Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Volume 25Tribune Company Press, 1885 |
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... contract , or that it may even be for his benefit . He has a right to stand upon the very terms of his contract . If the contract has been altered in the slightest particular , without his assent , he may say , " Non in hæc fœdera veni ...
... contract , or that it may even be for his benefit . He has a right to stand upon the very terms of his contract . If the contract has been altered in the slightest particular , without his assent , he may say , " Non in hæc fœdera veni ...
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... contract for the building of a bridge across Big Sandy creek near Ravenswood , in said county , in the manner and upon the terms and conditions specified therein . Pursuant to the au- thority thus vested in them , the commissioners , on ...
... contract for the building of a bridge across Big Sandy creek near Ravenswood , in said county , in the manner and upon the terms and conditions specified therein . Pursuant to the au- thority thus vested in them , the commissioners , on ...
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... contract price to be paid as follows , to - wit : $ 3,500 ( three thousand five hundred dollars ) out of the levy of 1868 , to be paid by certificates of indebtedness to be issued by said board of supervisors from time to time as the ...
... contract price to be paid as follows , to - wit : $ 3,500 ( three thousand five hundred dollars ) out of the levy of 1868 , to be paid by certificates of indebtedness to be issued by said board of supervisors from time to time as the ...
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... contract in writing to be attached to these presents , and reference is here given thereto for more full particulars of the way and manner said bridge is to be com- pleted : Now , if the said George K. Leonard shall erect and complete ...
... contract in writing to be attached to these presents , and reference is here given thereto for more full particulars of the way and manner said bridge is to be com- pleted : Now , if the said George K. Leonard shall erect and complete ...
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... contract and that by reason of such failure , " in a very short time after the bridge was put up both of the abutments and all of the wing - walls gave way , and the whole structure from these causes and by reason of many other breaches ...
... contract and that by reason of such failure , " in a very short time after the bridge was put up both of the abutments and all of the wing - walls gave way , and the whole structure from these causes and by reason of many other breaches ...
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Page 22 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Page 334 - A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law. it possesses only those properties which the charter of its creation confers upon it, either expressly, or as incidental to its very existence.
Page 54 - Nothing can be clearer, both upon principle and authority, than the doctrine that the liability of a surety is not to be extended, by implication, beyond the terms of his contract.
Page 356 - The provision of the Constitution never has been understood to embrace other contracts than those which respect property, or some object of value, and confer rights which may be asserted in a court of justice.
Page 446 - Duress, in its more extended sense, means that degree of constraint or danger, either actually inflicted or threatened and impending, which is sufficient, in severity or in apprehension, to overcome the mind and will of a person of ordinary firmness.* Opinion of the court.
Page 340 - In their exercise it has been customary in England from time immemorial, and in this country from its first colonization, to regulate ferries, common carriers, hackmen, bakers, millers, wharfingers, innkeepers, etc., and in so doing to fix a maximum of charge to be made for services rendered, accommodations furnished, and articles sold.
Page 454 - His business will not admit such a course. He prefers, rather, to accept any bill of lading, or sign any paper the carrier presents; often, indeed, without knowing what the one or the other contains. In most cases, he has no alternative but to do this, or abandon his business.
Page xlvi - It Is a finality as to the claim or demand In controversy, concluding parties and those in privity with them, not only as to every matter which was offered and received to sustain or defeat the claim or demand, but as to any other admissible matter which might have been offered for that purpose.
Page 356 - That the framers of the constitution did not intend to restrain the States in the regulation of their civil institutions, adopted for internal government, and that the instrument they have given us is not to be so construed, may be admitted.
Page 9 - The protection against unwise or oppressive legislation, within constitutional bounds, is by an appeal to the justice and patriotism of the representatives of the people. If this fail, the people in their sovereign capacity can correct the evil; but courts cannot assume their rights.