Ruling Case Law: As Developed and Established by the Decisions and Annotations Contained in Lawyers Reports Annotated, American Decisions, American Reports, American State Reports, American and English Annotated Cases, American Annotated Cases, English Ruling Cases, British Ruling Cases, United States Supreme Court Reports, and Other Series of Selected Cases, Volume 3William Mark McKinney, Burdett Alberto Rich Edward Thompson Company, 1914 |
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... Defendant's Pleas and Defenses 82. Verdiet and Judgment IN CIVIL CASES 83. In General 84. Conclusiveness of Judgment in Original Action I. INTRODUCTORY 1. Definitions and Scope of Article . - As used in one sense the word " bail " means ...
... Defendant's Pleas and Defenses 82. Verdiet and Judgment IN CIVIL CASES 83. In General 84. Conclusiveness of Judgment in Original Action I. INTRODUCTORY 1. Definitions and Scope of Article . - As used in one sense the word " bail " means ...
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... defendant as a matter of right to be admitted to bail ; 18 the court is not called upon to speculate as to what punishment a jury may probably inflict upon any given state of facts.19 But where an indict- ment is framed with reference ...
... defendant as a matter of right to be admitted to bail ; 18 the court is not called upon to speculate as to what punishment a jury may probably inflict upon any given state of facts.19 But where an indict- ment is framed with reference ...
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... defendant.10 12. Presumptions and Burden of Proof in Capital Cases After In- dictment . There is , as has been indicated in the preceding para- graphs , a wide difference in the weight attached by American courts to an indictment , in ...
... defendant.10 12. Presumptions and Burden of Proof in Capital Cases After In- dictment . There is , as has been indicated in the preceding para- graphs , a wide difference in the weight attached by American courts to an indictment , in ...
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... defendant has been at large on bail the court has , as a general rule , in the absence of constitutional or statutory provisions to the contrary , the right in its discretion to order him into custody during the trial of the case , it ...
... defendant has been at large on bail the court has , as a general rule , in the absence of constitutional or statutory provisions to the contrary , the right in its discretion to order him into custody during the trial of the case , it ...
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... defendant's guilt is evident or the presumption great . The effect of a failure to convict upon trial , manifestly , should be more marked than that of a failure to indict , and the weight to be given it has been expressed clearly in a ...
... defendant's guilt is evident or the presumption great . The effect of a failure to convict upon trial , manifestly , should be more marked than that of a failure to indict , and the weight to be given it has been expressed clearly in a ...
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Page 196 - ... a person shall be deemed insolvent within the provisions of this act whenever the aggregate of his property, exclusive of any property which he may have conveyed, transferred, concealed, or removed, or permitted to be concealed or removed, with intent to defraud, hinder or delay his creditors, shall not, at a fair valuation, be sufficient in amount to pay his debts.
Page 355 - Every incorporated or other bank, and every person, firm, or company having a place of business where credits are opened by the deposit or collection of money or currency, subject to be paid or remitted upon draft, check, or order, or where money is advanced or loaned on stocks, bonds, bullion, bills of exchange, or promissory notes, or where stocks, bonds, bullion, bills of exchange, or promissory notes are received for discount or for sale, shall be regarded as a bank or as a banker.
Page 199 - Acts of bankruptcy by a person shall consist of his having (1) conveyed, transferred, concealed or removed, or permitted to be concealed or removed, any part of his property with intent to hinder, delay or defraud his creditors, or any of them...
Page 260 - If a bankrupt shall have given a preference within four months before the filing of a petition, or after the filing of the petition and before the adjudication, and the person receiving it, or to be benefited thereby, or his agent acting therein, shall have had reasonable cause to believe that it was intended thereby to give a preference, it shall be voidable by the trustee, and he may recover the property or its value from such person.
Page 585 - But the discount of bills of exchange drawn in good faith against actually existing values, and the discount of commercial or business paper actually owned by the person negotiating the same, shall not be considered as money borrowed.
Page 206 - In the event of one or more but not all of the members of a partnership being adjudged bankrupt, the partnership property shall not be administered in bankruptcy, unless by consent of the partner or partners not adjudged bankrupt...
Page 646 - The taking, receiving, reserving or charging a rate of interest greater than is allowed by the preceding section, when knowingly done, shall be deemed a forfeiture of the entire interest which the note, bill or other evidence of debt carries •with it, or which has been agreed to be paid thereon.
Page 261 - ... the person receiving it or to be benefited thereby, or his agent acting therein shall then have reasonable cause to believe that the enforcement of such judgment or transfer would effect a preference, it shall be voidable by the trustee and he may recover the property or its value from such person.
Page 636 - National banks are instrumentalities of the Federal Government, created for a public purpose, and as such necessarily subject to the paramount authority of the United States.
Page 346 - And excepting also that in any such case as is hereinbefore made final in the circuit court of appeals it shall be competent for the Supreme Court to require, by certiorari or otherwise, any such case to be certified to the Supreme Court for its review and determination with the same power and authority in the case as if it had been carried by appeal or writ of error to the Supreme Court.