United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court, Volume 161United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner Banks & Bros., Law Publishers, 1896 - Courts |
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... jury , if clear and uncontradicted upon any issue made by the parties , presents a question of law , the court can , with- out usurping the functions of the jury , instruct them as to the principles applicable to the case made by such ...
... jury , if clear and uncontradicted upon any issue made by the parties , presents a question of law , the court can , with- out usurping the functions of the jury , instruct them as to the principles applicable to the case made by such ...
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... jury in any Dis- trict , Circuit , or other court of the United States , shall not be affected " by reason of any defect or imperfection in matter of form only , which shall not tend to the prejudice of the defendant . " United States v ...
... jury in any Dis- trict , Circuit , or other court of the United States , shall not be affected " by reason of any defect or imperfection in matter of form only , which shall not tend to the prejudice of the defendant . " United States v ...
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... jury as obscene , lewd , and lascivious , the answer is that he was not entitled to know what passed in the conferences of grand jurors . He was not entitled to show , as matter of defence , that the grand jury proceeded on insufficient ...
... jury as obscene , lewd , and lascivious , the answer is that he was not entitled to know what passed in the conferences of grand jurors . He was not entitled to show , as matter of defence , that the grand jury proceeded on insufficient ...
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... jury might judge from the evidence , or , if necessary , from inspection ; the witnesses could identify it . I am of opinion , that the description is sufficient . " The question was considered in Massachusetts in 1821 , in Com ...
... jury might judge from the evidence , or , if necessary , from inspection ; the witnesses could identify it . I am of opinion , that the description is sufficient . " The question was considered in Massachusetts in 1821 , in Com ...
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... jury . " To the same effect are Fuller v . The People , 92 Illinois , 182 , 184 ; State v . Smith , 17 R. I. 371 , 374-5 . · The earlier cases were fully examined by Mr. Justice Blatch- ford , when he was a judge of the Circuit Court ...
... jury . " To the same effect are Fuller v . The People , 92 Illinois , 182 , 184 ; State v . Smith , 17 R. I. 371 , 374-5 . · The earlier cases were fully examined by Mr. Justice Blatch- ford , when he was a judge of the Circuit Court ...
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Page 4 - The shareholders of each association formed under the provisions of this act, and of each existing bank or banking association that may accept the provisions of this act, shall be held individually responsible, equally and ratably, and not one for another, for all contracts, debts, and engagements of such association to the extent of the amount of their stock therein at the par value thereof, in addition to the amount invested in such shares...
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Page 617 - This can only be obviated by adhering to the rule that constitutional provisions for the security of person and property should be liberally construed. A close and literal construction deprives them of half their efficacy, and leads to gradual depreciation of the right, as if it consisted more in sound than in substance. It is the duty of the courts to be watchful for the constitutional rights of the citizen, and against any stealthy encroachments thereon.
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Page 126 - In any case in which the jurisdiction of the court is in issue: in such cases the question of jurisdiction alone shall be certified to the Supreme Court from the court below for decision.