Reports of Cases Heard and Determined in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Volume 80 |
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... death of the plaintiff's intestate , while employed in the defendant's brewery , it appeared that from time to time it was necessary to varnish the interior of large casks used in the brewery ; that , in the process of varnishing a cask ...
... death of the plaintiff's intestate , while employed in the defendant's brewery , it appeared that from time to time it was necessary to varnish the interior of large casks used in the brewery ; that , in the process of varnishing a cask ...
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... death of plaintiff's intes- tate , upon the ground that the same was caused by defendant's negligence . The intestate was an employee in defendant's brewery , and while engaged in varnishing the interior of a cask was fatally burned by ...
... death of plaintiff's intes- tate , upon the ground that the same was caused by defendant's negligence . The intestate was an employee in defendant's brewery , and while engaged in varnishing the interior of a cask was fatally burned by ...
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... death of the intestate was due to the defendant's omission to furnish some other means for lighting the interior of the cask while it was being varnished . The lantern used on the occasion had been in use since 1892 , and so far as ...
... death of the intestate was due to the defendant's omission to furnish some other means for lighting the interior of the cask while it was being varnished . The lantern used on the occasion had been in use since 1892 , and so far as ...
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... death to their children , and they failing then to become a part of the share or shares of the surviving chil- dren . This disposition instead of being a power in trust for pur- poses of distribution , continues in the trustees the ...
... death to their children , and they failing then to become a part of the share or shares of the surviving chil- dren . This disposition instead of being a power in trust for pur- poses of distribution , continues in the trustees the ...
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... death ; and set up the fact of the probating of the will in the State of Connecticut as a bar to further proceedings in the State of New York . The Surrogate's Court dis- missed the proceeding on the ground that the Connecticut pro ...
... death ; and set up the fact of the probating of the will in the State of Connecticut as a bar to further proceedings in the State of New York . The Surrogate's Court dis- missed the proceeding on the ground that the Connecticut pro ...
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Page 107 - Value is any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract. An antecedent or pre-existing debt constitutes value ; and is deemed such whether the instrument is payable on demand or at a future time.
Page 108 - A holder in due course holds the instrument free from any defect of title of prior parties, and free from defenses available to prior parties among themselves, and may enforce payment of the instrument for the full amount thereof against all parties liable thereon.
Page 427 - The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed in this State to all mankind ; and no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of this State.
Page 614 - A person duly authorized to practice physic or surgery, or a professional or registered nurse, shall not be allowed to disclose any information which he acquired in attending a patient in a professional capacity, and which was necessary to enable him to act in that capacity...
Page 108 - The title of a person who negotiates an instrument is defective within the meaning of this act when he obtained the instrument, or any signature thereto, by fraud, duress or force and fear or other unlawful means, or for an illegal consideration or when he negotiates it in breach of faith, or under such circumstances as amount to a fraud.
Page 496 - Where the will has been lost, concealed, or destroyed, the cause of action is not deemed to have accrued, until the discovery, by the plaintiff, or the person under whom he claims, of the facts upon which its validity depends.
Page 328 - Ganzle, being duly sworn, says : That he is the petitioner in the above entitled application, that he has read the foregoing petition and knows the contents thereof, and that the same is true of his own knowledge, except as to the matters therein stated to be alleged on information and belief, and that as to those matters, he believes it to be true.
Page 108 - That it is complete and regular upon its face. (2) That he became the holder of it before it was overdue, and without notice that it had been previously dishonored, if such was the fact. (3) That he took it in good faith and for value. (4) That at the time it was negotiated to him he had no notice of any infirmity in the instrument or defect in the title of the person negotiating it.
Page 204 - ... officer, or as a person authorized by agreement, or by competent authority, to hold or take such possession, custody, or control, any money, property, evidence of debt or contract, article of value of any nature, or thing in action or possession, appropriates the same to his own use, or that of any other person other than the true owner or person entitled to the benefit thereof; steals such property, and is guilty of larceny.
Page 542 - An Act to extend and regulate the Liability of Employers to make Compensation for Personal Injuries suffered by Workmen in their service.