The New York Supplement, Volume 89West Publishing Company, 1904 "Cases argued and determined in the Court of Appeals, Supreme and lower courts of record of New York State, with key number annotations." (varies) |
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... rule is an arbitrary one , and in many instances far from just , it seems to be controlling in a case like this . The theory of the rule is that when loss occurs through failure , or a partial failure , of title without the fault of the ...
... rule is an arbitrary one , and in many instances far from just , it seems to be controlling in a case like this . The theory of the rule is that when loss occurs through failure , or a partial failure , of title without the fault of the ...
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... rule of damages the defendant constantly object- ed , and insisted that the rule above cited was the proper one to be applied ; and to that end he offered to show the value of the hotel property at the time it was conveyed to the ...
... rule of damages the defendant constantly object- ed , and insisted that the rule above cited was the proper one to be applied ; and to that end he offered to show the value of the hotel property at the time it was conveyed to the ...
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... rule of the company requiring brakemen to " look over the train carefully before starting , and know that all couplings , brakes , and running gear are in good order , " and " inspect the train as often as possible during the trip ...
... rule of the company requiring brakemen to " look over the train carefully before starting , and know that all couplings , brakes , and running gear are in good order , " and " inspect the train as often as possible during the trip ...
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and 123 New York State Reporter 3. SAME - RULES - CARRYING OF PACKAGES . A rule of a street railway company forbidding the carrying of cumber- some packages into their cars by passengers is reasonable . 4. SAME - VERDICT - EVIDENCE ...
and 123 New York State Reporter 3. SAME - RULES - CARRYING OF PACKAGES . A rule of a street railway company forbidding the carrying of cumber- some packages into their cars by passengers is reasonable . 4. SAME - VERDICT - EVIDENCE ...
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... rule of the company does not exclude a package of that size . The rule is a reasonable one ( Dowd v . Albany Railway , 47 App . Div . 202 , 62 N. Y. Supp . 179 ) , and its purpose is evident . A package that would reduce the carrying ...
... rule of the company does not exclude a package of that size . The rule is a reasonable one ( Dowd v . Albany Railway , 47 App . Div . 202 , 62 N. Y. Supp . 179 ) , and its purpose is evident . A package that would reduce the carrying ...
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Page 677 - The term corporations, as used in this article, shall be construed to include all associations and joint-stock companies having any of the powers or privileges of corporations not possessed by individuals or partnerships. And all corporations shall have the right to sue, and shall be subject to be sued, in all courts in like cases as natural persons.
Page 681 - By the law of the land is most clearly intended the general law; a law which hears before it condemns; which proceeds upon inquiry, and renders judgment only after trial.
Page 365 - ... no person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing concerning which he may so testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, and no testimony so given or produced shall be received against him upon any criminal investigation or pro/ceeding.
Page 696 - And the said records and judicial proceedings, so authenticated, shall have such faith and credit given to them in every court within the United States as they have by law or usage in the courts of the state from which they are taken.* 906.
Page 356 - The court may, before, or after judgment, in furtherance of justice, and on such terms as may be proper, amend any pleading, process, or proceeding, by adding or striking out the name of any party, or by correcting a mistake in the name of a party, or a mistake in any other respect...
Page 400 - ... any improper materials used in its construction, or by or on account of any act or omission of the said contractor or his agents...
Page 365 - ... him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture. But no person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he may testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, before said Commission, or in obedience to its subpoena, or the subpoena of either of them, or in any such case or proceeding...
Page 615 - A person employing or directing another to perform labor of any kind In the erection, repairing, altering or painting of a house, building or structure...
Page 680 - But it is not to be supposed that these legislative powers are absolute and despotic, and that the amendment prescribing due process of law Is too vague and indefinite to operate as a practical restraint. It is not every act, legislative in form, that is law. Law Is something more than mere will exerted as an act of power.
Page 368 - ... no person shall be excused from attending and testifying, or producing any books, papers or other documents before any court or magistrate, upon any investigation, proceeding or trial...