United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court, Volume 112United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner Banks & Bros., Law Publishers, 1885 |
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... executed on the 23d day of May , 1873 , in the name of said supposed Philip Quinlan to a fictitious person by the name of Henry H. Perry , and a con- veyance by said fictitious person , dated the 23d day of June , 1873 , to himself ...
... executed on the 23d day of May , 1873 , in the name of said supposed Philip Quinlan to a fictitious person by the name of Henry H. Perry , and a con- veyance by said fictitious person , dated the 23d day of June , 1873 , to himself ...
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... executed to fictitious parties , that is , to no parties at all , however much deceived thereby the pur- chaser may be . Even in the case of negotiable instruments , where the doctrine is carried farthest for the protection of sub ...
... executed to fictitious parties , that is , to no parties at all , however much deceived thereby the pur- chaser may be . Even in the case of negotiable instruments , where the doctrine is carried farthest for the protection of sub ...
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... executed conveying the premises to the Columbus , Chicago and Indiana Central Company in fee simple . On the 19th of VOL . CXII . - 3 Argument for Plaintiffs in Error . April , 1873 , SKIDMORE v . PITTSBURG , CIN . & ST . LOUIS R'Y CO ...
... executed conveying the premises to the Columbus , Chicago and Indiana Central Company in fee simple . On the 19th of VOL . CXII . - 3 Argument for Plaintiffs in Error . April , 1873 , SKIDMORE v . PITTSBURG , CIN . & ST . LOUIS R'Y CO ...
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... Execution , issued on this judgment , was levied on the premises on the 10th of June , 1873. Under this execu- tion the property was sold to William B. Skidmore on the 10th of July , and a conveyance made to Harriet Skidmore , Lemuel ...
... Execution , issued on this judgment , was levied on the premises on the 10th of June , 1873. Under this execu- tion the property was sold to William B. Skidmore on the 10th of July , and a conveyance made to Harriet Skidmore , Lemuel ...
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... executed in February , 1872 , pursu- ant to the contract of purchase , converted the equitable title of the Columbus , Chicago & Indiana Central Company into a legal title , which at once , by operation of law , inured to the benefit of ...
... executed in February , 1872 , pursu- ant to the contract of purchase , converted the equitable title of the Columbus , Chicago & Indiana Central Company into a legal title , which at once , by operation of law , inured to the benefit of ...
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