The Supreme Court Reporter, Volume 5West Publishing Company, 1885 |
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Page 19
... build and maintain a draw - bridge , which , when open , would leave in the channel of the Pearl river space for passing vessels at least 60 feet wide ; and there is nothing NEW ORLEANS , M. & T. R. Co. v . STATE OF MISSISSIPPI . 19.
... build and maintain a draw - bridge , which , when open , would leave in the channel of the Pearl river space for passing vessels at least 60 feet wide ; and there is nothing NEW ORLEANS , M. & T. R. Co. v . STATE OF MISSISSIPPI . 19.
Page 20
... vessels seeking to pass through the same without unnecessary delay : provided , however , that in case the company ... vessels , of not less than one hundred feet in width ; and in the channel of the Pearl river the said com- pany shall ...
... vessels seeking to pass through the same without unnecessary delay : provided , however , that in case the company ... vessels , of not less than one hundred feet in width ; and in the channel of the Pearl river the said com- pany shall ...
Page 21
... vessels . It would seem from the uncontroverted allegations of the petition that the bridge orig- inally constructed by the company across Pearl river had no draw , although the channel , at that point , according to the coast chart ...
... vessels . It would seem from the uncontroverted allegations of the petition that the bridge orig- inally constructed by the company across Pearl river had no draw , although the channel , at that point , according to the coast chart ...
Page 22
... vessels engaged in commerce . We say " closed entirely , " because the posi tion of the company is that the present draw - bridge was constructed by it voluntarily , and without any legal obligation whatever to do so ; and that it has ...
... vessels engaged in commerce . We say " closed entirely , " because the posi tion of the company is that the present draw - bridge was constructed by it voluntarily , and without any legal obligation whatever to do so ; and that it has ...
Page 24
... vessels of not less than 80 feet in the channels of East Pascagoula river , of the Bay of Biloxi , and of the Bay of St. Louis , and of not less than 100 feet in the channel of the Great Rigolet . There is nothing in this legislation by ...
... vessels of not less than 80 feet in the channels of East Pascagoula river , of the Bay of Biloxi , and of the Bay of St. Louis , and of not less than 100 feet in the channel of the Great Rigolet . There is nothing in this legislation by ...
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Page 440 - ... that in every case, before the evidence is left to the jury, there is a preliminary question for the judge, not whether there is literally no evidence, but whether there is any upon which a jury can properly proceed to find a verdict for the party producing it, upon whom the onus of proof is imposed.
Page 122 - Provided, that in actions by or against executors, administrators, or guardians, in which judgment may be rendered for or against them, neither party shall be allowed to testify against the other, as to any transaction with, or statement by, the testator, intestate, or ward, unless called to testify thereto by the opposite party, or required to testify thereto "2 Dan.
Page 471 - Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any ship, or the owner, or master, or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to carry lights or signals, or of any neglect to keep a proper look.out, or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case.
Page 581 - And when in any suit mentioned in this section there shall be a controversy which is wholly between citizens of different states, and which can be fully determined as between them, then either one or more of the defendants actually interested in such controversy may remove said suit into the circuit court of the United States for the proper district.
Page 368 - No contract or order, or any interest therein, shall be transferred by the party to whom such contract or order is given to any other party, and any such transfer shall cause the annulment of the contract or order transferred, so far as the United States are concerned. All rights of action, however, for any breach of such contract by the contracting parties, are reserved to the United States.
Page 614 - Property shall be assessed for taxes under general laws, and by uniform rules, according to its true value.
Page 121 - that the laws of the several states, except where the Constitution, treaties or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States in cases where they apply.
Page 552 - In Testimony whereof, I, James Buchanan, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, have caused these letters to be made Patent, and the Seal of the GENERAL LAND OFFICE to be hereunto affixed.
Page 472 - When two steam vessels are meeting end on, or nearly end on, so as to involve risk of collision, each shall alter her course to starboard so that each may pass on the port side of the other.
Page 550 - Together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof. And also, all the estate, right, title, interest, property, possession, claim and demand whatsoever, as well in law as in equity, of the said party of the first part, of, in or to the above described premises, and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances.