Reports of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the State of Nevada, Volume 6A.L. Bancroft, 1871 |
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... meaning , so that the jury might not be misled thereby . For it must be conceded , that although the insured makes a sworn exhibit of his losses , as per- haps is the fact in this case , largely in excess of the value , as shown by the ...
... meaning , so that the jury might not be misled thereby . For it must be conceded , that although the insured makes a sworn exhibit of his losses , as per- haps is the fact in this case , largely in excess of the value , as shown by the ...
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... meaning , words which no business man would misunderstand . It remains to be seen if this contract can be enforced . It was said in the case cited , that one similar could not , because there was no conventional standard of comparison ...
... meaning , words which no business man would misunderstand . It remains to be seen if this contract can be enforced . It was said in the case cited , that one similar could not , because there was no conventional standard of comparison ...
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... meaning , for the reason that it would be the merest folly to provide by statute that issue of a valid mar- riage shall not be illegitimate . Pitzer & Campbell , for Respondent . By the Court , WHITMAN , J .: This was an action for ...
... meaning , for the reason that it would be the merest folly to provide by statute that issue of a valid mar- riage shall not be illegitimate . Pitzer & Campbell , for Respondent . By the Court , WHITMAN , J .: This was an action for ...
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... meaning at all . It is so vague and uncertain that it is necessary to give it a meaning by construction , such as the Legislature may be reasonably supposed to have in- tended . The intention clearly was that the road should pass ...
... meaning at all . It is so vague and uncertain that it is necessary to give it a meaning by construction , such as the Legislature may be reasonably supposed to have in- tended . The intention clearly was that the road should pass ...
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... meaning of that term as used in the Constitution . ( Gib- son v . Mason , 5 Nev . 283 ; 12 Pick . 467 ; 8 Blackford , 266 ; 19 ' Barbour , 166 ; 3 Paige's Ch . 71. ) III . Plaintiff's right is a right to an easement , and an obstruc ...
... meaning of that term as used in the Constitution . ( Gib- son v . Mason , 5 Nev . 283 ; 12 Pick . 467 ; 8 Blackford , 266 ; 19 ' Barbour , 166 ; 3 Paige's Ch . 71. ) III . Plaintiff's right is a right to an easement , and an obstruc ...
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Page 80 - That whenever by priority of possession rights to the use of water for mining, agricultural, manufacturing, or other purposes have vested and accrued and the same are recognized and acknowledged by the local customs, laws, and the decisions of courts, the possessors and owners of such vested rights shall be maintained and protected in the same...
Page 415 - When an offense involves the commission of, or an attempt to commit, a private injury, and is described with sufficient certainty in other respects to identify the act, an erroneous allegation as to the person injured, or intended to be injured, is not material.
Page 277 - In case the office of any judge of the court of appeals, or justice of the supreme court, shall become vacant before the expiration of the regular term for which he was elected, the vacancy may be filled by appointment by the Governor, until it shall be supplied at the next general election of judges, when it shall be filled by election for the residue of the unexpired term.
Page 249 - ... 1. Actual annexation to the realty, or something appurtenant thereto. 2. Appropriation to the use or purpose of that part of the realty with which it is connected. 3. The intention of the party making the annexation, to make the article a permanent accession to the freehold...
Page 328 - An accessory is he or she who stands by and aids, abets, or assists ; or who, not being present aiding, abetting, or assisting, hath advised and encouraged the perpetration of the crime. He or she who thus aids, abets or assists, advises or encourages, shall be deemed and considered as principal, and punished accordingly.
Page 135 - ... the plaintiff, require the return thereof, upon giving to the sheriff a written undertaking, executed by two or more sufficient sureties, to the effect that they are bound in double the value of the property, as stated in the affidavit of the plaintiff, for the delivery thereof to the plaintiff, if such delivery be adjudged, and for the payment to him of such sum as may, for any cause, be recovered against the defendant.
Page 324 - A conviction cannot be had upon the testimony of an accomplice, unless he be corroborated by such other evidence as...
Page 144 - If the county designated for that purpose in the complaint be not the proper county, the action may, notwithstanding, be tried therein, unless the defendant, before the time for answering expire, demand in writing that the trial be had in the proper county...
Page 213 - States say, that where a court has jurisdiction, it has a right to decide every question which occurs in the cause ; and whether its decision is correct or otherwise, its judgment, until reversed, is regarded as binding in every other court.
Page 329 - All persons concerned in the commission of a crime, whether it be felony or misdemeanor, and whether they directly commit the act constituting the offense, or aid and abet in its commission, or, not being present, have advised and encouraged its commission...