United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court at ... and Rules Announced at ..., Volume 223United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner Banks & Bros., Law Publishers, 1912 |
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... fact that the employé may have been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar a recovery , but the damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employé ; Provided , That no ...
... fact that the employé may have been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar a recovery , but the damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employé ; Provided , That no ...
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... fact that the foreign law is different is not sufficient to prevent jurisdiction . Walsh v . N. Y. & N. E. R. R. Co. , 160 Massachusetts , 571 ; Nor . Pac . Ry . Co. v . Babcock , 154 U. S. 197 ; Dennick v . R. R. Co. , 103 U. S. 18 ...
... fact that the foreign law is different is not sufficient to prevent jurisdiction . Walsh v . N. Y. & N. E. R. R. Co. , 160 Massachusetts , 571 ; Nor . Pac . Ry . Co. v . Babcock , 154 U. S. 197 ; Dennick v . R. R. Co. , 103 U. S. 18 ...
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... fact cannot be ignored that for over a century it has been supposed that laws such as this fell within the exclusive power of the States , and that this view is held still by a large proportion of the bar and people . In fact , while ...
... fact cannot be ignored that for over a century it has been supposed that laws such as this fell within the exclusive power of the States , and that this view is held still by a large proportion of the bar and people . In fact , while ...
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... fact that the car which deceased undertook to repair contained perishable freight brought from out- side the State where the accident happened is sufficient to show that the company was engaged in interstate commerce at the time . The ...
... fact that the car which deceased undertook to repair contained perishable freight brought from out- side the State where the accident happened is sufficient to show that the company was engaged in interstate commerce at the time . The ...
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... fact that a state court derives its existence and functions from the state laws is no reason why it should not afford relief ; because it is subject also to the laws of the United States , and is just as much bound to recognize these as ...
... fact that a state court derives its existence and functions from the state laws is no reason why it should not afford relief ; because it is subject also to the laws of the United States , and is just as much bound to recognize these as ...
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Page 7 - ... resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents, or employees of such carrier, or by reason of any defect or insufficiency, due to its negligence, in its cars, engines, appliances, machinery, track, roadbed, works, boats, wharves, or other equipment.
Page 691 - ... directly or indirectly, made any agreement or contract, in any way or manner, with any person or persons whatsoever, by which the title which he might acquire from the government of the United States should inure, in whole or in part, to the benefit of any person except himself...
Page 147 - The fourth section of the fourth article of the constitution of the United States provides that the United States shall guarantee to every State in the Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on the application of the legislature or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.
Page 603 - That every common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall file with the commission created by this act and print and keep open to public inspection schedules showing' all the rates, fares, and charges for transportation between different points on its own route...
Page 159 - The Initiative and referendum powers reserved to the people by this Constitution are hereby further reserved to the legal voters of every municipality and district, as to all local, special, and municipal legislation, of every character, In or for their respective municipalities and districts.
Page 65 - For this court has held that classification 'must always rest upon some difference which bears a reasonable and just relation to the act in respect to which the classification is proposed, and can never be made arbitrarily and without any such basis.
Page 404 - And the governor, legislative council, and house of representatives, shall have authority to make laws in all cases for the good government of the district, not repugnant to the principles and articles in this ordinance established and declared.
Page 435 - Act shall only apply to a citizen or subject of a foreign state or nation when such foreign state or nation permits to citizens of the United States of America the benefit of copyright on substantially the same basis as its own citizens ; or when such foreign state or nation is a party to an international agreement which provides for reciprocity in the granting of copyright, by the terms of which agreement the United States of America may at its pleasure become a party to such agreement.
Page 461 - ... the nature and cause of the accusation against him, to have a speedy and public trial, to meet the witnesses face to face, and to have compulsory process to secure the attendance of witnesses in his behalf.
Page 10 - The jurisdiction of the courts of the United States under this act shall be concurrent with that of the courts of the several states, and no case arising under this act and brought in any state court of competent jurisdiction shall be removed to any court of the United States.