Federal Decisions: Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme, Circuit and District Courts of the United States, Volume 28Gilbert Book Company, 1888 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... evidence sufficient to charge the defendant with negligence , until such presumption shall be rebutted . Held , that the evi- dence in the case failed to show that no negligence had been committed , and the defendant was liable for the ...
... evidence sufficient to charge the defendant with negligence , until such presumption shall be rebutted . Held , that the evi- dence in the case failed to show that no negligence had been committed , and the defendant was liable for the ...
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... evidence . The pre- sumption originates from the nature of the act , not from the nature of the relations between the parties . It is indulged as a legitimate inference when- ever the occurrence is such as , in the ordinary course of ...
... evidence . The pre- sumption originates from the nature of the act , not from the nature of the relations between the parties . It is indulged as a legitimate inference when- ever the occurrence is such as , in the ordinary course of ...
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... evidence is that the boat was , to use the language of some of the witnesses , doing its best . We are not convinced that she was carrying only twenty - three pounds , little more than half her allowance . This is the only evidence by ...
... evidence is that the boat was , to use the language of some of the witnesses , doing its best . We are not convinced that she was carrying only twenty - three pounds , little more than half her allowance . This is the only evidence by ...
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... evidence touching the character of the engineer in charge when the explosion took place was conflicting , but tended to show that he was negligent and careless . The evidence showed that the boilers and ma- chinery of the boat were in ...
... evidence touching the character of the engineer in charge when the explosion took place was conflicting , but tended to show that he was negligent and careless . The evidence showed that the boilers and ma- chinery of the boat were in ...
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... evidence the court below , upon the motion of the defendant , directed the jury to find for it , because it appeared from such evidence that the deceased was " guilty of such negligence as contributed proximately to the accident , " and ...
... evidence the court below , upon the motion of the defendant , directed the jury to find for it , because it appeared from such evidence that the deceased was " guilty of such negligence as contributed proximately to the accident , " and ...
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Page 481 - Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress.
Page 307 - 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 80 - ... death had not ensued) have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof, then and in every such case the person who would have been liable if death had not ensued shall be liable to an action for damages, notwithstanding the death of the person injured, and although the death shall have been caused under such circumstances as amount in law to felony.
Page 80 - Whenever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect or default, and the act, neglect or default is such as would, if death had not ensued, have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof...
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Page 427 - By the Constitution of the United States the President is invested with certain important political powers, in the exercise of which he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience.
Page 344 - That, during the present rebellion, the President of the United States, whenever, in his judgment, the public safety may require it, is authorized to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in any case throughout the United States, or any part thereof.
Page 593 - I do not mean to cast any reflection upon any sect or person whatsoever; but, as there is such a multitude of sects, and such a diversity of opinion amongst them, I desire to keep the tender minds of the orphans, who are to derive advantage from this bequest, free from the excitement which clashing doctrines and sectarian controversy are so apt to produce.
Page 427 - ... with certain important political powers, in the exercise of which he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience. To aid him in the performance of these duties, he is authorized to appoint certain officers, who act by his authority, and in conformity with his orders. " In such cases their acts .are his acts ; and whatever opinion may be entertained of the manner in which Executive discretion may be used, still there...
Page 471 - The United States of America and the Emperor of China cordially recognize the inherent and inalienable right of man to change his home and allegiance, and also the mutual advantage of the free migration and emigration of their citizens and subjects respectively from the one country to the other for purposes of curiosity, of trade, or as permanent residents.