Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, Volume 98 |
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... paid to himself ; and the proposition is advanced , that , where a trustee is guilty of what the law considers a breach of trust in regard to the trust property , the cestui que trust may invoke the aid of equity to give him such remedy ...
... paid to himself ; and the proposition is advanced , that , where a trustee is guilty of what the law considers a breach of trust in regard to the trust property , the cestui que trust may invoke the aid of equity to give him such remedy ...
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... paid on the note should be reduced accordingly . But , upon looking into the record , we find no evidence whatever upon the subject . The depreciation may have been more or less , or there may have been none . We cannot , as is ...
... paid on the note should be reduced accordingly . But , upon looking into the record , we find no evidence whatever upon the subject . The depreciation may have been more or less , or there may have been none . We cannot , as is ...
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... paid to Dutton , as the difference in value of the two tracts . Kesner raised the money in the same way as that before men- tioned . The appellant is neither named nor referred to in the deed to her husband . On the 29th of January ...
... paid to Dutton , as the difference in value of the two tracts . Kesner raised the money in the same way as that before men- tioned . The appellant is neither named nor referred to in the deed to her husband . On the 29th of January ...
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... paid for the property in question , he is wholly silent as to any contract between them . She claims three- quarters , while his concession is only to the extent of one - half ; and he does not put that admission upon any ground of ...
... paid for the property in question , he is wholly silent as to any contract between them . She claims three- quarters , while his concession is only to the extent of one - half ; and he does not put that admission upon any ground of ...
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... paid in cash , and the further sum of $ 24,000 , for which four notes were given by the vendees , each for the sum of $ 6,000 , and payable respectively on the first day of January in the years 1870 , 1871 , 1872 , and 1873 , with ...
... paid in cash , and the further sum of $ 24,000 , for which four notes were given by the vendees , each for the sum of $ 6,000 , and payable respectively on the first day of January in the years 1870 , 1871 , 1872 , and 1873 , with ...
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Page 297 - 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 166 - American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between Church and State.
Page 337 - An act [to amend an act entitled an act] to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
Page 35 - ... in public use or on sale in this country for more than two years...
Page 559 - The taking, receiving, reserving, or charging a rate of interest greater than is allowed by the preceding section, when knowingly done, shall be deemed a forfeiture of the entire interest which the note, bill, or other evidence of debt carries with it, or which has been agreed to be paid thereon.
Page 101 - The General Assembly shall not authorize any county, city, or town to become a stockholder in or to loan its credit to any company, association, or corporation, unless two-thirds of the qualified voters of such county, city, or town, at a regular or special election to be held therein, shall assent thereto.
Page 492 - that the laws of the several States, except where the Constitution, treaties, or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States, in cases where they apply.
Page 95 - And the said applicant hereby covenants and agrees to and with said company that the foregoing is a just, full, and true exposition of all the facts and circumstances in regard to the condition, situation, value, and risk of the property to be insured, so far as the same are known to the applicant, and are material to the risk.
Page 357 - ... shall be exempt from taxation, shall be exempt from the claims of creditors, and shall not be liable to attachment, levy, or seizure by or under any legal or equitable process whatever, either before or after receipt by the beneficiary.
Page 114 - No department of the Government shall expend, in any one fiscal year, any sum in excess of appropriations made by Congress for that fiscal year, or involve the Government in any contract for the future payment of money in excess of such appropriations.