movable property belonging to any railroad company or corporation in this State, shall be considered personal property, and shall be liable to execution and sale in the same manner as the personal property of individuals, and the General Assembly shall pass no law exempting any such property from execution and sale.
Page 150 - English statute of frauds, so far as to require a conveyance of any " estate of inheritance or freehold, or for a term of more than one year, in lands and tenements...
Page 53 - A valuable consideration in the sense of the law may consist either in some right, interest, profit, or benefit accruing to the one party, or some forbearance, detriment, loss, or responsibility given, suffered, or undertaken by the other.
Page 318 - ... the property affected by the levy, judgment, attachment, or other lien shall be deemed wholly discharged and released from the same, and shall pass to the trustee as a part of the estate of the bankrupt, unless the court shall, on due notice, order that the right under such levy, judgment, attachment, or other lien shall be preserved for the benefit of the estate; and thereupon the same may pass to and shall be preserved by the trustee for the benefit of the estate as aforesaid.
Page 45 - ... access to the navigable part of the river from the front of his lot, the right to make a landing, wharf or pier for his own use or for the use of the public, subject to such general rules and regulations as the legislature may see proper to impose for the protection of the rights of the public, whatever these may be.
Page 310 - It is agreed between the sender of the following message and this company that said company shall not be liable for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery or for nondelivery of any unrepeated message, beyond the amount received for sending the same...
Page 81 - ... when during the litigation it appears that the defendant is doing or threatens or is about to do, or is procuring or suffering to be done, some act in violation of the plaintiff's rights respecting the subject of the action, and tending to render the judgment ineffectual, a temporary injunction may be granted to restrain such act.
Page 144 - Where a court has jurisdiction, it has a right to decide every question which occurs in the cause ; and whether its decision be correct or otherwise, its judgment, until reversed, is regarded as binding in every other court. But if it act without authority, its judgments and orders are regarded as nullities. They are not voidable, but simply void.