The Central Law Journal, Volume 12Soule, Thomas & Wentworth, 1881 Vols. 64-96 include "Central law journal's international law list". |
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... perform , or because it is illegal under the laws of the land . II . Where the impossibility exists in the per- formance of the promise , arising , 1. from the acts of the promisee ; 2. from the acts of God , or inevitable accident ; 3 ...
... perform , or because it is illegal under the laws of the land . II . Where the impossibility exists in the per- formance of the promise , arising , 1. from the acts of the promisee ; 2. from the acts of God , or inevitable accident ; 3 ...
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... perform , be- cause the commissioners had nevertheless the right to examine the bankrupt , and no collusion of the assignees could deprive the creditors of the right of examination , which the commissioners would procure for them . The ...
... perform , be- cause the commissioners had nevertheless the right to examine the bankrupt , and no collusion of the assignees could deprive the creditors of the right of examination , which the commissioners would procure for them . The ...
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... performed Thus , where a party agreed to build a number of cottages by the 10th of October , and they were not completed until the 15th , the defendant was held bound to pay for the value of the work and materials . Lucas v . Godwin , 3 ...
... performed Thus , where a party agreed to build a number of cottages by the 10th of October , and they were not completed until the 15th , the defendant was held bound to pay for the value of the work and materials . Lucas v . Godwin , 3 ...
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... perform his part of the contract , he can not maintain an action against A for refusing to com- ply with his obligations , from whatever cause the impossibility may arise . But if A desired to sue B for his breach , and he was willing ...
... perform his part of the contract , he can not maintain an action against A for refusing to com- ply with his obligations , from whatever cause the impossibility may arise . But if A desired to sue B for his breach , and he was willing ...
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... perform- ance . In like manner the promisor is not excused from performance , if the impossibility applied to him individually , and the thing is not inherently impossible . Thus a contract to obtain the consent of the landlord to an ...
... perform- ance . In like manner the promisor is not excused from performance , if the impossibility applied to him individually , and the thing is not inherently impossible . Thus a contract to obtain the consent of the landlord to an ...
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Page 181 - ... provide for the collection of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such debt as it falls due, and also to pay and discharge the principal thereof within twenty years from the time of contracting the same.
Page 48 - I do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich ; and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties incumbent on me as , according to the best of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the Constitution and laws of the United States.
Page 104 - 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 65 - ... shall be held individually responsible, equally and ratably, and not one for another, for all contracts, debts, and engagements of such association to the extent of the amount of their stock therein at the par value thereof, in addition to the amount invested in such shares...
Page 180 - No county, city, township, school district or other municipal corporation, shall be allowed to become indebted in any manner or for any purpose to an amount, including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be .ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes, previous to the incurring of such indebtedness.
Page 374 - ... the practice, pleadings, and forms and modes of proceeding existing at the time in like causes in the courts of record of the state within which such circuit or district courts are held, any rule of court to the contrary notwithstanding,
Page 108 - Every such corporation shall start and run their cars for the transportation of passengers and property at regular times to be fixed by public notice, and shall furnish sufficient accommodations for the transportation of all such passengers and property, as shall within a reasonable time previous thereto, offer or be offered for transportation...
Page 373 - ... improperly or collusively made or joined, either as plaintiffs or defendants, for the purpose of creating a case cognizable or removable under this act, the said circuit court shall proceed no further therein, but shall dismiss the suit or remand it to the court from which it was removed as justice may require, and shall make such order as to costs as shall be just...
Page 394 - ... although the death shall have been caused under such circumstances as amount in law to felony.
Page 160 - The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, with the advice and consent of the Secretary of the Treasury, may compromise any civil or criminal case arising under the internal revenue laws...