Practice Reports in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, Volume 30Joel Munsell, 1866 |
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... application should not be made there in the first instance . In Monroe agt . Monroe ( 27 How . 208 ) , BALCOM , J. , who wrote the opinion , lays considerable stress upon the thirty- sixth section of the judiciary act of 1847 , which ...
... application should not be made there in the first instance . In Monroe agt . Monroe ( 27 How . 208 ) , BALCOM , J. , who wrote the opinion , lays considerable stress upon the thirty- sixth section of the judiciary act of 1847 , which ...
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... application , unless the pleader had reference to some acts stated as matter of aggravation , which neither required or admitted of any answer for the purpose of defence . The defendant , by clear and unmistakable language , justified ...
... application , unless the pleader had reference to some acts stated as matter of aggravation , which neither required or admitted of any answer for the purpose of defence . The defendant , by clear and unmistakable language , justified ...
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... application has been made to the legislature , and its consent obtained ( S. L. of 1837 , chap . 274 , p . 291 , and chap . 182 , p . 166 ) . Laws of this character would not be essential , if streets and avenues , made by the filling ...
... application has been made to the legislature , and its consent obtained ( S. L. of 1837 , chap . 274 , p . 291 , and chap . 182 , p . 166 ) . Laws of this character would not be essential , if streets and avenues , made by the filling ...
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... application of such board upon the bond and mortgage , yet he holds that the parol contract was valid , and that the law would so apply the board , against the denials and protests of the plaintiff . It seems to me that the written ...
... application of such board upon the bond and mortgage , yet he holds that the parol contract was valid , and that the law would so apply the board , against the denials and protests of the plaintiff . It seems to me that the written ...
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... application to refer . ( Dean agt . Empire Mut . Ins . Co. 9 How . 69. ) The allegation in the moving affidavit , made by the attorney , that the trial would necessarily involve the examination of a long account , is sufficient to ...
... application to refer . ( Dean agt . Empire Mut . Ins . Co. 9 How . 69. ) The allegation in the moving affidavit , made by the attorney , that the trial would necessarily involve the examination of a long account , is sufficient to ...
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Page 358 - A right of franchise or privilege, that no man may set up a common ferry for all passengers, without a prescription time out of mind, or a charter from the King. He may make a ferry for his own use or the use of his family, but not for the common use of all the King's subjects passing that way; because it doth in consequence tend to a common charge, and is become a thing of public interest and use...
Page 278 - I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real and personal, to my beloved wife, Susie E. Smith, to have and to hold to her, my said wife, and to her heirs and assigns forever.
Page 262 - ... limited for the commencement thereof, and the cause of action survive, an action may be commenced by his representatives, after the expiration of that time, and within one year from his death.
Page 228 - When the answer of the defendant expressly, or by not denying, admits part of the plaintiff's claim to be just, the court, on motion, may order such defendant to satisfy that part of the claim, and may enforce the order as it enforces a judgment or provisional remedy.
Page 157 - ... shall be enforced for more than the amount of the corrected judgment. If such offer be not made, and the judgment in the appellate court be more favorable to the appellant than the judgment in the court below, or if such offer be made and not accepted, and the judgment in the appellate court be more favorable to the appellant than the offer of the respondent, the appellant shall recover costs ; provided, however, that the...
Page 261 - If a person against whom an action may be brought die before the expiration of the time limited for the commencement thereof, and the cause of action survives, an action may be commenced against his representatives after the expiration of that time, and within one year after the issuing of letters testamentary or of administration...
Page 262 - The time during which the person committing any of the offenses above mentioned is absent from the district wherein the same is committed shall not be taken as any part of the time limited by law for the commencement of such proceedings.
Page 292 - No private or local bill, which may be passed by the Legislature, shall embrace more than one subject, and that shall be expressed in the title.
Page 351 - ... meanings, the one restricting and the other extending the powers of the corporation, that construction is to be adopted which works the least harm to the state. But if there is no ambiguity in the charter, and the powers conferred are plainly marked, and their limits can be readily ascertained, then it is the duty of the court to sustain and uphold it, and to carry out the true meaning and intention of the parties to it. Any other rule of construction would defeat all legislative grants, and...
Page 347 - The constitution of the United States declares that no state shall pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts.