Howard's Practice Reports in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of the State of New York, Volume 67William Gould & Son, 1884 |
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... amended by a general statute , unless the inten- tion of the legislature to alter that particular law is very obvious . When it is manifest that the legislature intended the latter statute as a substitute for the former , the latter may ...
... amended by a general statute , unless the inten- tion of the legislature to alter that particular law is very obvious . When it is manifest that the legislature intended the latter statute as a substitute for the former , the latter may ...
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... amended in 1876 , it was provided that no person being a resident of the town shall be required to work on any high- way other than in the district in which he resides , unless he shall elect to work in some district in which he may ...
... amended in 1876 , it was provided that no person being a resident of the town shall be required to work on any high- way other than in the district in which he resides , unless he shall elect to work in some district in which he may ...
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... amended as to some of its provisions by a statute general in its terms , provisions and application , unless the intention of the legislature to repeal or alter the particular law is manifest , although the terms of the general act ...
... amended as to some of its provisions by a statute general in its terms , provisions and application , unless the intention of the legislature to repeal or alter the particular law is manifest , although the terms of the general act ...
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... amend a former one covers the whole subject , and was plainly intended to furnish the only law upon the subject , the ... amended by a general statute , unless the intention of the legislature to alter that particular law is very obvious ...
... amend a former one covers the whole subject , and was plainly intended to furnish the only law upon the subject , the ... amended by a general statute , unless the intention of the legislature to alter that particular law is very obvious ...
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... amendment of section 32 of chapter 16 of part 1 of the Revised Statutes ; and as we have already seen that statute does not apply to corporations . It was in no way inconsistent with or repugnant to the special statute of 1837 relating ...
... amendment of section 32 of chapter 16 of part 1 of the Revised Statutes ; and as we have already seen that statute does not apply to corporations . It was in no way inconsistent with or repugnant to the special statute of 1837 relating ...
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Page 231 - The answer of the defendant must contain: 1. A general or specific denial of each material allegation of the complaint controverted by the defendant, or of any knowledge or information thereof sufficient to form a belief.
Page 294 - By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in law, that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband ; under whose wing, protection, and cover, she performs everything ; and is therefore called in our law French a.
Page 118 - ... if such a subscribing witness has forgotten the occurrence, or testifies against the execution of the will ; the will may nevertheless be established, upon proof of the handwriting of the testator, and of the subscribing witnesses, and also of such other circumstances as would be sufficient to prove the will upon the trial of an action.
Page 262 - A conviction cannot be had upon the testimony of an accomplice unless it be corroborated by such other evidence as shall tend to connect the defendant with the commission of the offense ; and the corroboration is not sufficient if it merely shows the commission of the offense or the circumstances thereof.
Page 205 - ... shall be jointly and severally liable for all the debts of the company then existing, and for all that shall be thereafter contracted...
Page 266 - A cause of action, arising out of the contract or transaction set forth in the complaint as the foundation of the plaintiff's claim, or connected with the subject of the action.
Page 28 - And if it be complained that by this inactivity of the Courts much injustice may be suffered, and much misery produced, the answer is, that Courts of Justice do not pretend to furnish cures for all the miseries of human life.
Page 140 - 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 140 - ... by the judgment, be made chargeable only upon the estate, fund, or party represented, unless the court shall direct the same to be paid by the plaintiff or defendant, personally, for mismanagement or bad faith in the action or defense.
Page 296 - A married woman may bargain, sell, assign and transfer her separate personal property, and carry on any trade or business, and perform any labor or services on her sole and separate account ; and the earnings of any married woman, from her trade, business, labor or services, shall be her sole and separate property, and may be used or invested by her in her own name...