Reports of Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of the United States: 1-351 U.S; 1790- October term, 1955, Book 26Lawyers' Co-operative Publishing Company, 1885 |
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Page 66
... true in some but it is not true in most cases , nor , in our opinion , is it ever true when the note , upon its delivery to the trans- feree , is in such form as to make him a party to the instrument and impose upon him the du- ties ...
... true in some but it is not true in most cases , nor , in our opinion , is it ever true when the note , upon its delivery to the trans- feree , is in such form as to make him a party to the instrument and impose upon him the du- ties ...
Page 67
... true interpretation of the 34th section limited its ap- plication to state laws strictly local ; that is to say , to the positive statutes of the State , and the construction thereof adopted by the local tribu- nals , and to rights and ...
... true interpretation of the 34th section limited its ap- plication to state laws strictly local ; that is to say , to the positive statutes of the State , and the construction thereof adopted by the local tribu- nals , and to rights and ...
Page 71
... true character of those equities ; but the appellate tribunal of the State has ex- ploded that legal heresy as applied to negotiable true commercial rule as administered in the courts of Westminster Hall . Pringle v . Phil- lips , 5 ...
... true character of those equities ; but the appellate tribunal of the State has ex- ploded that legal heresy as applied to negotiable true commercial rule as administered in the courts of Westminster Hall . Pringle v . Phil- lips , 5 ...
Page 76
... true intendment and construc- tion , is strictly limited to local statutes and lo- cal usages , and that it does not extend to con- tracts and other instruments of a commercial nature , the true interpretation and effect of which are to ...
... true intendment and construc- tion , is strictly limited to local statutes and lo- cal usages , and that it does not extend to con- tracts and other instruments of a commercial nature , the true interpretation and effect of which are to ...
Page 77
... true consideration was the debt due from the in- dorsers to the indorsee , and the obligation to pay or secure said debt . Had any other collateral security been given , as a mortgage , or a pledge of property , it would have been ...
... true consideration was the debt due from the in- dorsers to the indorsee , and the obligation to pay or secure said debt . Had any other collateral security been given , as a mortgage , or a pledge of property , it would have been ...
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Page 58 - Every act shall embrace but one subject, and matters properly connected therewith; which subject shall be expressed in the title. But if any subject shall be embraced in an act, which shall not be expressed in the title, such act shall be void only as to so much thereof as shall not be expressed in the title.
Page 109 - That in actions by or against executors, administrators or guardians, in which judgment may be rendered for or against them, neither party shall be allowed to testify against the other, as to any transaction with, or statement by, the testator, intestate or ward, unless called to testify thereto by the opposite party, or required to testify thereto by the court.
Page 228 - Part further covenants and agrees to merchandise such wheat in foreign ports , it being understood and agreed between the Party of the First Part and the Party of the Second Part...
Page 376 - Every person who having been summoned as a witness by the authority of either House of Congress to give testimony or to produce papers upon any matter under inquiry before either House, or any...
Page 239 - Commerce with foreign countries, and among the States, strictly considered, consists in intercourse and traffic, including in these terms navigation, and the transportation and transit of persons and property, as well as the purchase, sale, and exchange of commodities.
Page 235 - And, with respect to such a visitor at least, we consider it settled law, that he, using reasonable care on his part for his own safety, is entitled to expect that the occupier shall on his part use reasonable care to prevent damage from unusual danger, which he knows or ought to know...
Page 52 - Territory, so long as such rights shall remain unextinguished by treaty between the United States and such Indians, or to include any territory which, by treaty with any Indian tribe, is not, without the consent of said tribe, to be included within the territorial limits or jurisdiction of any. State or Territory...
Page 398 - The cause of action in such case not to be deemed to have accrued until the discovery by the aggrieved party, of the facts constituting the fraud or mistake.
Page 339 - That no freeman ought to be taken, imprisoned, or disseized of his freehold, liberties, or privileges, or outlawed, or exiled, or in any manner destroyed or deprived of his life, liberty, or property, but by the law of the land.
Page 391 - ... uniform in respect to persons and property, within the jurisdiction of the body imposing the same.