The New York Supplement, Volume 3West Publishing Company, 1889 "Cases argued and determined in the Court of Appeals, Supreme and lower courts of record of New York State, with key number annotations." (varies) |
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Page 83
Railroad Company , and that that company had admitted service of the writ by indorsement , dated November 2 , 1887 , and signed by their pay - master . Accordingly , as it appeared to the justice that the said Martin was out of the ...
Railroad Company , and that that company had admitted service of the writ by indorsement , dated November 2 , 1887 , and signed by their pay - master . Accordingly , as it appeared to the justice that the said Martin was out of the ...
Page 85
... railroad company might not , if they had chosen so to do , have in- sisted on this exemption as a ground why the attachment in Vermont reached nothing . Story says that the nature of the contract must be determined by the law of the ...
... railroad company might not , if they had chosen so to do , have in- sisted on this exemption as a ground why the attachment in Vermont reached nothing . Story says that the nature of the contract must be determined by the law of the ...
Page 86
... RAILROAD COMPANIES - TAXATION - ASSESSMENT - EARNING CAPACITY . In a proceeding to reduce an assessment of a railroad , the judge considered its net earnings in estimating its earning capacity , and referred to a case in which net ...
... RAILROAD COMPANIES - TAXATION - ASSESSMENT - EARNING CAPACITY . In a proceeding to reduce an assessment of a railroad , the judge considered its net earnings in estimating its earning capacity , and referred to a case in which net ...
Page 87
... Railroad Company against Patrick J. Haren and others , assessors , to reduce a valuation made by them on relator's railroad . Order reducing the valuation , and the as- sessors appeal . Argued before LEARNED , P. J. , and LANDON and ...
... Railroad Company against Patrick J. Haren and others , assessors , to reduce a valuation made by them on relator's railroad . Order reducing the valuation , and the as- sessors appeal . Argued before LEARNED , P. J. , and LANDON and ...
Page 88
... railroads is by no means the sum at which one of them would be taken in payment of a just debt by a solvent debtor . In ... railroad earnings , the decisions on this sub- ject , and specially an extract from the decision of Mr. Justice ...
... railroads is by no means the sum at which one of them would be taken in payment of a just debt by a solvent debtor . In ... railroad earnings , the decisions on this sub- ject , and specially an extract from the decision of Mr. Justice ...
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Page 279 - I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real and personal, to my beloved wife, to have and to hold to her, my said wife, and to her heirs and assigns forever.
Page 310 - The court may, before, or after judgment, in furtherance of justice, and on such terms as may be proper, amend any pleading, process, or proceeding, by adding or striking out the name of any party, or by correcting a mistake in the name of a party, or a mistake in any other respect...
Page 553 - A person duly authorized to practice physic or surgery, or a professional or registered nurse, shall not be allowed to disclose any information which he acquired in attending a patient in a professional capacity, and which was necessary to enable him to act in that capacity...
Page 378 - For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence by reason of his presence or absence while employed in the service of the United States ; nor while engaged in the navigation of the waters of this State or of the United States...
Page 432 - ... arising. There are pitfalls and man-traps at every step, and the mere youth at the very outset of his career, needs often the prudence and self-denial, as well as the moral courage, which belong...
Page 573 - Every action must be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest, except that an executor or administrator, a trustee of an express trust, or a person expressly authorized by statute, may sue, without joining with him the person for whose benefit the action is prosecuted. A person, with whom or in whose name, a contract is made for the benefit of another, is a trustee of an express trust, within the meaning of this section.
Page 413 - Any combination the tendency of which is to prevent competition in its broad and general sense, and to control and thus at will enhance prices to the detriment of the public...
Page 572 - ... at the determination of the period limited by this act to any person for making an entry or distress, or bringing any writ of quare impedit, or other action or suit, the right and title of such person to the land, rent, or advowson, for the recovery whereof such entry, distress, action, or suit respectively, might have been made or brought within such period, shall be extinguished.
Page 611 - And when the allegations of a pleading are so indefinite or uncertain that the precise nature of the charge or defence is not apparent, the court may require the pleading to be made definite and certain, by amendment.
Page 567 - A defendant in a criminal action is presumed to be innocent until the contrary is proved, and in case of a reasonable doubt whether his guilt is satisfactorily shown, he is entitled to an acquittal...