Mississippi Reports ... Being Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of Mississippi, Volume 66E.W. Stephens Publishing Company, 1890 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... jury that the bond sued on was conditioned not to violate any of the provisions of chap . 39 of the code of 1880 , and that under the provisions of that chapter a person is not liable for selling whisky to a minor , unless it was ...
... jury that the bond sued on was conditioned not to violate any of the provisions of chap . 39 of the code of 1880 , and that under the provisions of that chapter a person is not liable for selling whisky to a minor , unless it was ...
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... jury that the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict if from the evidence the jury believed that O'Flinn , the principal in the bond , was interested in the liquor sold to the minor . It is unne- cessary in this case to decide whether ...
... jury that the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict if from the evidence the jury believed that O'Flinn , the principal in the bond , was interested in the liquor sold to the minor . It is unne- cessary in this case to decide whether ...
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... jury we shall assume that certain tax receipts issued for 1886 were so altered by appellant as to make them appear to be tax receipts issued by the sheriff to Lann and others for the taxes of 1886 , and that these taxes for 1886 had ...
... jury we shall assume that certain tax receipts issued for 1886 were so altered by appellant as to make them appear to be tax receipts issued by the sheriff to Lann and others for the taxes of 1886 , and that these taxes for 1886 had ...
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... jury were left to determine whether or not James Hall was put in possession of the land in execution of the trust . The jury found for the defendant and plaintiff appealed , and assigned for error the action of the court in permitting ...
... jury were left to determine whether or not James Hall was put in possession of the land in execution of the trust . The jury found for the defendant and plaintiff appealed , and assigned for error the action of the court in permitting ...
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... JURY . Whether a place not incorporated is a town or not , within the meaning of this statute , is a question of fact for the jury to decide . APPEAL from the circuit court of Harrison county . HON . S. H. TERRAL , Judge . The appellant ...
... JURY . Whether a place not incorporated is a town or not , within the meaning of this statute , is a question of fact for the jury to decide . APPEAL from the circuit court of Harrison county . HON . S. H. TERRAL , Judge . The appellant ...
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Page 31 - ... nor for omitting to state the time at which the offence was committed in any case where time is not of the essence of the offence, nor for stating the time imperfectly, nor for stating the offence to have been committed on a day subsequent to the finding of the indictment, or on an impossible day, or on a day that never happened...
Page 315 - The court therefore instructs the jury that, although they may believe, from the evidence, that the...
Page 291 - Further dividends shall be made in like manner as often as occasion requires; And after the third meeting of creditors no further meeting shall be called, unless ordered by the court. If at any time there shall be in the hands of the assignee any outstanding debts or other property, due or belonging to the estate, which...
Page 200 - It is a well settled rule, found in all the text-writers upon evidence, that a witness cannot be cross-examined as to any fact which is collateral and irrelevant to the issue, merely for the purpose of contradicting him by other evidence, if he should deny it, thereby to discredit his testimony.
Page 832 - The first section of the statute enacts "that all railway companies carrying passengers in their coaches in this state, shall provide equal but separate accommodations for the white, and colored races, by providing two or more passenger coaches for each passenger train, or by dividing the passenger coaches by a partition so as to secure separate accommodations: provided, that this section shall not be construed to apply to street railroads.
Page 237 - ... 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 292 - ... which cannot be collected and received by the assignee without unreasonable or inconvenient delay or expense, the assignee may, under the direction of the court, sell and assign such debts or other property in...
Page 666 - Congress to make express regulations is equivalent to indicating its will that the subject shall be left free ; that in the matter of interstate commerce the United States are but one country, and are and must be subject to one system of regulations, and not to a multitude of systems...
Page 52 - The principle seems to us to be that, in contracts in which the performance depends on the continued existence of a given person or thing, a condition is implied that the impossibility of performance arising from the perishing of the person or thing shall excuse the performance...
Page 270 - ... 1. There must have been a false representation or a concealment of material facts ; 2. The representation must have been made with knowledge of the facts; 3. The party to whom it was made must have been ignorant of the truth of the matter; 4. It must have been made with the intention that the other party should act upon it; 5. The other party must have been induced to act upon it": Bigelow on Estoppel, 3d ed., 484.