Reports of Cases Decided in the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, Volume 176New York (State). Court of Appeals, George Franklin Comstock, Henry Rogers Selden, Francis Kernan, Hiram Edward Sickels Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, 1904 |
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... possessed , and it is still subject to every duty or obli- gation that ever was imposed upon it . A brief review of some of the cases in this and other courts will show that there never was and cannot now be any doubt with respect to ...
... possessed , and it is still subject to every duty or obli- gation that ever was imposed upon it . A brief review of some of the cases in this and other courts will show that there never was and cannot now be any doubt with respect to ...
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... possessed , or of any of its powers or functions , by being pro- moted to the dignity of a department . Moreover , the pro- vision was not new . The board of education was made a city department by the charter of 1873 , and under the ...
... possessed , or of any of its powers or functions , by being pro- moted to the dignity of a department . Moreover , the pro- vision was not new . The board of education was made a city department by the charter of 1873 , and under the ...
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... possessed over the streets and the extension of the water mains therein . The first amendment prevents any other person or corporation from entering upon , excavating or laying down pipes in the streets , without the permission of the ...
... possessed over the streets and the extension of the water mains therein . The first amendment prevents any other person or corporation from entering upon , excavating or laying down pipes in the streets , without the permission of the ...
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... possessed of a legal franchise and route through the city of Rochester on which to lay and maintain its mains . The plaintiff admits that whenever the question is presented it will insist that it can legally furnish water , in the city ...
... possessed of a legal franchise and route through the city of Rochester on which to lay and maintain its mains . The plaintiff admits that whenever the question is presented it will insist that it can legally furnish water , in the city ...
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... possession of , and use the said land for the purposes of its incorporation , during the continuance of its ' corporate existence ; ' and it fur- ther declares that the land it thus appropriates shall be deemed to be acquired for public ...
... possession of , and use the said land for the purposes of its incorporation , during the continuance of its ' corporate existence ; ' and it fur- ther declares that the land it thus appropriates shall be deemed to be acquired for public ...
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Page 666 - Whenever any person or corporation shall exercise a power of appointment derived from any disposition of property made either before or after the passage of this act, such appointment when made shall be deemed a transfer taxable under the provisions of this act in the same manner as though the property to which such appointment relates belonged absolutely to the donee of such power and had been bequeathed or devised by such donee by will...
Page 211 - ... the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of this State.
Page 495 - ... shall be deemed a transfer taxable under the provisions of this chapter in the same manner as though the property to which such appointment relates belonged absolutely to the donee of such power and had been bequeathed or devised by such donee by will...
Page 103 - That every receiver or manager of any property appointed by any court of the United States may be sued in respect of any act or transaction of his in carrying on the business connected with such property, without the previous leave of the court in which such receiver or manager was appointed ; but such suit shall be subject to the general equity jurisdiction of the court in which such receiver or manager was appointed, so far as the same shall be necessary to the ends of justice.
Page 289 - When the judgment is of death the court of appeals may order a new trial, if it be satisfied that the verdict „ was against the weight of evidence or against law, or that justice requires a new trial, whether any exception shall have been taken or not, in the court below.
Page 316 - A discharge in bankruptcy shall release a bankrupt from all of his provable debts, whether allowable in full or in part, except such as (1) are due as a tax levied by the United States, or any State, county, district, or municipality; (2) are liabilities for obtaining money or property by false pretenses or false representations...
Page 316 - State, county, district, or municipality in which he resides; (2) are liabilities for obtaining property by false pretenses or false representations, or for willful and malicious injuries to the person or property of another...
Page 210 - ... that no law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or the rights of the people to peaceably assemble and petition the Government for a redress of grievances; that no law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, and that the free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship without discrimination or preference shall forever be allowed.
Page 316 - ... have not been duly scheduled in time for proof and allowance, with the name of the creditor, if known to the bankrupt, unless such creditor had notice or actual knowledge of the proceedings in bankruptcy...
Page 96 - When committed either by the party about to be injured or by another person in his aid or defense, in preventing or attempting to prevent an offense against his person, or a trespass or other unlawful interference with real or personal property in his lawful possession, if the force or violence used is not more than sufficient to prevent such offense; 4.