Reports of Decisions Rendered in the Circuit and District Courts of the United States, Volume 2 |
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... considered a strong- headed man , used to say that he considered bills for discovery and injunction by underwriters in these cases , as being filed , for the most part , merely with a fraudulent intention to create delay ; and I never ...
... considered a strong- headed man , used to say that he considered bills for discovery and injunction by underwriters in these cases , as being filed , for the most part , merely with a fraudulent intention to create delay ; and I never ...
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... considered . In that case , the propeller Old Con- cord , which had been arrested upon a libel in rem , was duly bonded by the claimant ; but the libelants obtained an order remanding her to the custody of the marshal , on the ground ...
... considered . In that case , the propeller Old Con- cord , which had been arrested upon a libel in rem , was duly bonded by the claimant ; but the libelants obtained an order remanding her to the custody of the marshal , on the ground ...
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... considered here- after . It is a well settled rule of the maritime law that the master has no lien upon the vessel for his wages . He must look to the personal responsibility of the owner alone . See 2 Pars . Mar. L. 582 ; 2 Pars . on ...
... considered here- after . It is a well settled rule of the maritime law that the master has no lien upon the vessel for his wages . He must look to the personal responsibility of the owner alone . See 2 Pars . Mar. L. 582 ; 2 Pars . on ...
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... considered . I listened with care and much interest to the ar- gument of the learned counsel who addressed the court in behalf of the party who asks to be admitted as agent , for the purpose of interposing a claim , and to the ...
... considered . I listened with care and much interest to the ar- gument of the learned counsel who addressed the court in behalf of the party who asks to be admitted as agent , for the purpose of interposing a claim , and to the ...
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... considered , do not sup- port the claim of the libelants . The baggage for which the carrier is responsible , must be such as can , with propriety , be placed in the baggage room , or must be delivered to the clerk of the boat , or some ...
... considered , do not sup- port the claim of the libelants . The baggage for which the carrier is responsible , must be such as can , with propriety , be placed in the baggage room , or must be delivered to the clerk of the boat , or some ...
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Page 427 - The total liabilities to any association, of any person, or of any company, corporation, or firm for money borrowed, including in the liabilities of a company or firm the liabilities of the several members thereof, shall at no time exceed onetenth part of the amount of the capital stock of such association actually paid in.
Page 6 - That suits in equity shall not be sustained in either of the courts of the United States, in any case where plain, adequate and complete remedy may be had at law.
Page 391 - I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States, do proclaim, declare and make known to all persons who have directly or by implication participated in the existing rebellion, except as hereinafter excepted, that a full pardon is hereby granted to them and each of them, with restoration of all rights of property, except as to slaves, and in property cases where...
Page 523 - State where he may be found, and agreeably to the usual mode of process against offenders in such State, and at the expense of the United States, be arrested and imprisoned, or bailed, as the case may be, for trial before such court of the United States as by law has cognizance of the offense.
Page 134 - An act to confiscate property used for insurrectionary purposes,' approved August 6, 1861, and a copy of which act I herewith send you.
Page 401 - That whenever any patent which has heretofore been granted, or which shall hereafter be granted, shall be inoperative, or invalid, by reason of a defective or insufficient description or specification, or by reason of the patentee claiming in his specification as his own invention, more than he had or shall have a right to claim as new ; if the error has, or shall have arisen by inadvertency, accident, or mistake, and without any fraudulent or deceptive intention...
Page 337 - Constitution, that no State shall pass a law impairing the obligation of contracts.
Page 40 - The Government of the United States has recognized the existence of a civil war between Spain and her colonies, and has avowed her determination to remain neutral between the parties. Each party is therefore deemed by us a belligerent nation, having, so far as concerns us, the sovereign rights of war.
Page 186 - Every incorporated or other bank, and every person, firm, or company having a place of business where credits are opened by the deposit or collection of money or currency, subject to be paid or remitted upon draft, check, or order, or where money is advanced or loaned on stocks, bonds, bullion, bills of exchange, or promissory notes, or where stocks, bonds, bullion, bills of exchange, or promissory notes are received for discount or for sale, shall be regarded as a bank or as a banker.
Page 384 - Therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, do proclaim, declare, and make known to all persons who have, directly or by implication, participated in the existing rebellion...