Southern Reporter, Volume 86West Publishing Company, 1921 Includes the decisions of the Supreme Courts of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi, the Appellate Courts of Alabama and, Sept. 1928/Jan. 1929-Jan./Mar. 1941, the Courts of Appeal of Louisiana. |
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... damages for the reason of , testate lost his life as aforesaid . Count 3 and as a proximate consequence of , the de- alleges that defendant was the owner of cer- fendant wantonly , willfully , or intentionally tain premises in the ...
... damages for the reason of , testate lost his life as aforesaid . Count 3 and as a proximate consequence of , the de- alleges that defendant was the owner of cer- fendant wantonly , willfully , or intentionally tain premises in the ...
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... damages for per- sonal injuries , " The plaintiff claims of the de- fendants B. and C. the sum of $ 2,500 as dam- ages for that heretofore * the said de- fendant was operating a coal mine , " etc. , was insufficient ; it not appearing ...
... damages for per- sonal injuries , " The plaintiff claims of the de- fendants B. and C. the sum of $ 2,500 as dam- ages for that heretofore * the said de- fendant was operating a coal mine , " etc. , was insufficient ; it not appearing ...
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... Damages collected in action brought under the homicide act for the wrongful death of an intestate vest exclusively in the distributees of the estate without administration ; the admin- istrator being only holder of naked title , which ...
... Damages collected in action brought under the homicide act for the wrongful death of an intestate vest exclusively in the distributees of the estate without administration ; the admin- istrator being only holder of naked title , which ...
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... damages for any time he may have lost from his services prior to the bringing of this suit . ( 36 ) The court charges the jury that if they believe the evidence they cannot award plain- tiff any damages for expenses incurred for ...
... damages for any time he may have lost from his services prior to the bringing of this suit . ( 36 ) The court charges the jury that if they believe the evidence they cannot award plain- tiff any damages for expenses incurred for ...
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... damages from public nuisance must state facts . Complaint of house mover against power company for damages from nuisance through maintenance of poles in street which prevented moving of house , stating the conclusion that the setting of ...
... damages from public nuisance must state facts . Complaint of house mover against power company for damages from nuisance through maintenance of poles in street which prevented moving of house , stating the conclusion that the setting of ...
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Page 184 - A classification having some reasonable basis does not offend against that clause merely because it is not made with mathematical nicety, or because in practice it results in some inequality.
Page 360 - But where the instrument is in the hands of a holder in due course, a valid delivery thereof by all parties prior to him so as to make them liable to him is conclusively presumed.
Page 399 - To constitute notice of an infirmity in the instrument or defect in the title of the person negotiating the same, the person to whom it is negotiated must have had actual knowledge of the infirmity or defect, or knowledge of such facts that his action in taking the instrument amounted to bad faith.
Page 472 - ... establishment, ^shall post and keep posted, in a conspicuous place in every room where such help is "employed, a printed notice stating the number of hours...
Page 341 - The acceptance of a bill is the signification by the drawee of his assent to the order of the drawer. The acceptance must be in writing and signed by the drawee. It must not express that the drawee will perform his promise by any other means than the payment of money.
Page 360 - Absence or failure of consideration is matter of defense as against any person not a holder in due course; and partial failure of consideration is a defense pro tanto, whether the failure is an ascertained and liquidated amount or otherwise.
Page 235 - If the proof raised in the minds of the Jury a reasonable doubt as to the presence of the...
Page 360 - Every negotiable instrument is deemed prima facie to have been issued for a valuable consideration ; and every person whose signature appears thereon to have become a party thereto for value.
Page 59 - All taxes levied on property in this State shall be assessed in exact proportion to the value of such property...
Page 231 - That in all criminal prosecutions the accused hath a right to be heard, by himself or counsel, or both...