The American Decisions: Containing All the Cases of General Value and Authority Decided in the Courts of the Several States, from the Earliest Issue of the State Reports to the Year 1869, Volume 43Bancroft-Whitney, 1886 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... considered as acquiescing , by receiving the work , and will be liable over upon a quantum meruit for whatever it may be worth . But , as I before remarked , when the agreement is entire , a full and substantial performance of a ...
... considered as acquiescing , by receiving the work , and will be liable over upon a quantum meruit for whatever it may be worth . But , as I before remarked , when the agreement is entire , a full and substantial performance of a ...
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... considered as having pur- chased the land with full notice of the irregularity . Judgment affirmed with costs . JUDGMENT AND EXECUTION MUST BE SHOWN TO VENDEE SHERIFF'S DEED ADMISSIBLE AS EVIDENCE OF TITLE : See Darby v . Russell , 9 Am ...
... considered as having pur- chased the land with full notice of the irregularity . Judgment affirmed with costs . JUDGMENT AND EXECUTION MUST BE SHOWN TO VENDEE SHERIFF'S DEED ADMISSIBLE AS EVIDENCE OF TITLE : See Darby v . Russell , 9 Am ...
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... considered by the jury as entitled to as much credence as the witnesses on the part of the government . The prisoner had no right to object to the inhabitants of the county where the crime was committed , however much they might be ...
... considered by the jury as entitled to as much credence as the witnesses on the part of the government . The prisoner had no right to object to the inhabitants of the county where the crime was committed , however much they might be ...
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... considered . We have often and uniformly held , that to entitle papers and proceedings of this character to notice in this court , they must either be cop- ied into , or so specifically referred to by the bill of exceptions as to leave ...
... considered . We have often and uniformly held , that to entitle papers and proceedings of this character to notice in this court , they must either be cop- ied into , or so specifically referred to by the bill of exceptions as to leave ...
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... considered , etc. , do mutually agree as follows , viz .: James Conwell , the party of the first part , agrees , etc .; and we , Robert S. Cox and Charles W. Morrow , the party of the second part , etc. , have purchased of the said ...
... considered , etc. , do mutually agree as follows , viz .: James Conwell , the party of the first part , agrees , etc .; and we , Robert S. Cox and Charles W. Morrow , the party of the second part , etc. , have purchased of the said ...
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Page 99 - Receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath Granted, Bargained, and Sold, and by these presents, Doth Grant, Bargain and Sell unto the said...
Page 356 - When carriers undertake to convey persons by the powerful but dangerous agency of steam, public policy and safety require that they be held to the greatest possible care and diligence. And whether the consideration for such transportation be pecuniary or otherwise, the personal safety of the passengers should not be left to the sport of chance, or the negligence of careless agents. Any negligence, in such cases, may well deserve the epithet of
Page 378 - Malice, in common acceptation, means ill-will against a person; but, in its legal sense, it means a wrongful act, done intentionally, without just cause or excuse.
Page 416 - No will shall be valid, unless it shall be in writing, and executed in manner hereinafter mentioned, (that is to say) : It shall be signed at the foot or end thereof, by the testator or by some other person in his presence, and by his direction, and such signature shall be made or acknowledged by the testator, in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same time, and such witnesses shall attest and shall subscribe the will in the presence of the testator and of each other but no form...
Page 69 - That in all criminal prosecutions, the accused hath a right to be heard by himself and his counsel, to demand the nature and cause of the accusation against him, to meet the witnesses face to face, to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor...
Page 745 - York, shall be chosen by the electors of the respective counties once in every three years, and as often as vacancies shall happen. Sheriffs shall hold no other office, and be ineligible for the next three years after the termination of their offices. They may...
Page 732 - that where one person makes a promise to another for the benefit of a third person, that third person may maintain an action upon it.
Page 67 - A person charged with treason or other capital offense shall at least three entire days before commencement of trial be furnished with a copy of the indictment and a list of the veniremen, and of the witnesses to be produced on the trial for proving the indictment, stating the place of abode of each venireman and witness.
Page 178 - ... for the frauds, deceits, concealments, misrepresentations, torts, negligences, and other malfeasances, or misfeasances, and omissions of duty, of his agent in the course of his employment, although the principal did not authorize, or justify, or participate in, or indeed know of such misconduct, or even if he forbade the acts or disapproved of them.
Page 459 - ... within thirty days next after the publication of said notice. And if any member shall, for the space of thirty days after the publication of said notice, and...