The Bar: West Virginia, Volume 18West Virginia Bar Association., 1911 |
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... ground , ' inquired the judge , ' I'm deaf in one ear , ' responded the grand juror . " That's all right , ' answered the judge . The grand jury hears only one side of the case . ' Boston Record . -- The Judgment of the Judges The ...
... ground , ' inquired the judge , ' I'm deaf in one ear , ' responded the grand juror . " That's all right , ' answered the judge . The grand jury hears only one side of the case . ' Boston Record . -- The Judgment of the Judges The ...
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... ground for the courts to do as near justice as possible in the particular case . That wise man that said " justice is blind " never meant to say that courts should be blind to justice . Upon this important matter I desire to quote from ...
... ground for the courts to do as near justice as possible in the particular case . That wise man that said " justice is blind " never meant to say that courts should be blind to justice . Upon this important matter I desire to quote from ...
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... ground that , the prosecution having offered its evidence as a part of its case , it is estopped from denying its injurious effect . It appears to us that this ap- plication of the doctrine of estoppel to the state in the enforce- ment ...
... ground that , the prosecution having offered its evidence as a part of its case , it is estopped from denying its injurious effect . It appears to us that this ap- plication of the doctrine of estoppel to the state in the enforce- ment ...
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... ground of misdirection of the jury or the improper admission or rejection of evidence , or for error as to any matter of pleading or pro- cedure , unless in the opinion of the court to which application is made , after an examination of ...
... ground of misdirection of the jury or the improper admission or rejection of evidence , or for error as to any matter of pleading or pro- cedure , unless in the opinion of the court to which application is made , after an examination of ...
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... ground for Clark Westfall . Witness my hand Mark Boggs ( Seal ) Roane County Court Clerks office , Feb Sth 1875 . On this day the foregoing note was received and admitted to record in this office . A. A. Smith , Clerk . THE AUTOMOBILE ...
... ground for Clark Westfall . Witness my hand Mark Boggs ( Seal ) Roane County Court Clerks office , Feb Sth 1875 . On this day the foregoing note was received and admitted to record in this office . A. A. Smith , Clerk . THE AUTOMOBILE ...
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Page 42 - To lay with one hand the power of the government on the property of the citizen, and with the other to bestow it upon favored individuals to aid private enterprises and build up private fortunes, is none the less a robbery because it is done under the forms of law and is called taxation.
Page 17 - The right to divert the unappropriated waters of any natural stream to beneficial uses shall never be denied. Priority of appropriation shall give the better right as between those using the water for the same purpose; but when the waters of any natural stream are not sufficient for the...
Page 20 - No judgment shall be set aside or new trial granted in any cause, civil or criminal, on the ground of misdirection of the jury or the improper admission or rejection of evidence, or for error as to any matter of pleading or procedure unless, in the opinion of the court to which the application is made, after an examination of the entire cause, it shall affirmatively appear that the error complained of has resulted in a miscarriage of justice.
Page 1 - But how much nobler will be the Sovereign's boast, when he shall have it to say, that he found law dear, and left it cheap ; found it a sealed book— left it a living letter ; found it the patrimony of the rich — left it the inheritance of the poor ; found it the two-edged sword of craft and oppression — left it the staff of honesty and the shield of innocence...
Page 26 - This provision of the Arizona constitution, in its application to county and State judges, seems to me so pernicious in its effect, so destructive of independence in the judiciary, so likely to subject the rights of the individual to the possible tyranny of a popular majority, and, therefore, to be so injurious to the cause of free government, that I must disapprove a constitution containing it.
Page 27 - So Twashtri said: Very well : and gave her back again. Then after only three days, man came back to him again, and said : Lord, I know not how it is ; but after all, I have come to the conclusion that she is more of a trouble than a pleasure to me : so please take her back again.
Page 7 - there is no liberty, if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers.
Page 29 - Prize can only be exercised against them in the form of an action in damages for the injury caused by the capture.
Page 20 - Married women shall have power to engage in any business, and to contract, whether engaged in business or not, and to sue separately upon their contracts, and also to sue separately for the recovery, security, or protection of their property, and for torts committed against them, as fully and freely as if they were unmarried...
Page 26 - Lord, this creature that you have given me makes my life miserable. She chatters incessantly and teases me beyond endurance, never leaving me alone; and she...