The Code of Law for the District of Columbia: Enacted March 3, 1901 ; Amended by the Acts Approved January 31 and June 30, 1902, and Amended by Further Acts of Congress to and Including March 4, 1911U.S. Government Printing Office, 1911 - 544 pages |
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... defendant , the party or corpo- ration interposing such plea shall disclose under oath the district in which he or it should have been sued ; and the justice , upon sustaining such plea , shall certify the cause for trial to the justice ...
... defendant , the party or corpo- ration interposing such plea shall disclose under oath the district in which he or it should have been sued ; and the justice , upon sustaining such plea , shall certify the cause for trial to the justice ...
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... defendant may remove the case for trial into the supreme court of the District by a writ of certiorari ( to be awarded by said court or one of the justices thereof upon a petition under oath , the form and substance whereof shall be ...
... defendant may remove the case for trial into the supreme court of the District by a writ of certiorari ( to be awarded by said court or one of the justices thereof upon a petition under oath , the form and substance whereof shall be ...
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... defendant for wrongfully taking and detaining ( or wrongfully detaining ) his , said plain- tiff's , goods and chattels , to wit ( here describe them ) , of the value of dollars . And the plaintiff claims that the same may be taken and ...
... defendant for wrongfully taking and detaining ( or wrongfully detaining ) his , said plain- tiff's , goods and chattels , to wit ( here describe them ) , of the value of dollars . And the plaintiff claims that the same may be taken and ...
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... defendant's appearance ; and if the defendant fails to appear , the court may pro- ceed , as in case of default after personal service , to ren- der judgment for the property in favor of the plaintiff . Sec . 16. PLEAS . - If the ...
... defendant's appearance ; and if the defendant fails to appear , the court may pro- ceed , as in case of default after personal service , to ren- der judgment for the property in favor of the plaintiff . Sec . 16. PLEAS . - If the ...
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... defendant has left the District of Columbia , or can not be found , said summons may be served by delivering a copy thereof to the tenant , or by leaving the same with some person above the age of sixteen years residing on or in pos ...
... defendant has left the District of Columbia , or can not be found , said summons may be served by delivering a copy thereof to the tenant , or by leaving the same with some person above the age of sixteen years residing on or in pos ...
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Page 363 - A negotiable promissory note within the meaning of this, act is an unconditional promise in writing made by one person to another signed by the maker engaging to pay on demand, or at a fixed or determined future time, a sum certain- in money to order, or to bearer.
Page 270 - Any person may be compelled to appear and depose and to produce documentary evidence in the same manner as witnesses may be compelled to appear and testify and produce documentary evidence before the commission as hereinbefore provided.
Page 413 - ... in any case where the violation by such common carrier of any statute enacted for the safety of employees contributed to the injury or death of such employee.
Page 432 - includes a corporation or partnership or two or more persons having a joint or common interest. To " purchase " includes to take as mortgagee or as pledgee.
Page 346 - 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 413 - ... the fact that the employee may have been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar a recovery, but the damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employee...
Page 348 - That the instrument is genuine and in all respects what it purports to be; 2. That he has a good title to it; 3. That all prior parties had capacity to contract; 4. That he has no knowledge of any fact which would impair the validity of the instrument or render it valueless.
Page 356 - Where a negotiable instrument is materially altered without the assent of all parties liable thereon, it is avoided except as against a party who has himself made, authorized or assented to the alteration and subsequent indorsers.
Page 343 - An accommodation party is one who has signed the instrument as maker, drawer, acceptor or indorser, without receiving value therefor, and for the purpose of lending his name to some other person. Such a person is liable on the instrument to a holder for value, notwithstanding such holder at the time of taking the instrument knew him to be only an accommodation party.
Page 413 - That in any action brought against any such common carrier under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this act, such common carrier may set off therein any sum it has contributed or paid to any insurance, relief benefit, or indemnity that may have been paid to the injured employee or the person entitled thereto on account of the injury or death for which said action was brought.