Columbia Law Times: A Monthly Review Devoted to Law and Political Science, Volume 1Dennis, 1888 |
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... person , and withal very courteous , and at this stage of the feast no doubt very convivial . But the great and attractive feature of all was the " revels " -a play in which the It was no doubt in this general way that lawyers acted ...
... person , and withal very courteous , and at this stage of the feast no doubt very convivial . But the great and attractive feature of all was the " revels " -a play in which the It was no doubt in this general way that lawyers acted ...
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... persons and in the same order of succes- sion as directed by the will . But as has been seen , Pitt vs. Jackson went ... person a fee simple even though by the will he had been given but a life estate . " Where , on the other hand , the ...
... persons and in the same order of succes- sion as directed by the will . But as has been seen , Pitt vs. Jackson went ... person a fee simple even though by the will he had been given but a life estate . " Where , on the other hand , the ...
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... persons were arrested and a quan- tity of dynamite and arms were seized . On May 27th , some three weeks after the Haymarket massacre , the grand jury re- turned ten indictments against anarchists for complicity in the murder of Officer ...
... persons were arrested and a quan- tity of dynamite and arms were seized . On May 27th , some three weeks after the Haymarket massacre , the grand jury re- turned ten indictments against anarchists for complicity in the murder of Officer ...
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... person can read the able opinion of the Supreme Court without feeling perfectly convinced that the verdict of the jury was legal , just and right . The decision itself deserves an honorable place in history as a " timely , noble and ...
... person can read the able opinion of the Supreme Court without feeling perfectly convinced that the verdict of the jury was legal , just and right . The decision itself deserves an honorable place in history as a " timely , noble and ...
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... persons wishing to compete will please present their names to the present board as soon as possible , and indicate their choice in the department of the pa- per of which they wish to make a special- ty . LOCAL NOTES . At the ...
... persons wishing to compete will please present their names to the present board as soon as possible , and indicate their choice in the department of the pa- per of which they wish to make a special- ty . LOCAL NOTES . At the ...
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Page 48 - Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said John Alden, 2nd, as and for his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who, at his request, and in his presence, and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses the day and year above written.
Page 144 - It is agreed between the sender of the following message and this company that said company shall not be liable for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery or non-delivery of any unrcapcatcd message, whether happening by negligence of its servants or otherwise, beyond the amount received for. sending the same...
Page 147 - The Company will not be liable for damages or statutory penalties in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within sixty days after the message is filed with the Company for transmission.
Page 144 - To guard against mistakes or delays, the sender of a message should order it repeated ; that is, telegraphed back to the originating office for comparison. For this, one-baif the regular rate is charged in addition.
Page 148 - The damages must be such as may fairly be supposed to have entered into the contemplation of the parties when they made the contract, that is, must be such as might naturally be expected to follow its violation ; and they must be certain, both in their nature and in respect to the cause from which they proceed.
Page 148 - ... the other the difference between the contract price and the market price of the goods at the date fixed for executing the contract, then the whole transaction constitutes nothing more than a wager, and is null and void.
Page 177 - ... and a copy of the complaint, or a notice stating the sum of money for which judgment will be taken, was served with the summons ; or where the defendant has appeared, but has made default in pleading, the plaintiff may take judgment by default, as follows : 1. If the defendant has made default in appearing, the plaintiff must file proof of the service of the summons, and of...
Page 186 - And it has been held, that if the jurors do not agree in their verdict before the judges are about to leave the town, though they are not to be threatened or imprisoned, the judges are not bound to wait for them, but may carry them round the circuit from town to town in a cart.
Page 243 - ... no patent shall be held to be invalid by reason of such purchase, sale, or use prior to the application for a patent as aforesaid, except on proof of abandonment of such invention to the public, or that such purchase, sale or prior use, has been for more than two years prior to such application for a patent.
Page 195 - It must not be forgotten that you are not to extend arbitrarily those rules which say that a given contract is void as being against public policy, because if there is one thing which more than another public policy requires it is that men of full age and competent understanding shall have the utmost liberty of contracting, and that their contracts, when entered into freely and voluntarily, shall be held sacred, and shall be enforced by courts of justice.