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 78
... jury , judg- the five hundred cords at $ 5 per cord , to be paid ment was rendered in favor of defendant , Day- for in the debt of $ 2,100 , then held by the Bank , ton , for damages and costs of suit . and $ 400 in cash , upon the ...
... jury , judg- the five hundred cords at $ 5 per cord , to be paid ment was rendered in favor of defendant , Day- for in the debt of $ 2,100 , then held by the Bank , ton , for damages and costs of suit . and $ 400 in cash , upon the ...
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... jury that the testimony thus offered , in reference to defendants putting improvements on the premi- ses , was inadmissible in law , and that such issue ought to be found for the plaintiff . The court ruled that the testimony was ...
... jury that the testimony thus offered , in reference to defendants putting improvements on the premi- ses , was inadmissible in law , and that such issue ought to be found for the plaintiff . The court ruled that the testimony was ...
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... jury , that " If a person not a party to a note , that is to say , not the payee or maker , writes his name on the back of the note at the time the note is made , the presumption is that he has as- sumed the liabilities and ...
... jury , that " If a person not a party to a note , that is to say , not the payee or maker , writes his name on the back of the note at the time the note is made , the presumption is that he has as- sumed the liabilities and ...
Page 91
... jury , and the plaint- iffs in error were given the benefit of every cir- cumstance they relied on to establish their de- fense . If the presumption arising from their indorsement had been overcome by the evi- dence , the jury were told ...
... jury , and the plaint- iffs in error were given the benefit of every cir- cumstance they relied on to establish their de- fense . If the presumption arising from their indorsement had been overcome by the evi- dence , the jury were told ...
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... jury , was submitted to the court by an agreement waiving the jury . A bill of exceptions , of sixty pages of the printed record , gives the history of this trial , and concludes as follows : " And now the court found the said property ...
... jury , was submitted to the court by an agreement waiving the jury . A bill of exceptions , of sixty pages of the printed record , gives the history of this trial , and concludes as follows : " And now the court found the said property ...
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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.