Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Montana ..., Volume 39Bancroft-Whitney Company, 1891 |
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... witnesses testified positively that the water was backed up by the dam to and over plaintiff's land , and that , on several occasions , it stood there for such a length of time as to become stagnant and foul , and this testimony is ...
... witnesses testified positively that the water was backed up by the dam to and over plaintiff's land , and that , on several occasions , it stood there for such a length of time as to become stagnant and foul , and this testimony is ...
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... witnesses . We conclude that the findings of the court are sustained by substantial testimony , and that we ought not to disturb them . 2. Defendant offered to prove by the plaintiff that the " en- tire profit of the entire land or ...
... witnesses . We conclude that the findings of the court are sustained by substantial testimony , and that we ought not to disturb them . 2. Defendant offered to prove by the plaintiff that the " en- tire profit of the entire land or ...
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... witness Rowley , of whom the question was asked , had already testified that he and his asso- ciates built the dam and sold it to the defendant company on June 8 , 1908 ; that it was in course of construction for over twenty years . He ...
... witness Rowley , of whom the question was asked , had already testified that he and his asso- ciates built the dam and sold it to the defendant company on June 8 , 1908 ; that it was in course of construction for over twenty years . He ...
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... witnesses , all of whom , as to the facts and merits of the case , reside in England , as affiant is informed and believes . For this reason , and as no trial jury was expected till November , 1908 , he made no haste to get the case at ...
... witnesses , all of whom , as to the facts and merits of the case , reside in England , as affiant is informed and believes . For this reason , and as no trial jury was expected till November , 1908 , he made no haste to get the case at ...
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... witness Warr ; ( 2 ) that the court erred in defining an innocent purchaser ; ( 3 ) that the verdict is not sustained by the evidence . We shall first consider the second specification . 1. Let it be recalled that Ettien claims to have ...
... witness Warr ; ( 2 ) that the court erred in defining an innocent purchaser ; ( 3 ) that the verdict is not sustained by the evidence . We shall first consider the second specification . 1. Let it be recalled that Ettien claims to have ...
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Page 31 - In the construction of a pleading, for the purpose of determining its effect, its allegations must be liberally construed, with a view to substantial justice between the parties.
Page 118 - All patents granted, or preemption or homesteads allowed, shall be subject to any vested and accrued water rights, or rights to ditches and reservoirs used in connection with such water rights, as may have been acquired under or recognized by the preceding section.
Page 136 - An action is an ordinary proceeding in a court of justice by which one party prosecutes another for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense.
Page 96 - No county, city, township, school district or other municipal corporation, shall be allowed to become indebted in any manner or for any purpose to an amount, including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be .ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes, previous to the incurring of such indebtedness.
Page 142 - Cut the value of property results from the use to which it is put, and varies with the profitableness of that use, present and prospective, actual and anticipated. There is no pecuniary value outside of that which results from such use.
Page 71 - ... repeating this from day to day, tends to injurious effects upon the body, and as healthy mothers are essential to vigorous offspring, the physical wellbeing of woman becomes an object of public interest and care in order to preserve the strength and vigor of the race. "Still again, history discloses the fact that woman has always been dependent upon man. He established his control at the outset by superior physical strength, and this control in various forms, with diminishing intensity, has continued...
Page 235 - Negligence,' has been defined to be 'the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something, which a prudent and reasonable man would not do.
Page 9 - I have only to add that the facts of this case do not bring it within the principle laid down in Stubbs v.
Page 167 - Examiners, with power to examine all claims against the State, except salaries or compensation of officers fixed by law, and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law. And no...
Page 72 - The two sexes differ in structure of body, in the functions to be performed by each, in the amount of physical strength, in the capacity for long continued labor, particularly when done standing, the influence of vigorous health upon the future wellbeing of the race, the self-reliance which enables one to assert full rights, and in the capacity to maintain the struggle for subsistence.