The American and English Encyclopedia of Law, Volume 24John Houston Merrill, Thomas Johnson Michie, Charles Frederic Williams, David Shephard Garland E. Thompson, 1894 |
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... plaintiff's lot . more than twenty years the public had passed over plaintiff's land in the line of this street . During that time plaintiff built an hotel which croached from six to thirty inches on the line of the street extended ...
... plaintiff's lot . more than twenty years the public had passed over plaintiff's land in the line of this street . During that time plaintiff built an hotel which croached from six to thirty inches on the line of the street extended ...
Page 81
... plaintiff was injured by these omissions , and it did not deny that " specifications " for the work were on file before proposals were advertised for . Held , on demurrer , that no ground was shown to restrain the sale of plaintiff's ...
... plaintiff was injured by these omissions , and it did not deny that " specifications " for the work were on file before proposals were advertised for . Held , on demurrer , that no ground was shown to restrain the sale of plaintiff's ...
Page 92
... plaintiff was that , as he was slowly driving up to the curbstone to alight , after dark , without observing the obstruction , he was upset and seriously injured . The street was a frequented one , and plaintiff had never noticed an ...
... plaintiff was that , as he was slowly driving up to the curbstone to alight , after dark , without observing the obstruction , he was upset and seriously injured . The street was a frequented one , and plaintiff had never noticed an ...
Page 101
... plaintiff could be had against the city . McKenna v . Mayor , etc. , of New York , 47 N. Y. Super . Ct . 541 . So , where injuries are received from the misplacement of the cover to a man- hole in a street , plaintiff cannot re- cover ...
... plaintiff could be had against the city . McKenna v . Mayor , etc. , of New York , 47 N. Y. Super . Ct . 541 . So , where injuries are received from the misplacement of the cover to a man- hole in a street , plaintiff cannot re- cover ...
Page 104
... plaintiff at the time and place of the injury , and he must state facts in his complaint sufficient to show such duty and the negligent breach thereof , or he can- not recover ; 5 and in some jurisdictions he must also show that he ...
... plaintiff at the time and place of the injury , and he must state facts in his complaint sufficient to show such duty and the negligent breach thereof , or he can- not recover ; 5 and in some jurisdictions he must also show that he ...
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Page 451 - After the passage of this act all property which shall pass by will or by the intestate laws of this state, from any person who may die seized or possessed of the same while a resident of this state, or if such decedent was not a resident of this stale at the time of death, which property, or any part thereof, shall be within this state...
Page 127 - No conspiracy is punishable criminally unless it is one of those enumerated in the last two sections, and the orderly and peaceable assembling or co-operation of persons employed in any calling, trade or handicraft for the purpose of obtaining an advance in the rate of wages or compensation, or of maintaining such rate, is not a conspiracy.
Page 506 - That no freeman shall be convicted of any crime, but by the unanimous verdict of a jury of good and lawful men, in open court, as heretofore used.
Page 451 - When the transfer is by will or by the intestate laws of this state from any person dying seized or possessed of the property while a resident of the state.
Page 474 - Taxes upon the transfer of any estate, property or interest therein limited, conditioned, dependent or determinable upon the happening of any contingency or future event by reason of which the fair market value thereof cannot be ascertained at the time of the transfer, as herein provided, shall accrue and become due and payable when the persons or corporations beneficially entitled thereto shall come into actual possession or enjoyment thereof.
Page 499 - Trial by jury shall be as heretofore, and the right thereof remain inviolate.
Page 131 - Intent by two or more persons to do an unlawful act or a lawful act by unlawful means Is the first step In that regard.
Page 125 - The manifest intent of the association is, to induce all those engaged in the same occupation to become members of it. Such a purpose is not unlawful.
Page 456 - The political status may depend on different laws in different countries; whereas the civil status is governed universally by one single principle, namely, that of domicile, which is the criterion established by law for the purpose of determining civil status.
Page 451 - When the transfer is of property made by a resident or by a nonresident when such nonresident's property Is within this state, or within its Jurisdiction, by deed, grant, bargain, sale or gift made in contemplation of the death of the grantor, vendor or donor, or intended to take effect In possession or enjoyment at or after such death.