The New York Supplement, Volume 30West Publishing Company, 1894 "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 13
... witness on the trial . The accident occurred in the daytime , and the ridge , as the case states , was plainly visible . The court held that : " The presumption which a wayfarer may indulge , that the streets of a city are safe , and ...
... witness on the trial . The accident occurred in the daytime , and the ridge , as the case states , was plainly visible . The court held that : " The presumption which a wayfarer may indulge , that the streets of a city are safe , and ...
Page 38
... witness Seaver , plaintiff's agent , showing that in making the sale of the goods which were the subject of this ... witness Dabell that Andros was the bookkeeper of the Keith Company in 1890 , and had been for several years . The ...
... witness Seaver , plaintiff's agent , showing that in making the sale of the goods which were the subject of this ... witness Dabell that Andros was the bookkeeper of the Keith Company in 1890 , and had been for several years . The ...
Page 39
... witness also testified that he had no recollec- tion of going to the store of the Keith Company at any other time than the 13th of September , 1890 , to acquire any information . Andros , as a witness , in answer to the question by the ...
... witness also testified that he had no recollec- tion of going to the store of the Keith Company at any other time than the 13th of September , 1890 , to acquire any information . Andros , as a witness , in answer to the question by the ...
Page 64
... witness Farley as to the rate of speed at which the train was moving at the time of the happening of the accident . He had taken notice of the movements of trains , and had judged their rate of speed , and was , we think , proved to be ...
... witness Farley as to the rate of speed at which the train was moving at the time of the happening of the accident . He had taken notice of the movements of trains , and had judged their rate of speed , and was , we think , proved to be ...
Page 76
... witness said that there was a space of 2 inches between the ends of the boards and the upper step , and that those boards which ran lengthwise of the bridge gave under the weight of a person passing over them . The deceased man was ...
... witness said that there was a space of 2 inches between the ends of the boards and the upper step , and that those boards which ran lengthwise of the bridge gave under the weight of a person passing over them . The deceased man was ...
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Page 460 - The property which every man has in his own labour, as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable.
Page 371 - A tax. shall be and is hereby imposed upon the transfer of any property, real or personal, of the value of...
Page 551 - 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 256 - The principle of public policy is this; ex dolo malo non oritur actio. No court will lend its aid to a man who founds his cause of action upon an immoral or an illegal act.
Page 306 - When any such person or corporation becomes beneficially entitled, in possession or expectancy, to any property or the income thereof by any such transfer, whether made before or after the passage of this act.
Page 98 - A person concerned in the commission of a crime, whether he directly commits the act constituting the offense or aids and abets in its commission, and whether present or absent, and a person who directly or indirectly counsels, commands, induces or procures another to commit a crime, is a
Page 460 - I hold that the liberty of pursuit — the right to follow any of the ordinary callings of life — is one of the privileges of a citizen of the United States.
Page 144 - To purchase, hold and use all such real estate and other property as may be necessary for the construction and maintenance of its railroad, and the stations and other accommodations necessary to accomplish the objects of its incorporation; but nothing herein contained shall be held as repealing, or in any way affecting the act entitled " An act authorizing the construction of railroads upon Indian lands,
Page 699 - ... within the meaning of any provision of this act which limits the time for commencing an action, when the summons is served on him or on a co-defendant who is a joint contractor or otherwise united in interest with him.
Page 777 - An action to redeem real property from a mortgage, with or without an account of rents and profits, may be maintained by the mortgagor, or those claiming under him, against the mortgagee in possession, or those claiming under him, unless he or they have continuously maintained an adverse possession of the mortgaged premises, for twenty years after the breach of a condition of the mortgage, or the non-fulfillment of a covenant therein contained.