Proceedings ..., Volume 21New York State Bar Association, 1898 - Bar associations |
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... existence of the inchoate right of dower have vanished , the right still remains . The law , in its effort to do justice to married women , by giving them equal property rights with married men , has done an injustice to married men by ...
... existence of the inchoate right of dower have vanished , the right still remains . The law , in its effort to do justice to married women , by giving them equal property rights with married men , has done an injustice to married men by ...
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... existence of a central body exercising functions common to Lon- don as a whole , and of local bodies exercising functions restricted to their localities . Many witnesses have urged the propriety of establishing some personal connection ...
... existence of a central body exercising functions common to Lon- don as a whole , and of local bodies exercising functions restricted to their localities . Many witnesses have urged the propriety of establishing some personal connection ...
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... existence of this State its Legislature has given to such murderers the fruits of their crime , and thus added an additional motive for its perpetration ; 66 And , Whereas the People of the State were ever igno- rant that its statutes ...
... existence of this State its Legislature has given to such murderers the fruits of their crime , and thus added an additional motive for its perpetration ; 66 And , Whereas the People of the State were ever igno- rant that its statutes ...
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... existence of such a power , and that is assumed which ought to be the subject of the initial inquiry . No Legislature has ever been delegated the power to legalize in any way the crime of murder . Legislatures are consti- tuted to ...
... existence of such a power , and that is assumed which ought to be the subject of the initial inquiry . No Legislature has ever been delegated the power to legalize in any way the crime of murder . Legislatures are consti- tuted to ...
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... existence of a most ad- mirable code on the subject of bills and notes adopted in England fifteen years ago and there called the Bills of Exchange Act . A few words as to the way in which this English code was prepared and adopted may ...
... existence of a most ad- mirable code on the subject of bills and notes adopted in England fifteen years ago and there called the Bills of Exchange Act . A few words as to the way in which this English code was prepared and adopted may ...
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Page 112 - A holder in due course is a holder who has taken the instrument under the following conditions: 1. That it is complete and regular upon its face; 2. That he became the holder of it before it was overdue, and without notice that it had been previously dishonored, if such was the fact; 3. That he took it in good faith and for value; 4. That at the time it was negotiated to him he had no notice of any infirmity in the instrument or defect in the title of the person negotiating it.
Page 103 - A holder in due course holds the instrument free from any defect of title of prior parties, and free from defenses available to prior parties among themselves, and may enforce payment of the instrument for the full amount thereof against all parties liable thereon.
Page 125 - Still one thing more, fellow-citizens, a wise and frugal government which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.
Page 5 - Association is formed to cultivate the science of jurisprudence, to promote reform in the law, to facilitate the administration of justice, to elevate the standard of integrity, honor and courtesy in the legal profession, and to cherish a spirit of brotherhood among the members thereof.
Page 114 - Where the instrument is not payable on demand, presentment must be made on the day it falls due. Where it is payable on demand, presentment must be made within a reasonable time, after its issue...
Page 66 - ... or law and collection office, or office of any kind for the practice of law, without having first been duly and regularly licensed and admitted to practice law in the courts of record of this state...
Page 111 - Where the holder of an instrument payable to his order transfers it for value without indorsing it, the transfer vests in the transferee such title as the transferrer had therein, and the transferee acquires, in addition, the right to have the indorsement of the transferrer.
Page 111 - Where an indorsement is conditional, a party required to pay the instrument may disregard the condition, and make payment to the indorsee or his transferee, whether the condition has been fulfilled or not. But any person to whom an instrument so indorsed Is negotiated, will hold the same, or the proceeds thereof, subject to tbe rights of the person indorsing conditionally.
Page 106 - Where the holder has a lien on the instrument, arising either from contract or by implication of law, he is deemed a holder for value to the extent of his lien.
Page 149 - A communication made bona fide upon any subject-matter In which the party communicating has an interest, or in reference to which he has a duty, is privileged if made to a person having a corresponding interest or duty, although it contain criminatory matter, which, without this privilege, would be slanderous and actionable...