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Page 4
... cited are concerned , the author has been compelled to draw upon various
uncertain sources for information ; so it is only in a few cases , comparatively
speaking , that he has been enabled to give them , and then only in a limited
manner .
... cited are concerned , the author has been compelled to draw upon various
uncertain sources for information ; so it is only in a few cases , comparatively
speaking , that he has been enabled to give them , and then only in a limited
manner .
Page 33
Useless indeed would be that provision in the charter which gives to the creditor
the right to sue , if the failure to pay , which alone gives the right to sue , should
deprive the corporation of existence , and of course the suitor of the right to sue .
Useless indeed would be that provision in the charter which gives to the creditor
the right to sue , if the failure to pay , which alone gives the right to sue , should
deprive the corporation of existence , and of course the suitor of the right to sue .
Page 57
... give a credit , that would otherwise be refused . But a previous creditor would
not be in the same predicament ; he could not be so much injured if the sale had
been for a good consideration , because the debtor had a right to prefer one ...
... give a credit , that would otherwise be refused . But a previous creditor would
not be in the same predicament ; he could not be so much injured if the sale had
been for a good consideration , because the debtor had a right to prefer one ...
Page 119
Could the fact of sale Eslava , et al . be made out by legal testimony , it would be
proper to give evidence of a right to dispose of the property before the sale could
be made availing , if at all . We are of opinion , from the facts appearing on the ...
Could the fact of sale Eslava , et al . be made out by legal testimony , it would be
proper to give evidence of a right to dispose of the property before the sale could
be made availing , if at all . We are of opinion , from the facts appearing on the ...
Page 126
This Court is bound to give to this judgment here the same validity it had in
Tennessee , and the same credit is due to the record here as there . To affirm the
judgment below , would be to refuse to give to the record and judgment of a sister
...
This Court is bound to give to this judgment here the same validity it had in
Tennessee , and the same credit is due to the record here as there . To affirm the
judgment below , would be to refuse to give to the record and judgment of a sister
...
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Page 361 - The inhabitants of the said territory, shall always be entitled to the benefits of the writ of habeas corpus, and of the trial by jury; of a proportionate representation of the people in the legislature, and of judicial proceedings according to the course of the common law.
Page 87 - Morrell of the first part, and the town of North Hempstead in Queens County and State of New York, of the second part, witnesseth, that the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar lawful money of the United States of America, to them in hand paid by the said party of the second part, at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged...
Page 143 - Where a law is plain and unambiguous, whether it be expressed in general or limited terms, the Legislature should be intended to mean what they have plainly expressed, and consequently no room is left for construction.
Page 310 - Where a court has jurisdiction, it has a right to decide every question which occurs in the cause ; and whether its decision be correct or otherwise, its judgment, until reversed, is regarded as binding in every other court. But if it act without authority, its judgments and orders are regarded as nullities. They are not voidable, but simply void.
Page 25 - no action shall be brought whereby to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another person, unless the agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized.
Page 238 - Every male person subject to none of the foregoing disqualifications, who shall have attained the age of twenty-one years, and who shall be a citizen of the United States, and...
Page 239 - In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to be heard by himself and counsel; to demand the nature and cause of the accusation against him; to meet the witnesses face to face; to have compulsory process to compel the attendance of witnesses in his behalf; and in prosecutions by indictment, or information, to a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the county or district wherein the offense shall have been committed; which county or district shall have been previously ascertained...
Page 315 - To give any binding effect to a judgment, it is essential that the court should have jurisdiction of the person, and of the subject matter; and the want of jurisdiction is a matter that may always be set up against a judgment, when sought to be enforced, or when any benefit is claimed under it. The want of jurisdiction makes it utterly void and unavailable for any purpose.
Page 206 - The test," says Judge Duncan in Swan v. Scott, 11 Serg. & R. 164, "whether a demand connected with an illegal transaction is capable of being enforced at law, is whether the plaintiff requires the aid of the illegal transaction to establish his case.
Page 88 - ... have granted, bargained, sold, assigned, transferred and set over, and by these presents do grant, bargain...
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| Title | Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Alabama, Volume 2 |
| Authors | Alabama. Supreme Court, George Noble Stewart |
| Publisher | D. Ferguson, printer, 1832 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 2 Aug 2007 |
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