The Bar: West Virginia, Volume 18West Virginia Bar Association., 1911 |
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... never affected his judicial poise , as evidenced by all his opinions . He supported the autonomy of the States in the Northern Securities case , and the broadest powers of the Federal government in the Insular cases . The many notable ...
... never affected his judicial poise , as evidenced by all his opinions . He supported the autonomy of the States in the Northern Securities case , and the broadest powers of the Federal government in the Insular cases . The many notable ...
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... and make every circuit judge a free lance in his own court , will that relieve the Bedlam ↑ We opine that there are two or three things imbedded in the principles of this Republic that the people will never 12 THE BAR.
... and make every circuit judge a free lance in his own court , will that relieve the Bedlam ↑ We opine that there are two or three things imbedded in the principles of this Republic that the people will never 12 THE BAR.
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West Virginia. the principles of this Republic that the people will never surren der : One is that a man's right to life , liberty and property when committed to the courts shall be determined by the law of the land and not by the ...
West Virginia. the principles of this Republic that the people will never surren der : One is that a man's right to life , liberty and property when committed to the courts shall be determined by the law of the land and not by the ...
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... many cases on pure technicalities , and the reversal of so many of the former decisions of that court , has encouraged the taking of appeals until now the attorneys never try a con tested case until each side does all that can be THE BAR ...
... many cases on pure technicalities , and the reversal of so many of the former decisions of that court , has encouraged the taking of appeals until now the attorneys never try a con tested case until each side does all that can be THE BAR ...
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... never meant to say that courts should be blind to justice . Upon this important matter I desire to quote from the opinion of Chief Justice Clark of the Supreme Court of North Carolina in a recent case decided in that court . Justice ...
... never meant to say that courts should be blind to justice . Upon this important matter I desire to quote from the opinion of Chief Justice Clark of the Supreme Court of North Carolina in a recent case decided in that court . Justice ...
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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.
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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...