Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit and District Courts of the United States, for the Seventh Judicial Circuit, Volume 4Callaghan, 1875 - District courts |
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... creditors having elected to take the secu- rity which this deed of trust gives , must , perhaps , be deemed to have waived the lien given by the original charter , — Pullan vs. Cincinnati and Chicago R. R. Co. especially so 42 [ June ...
... creditors having elected to take the secu- rity which this deed of trust gives , must , perhaps , be deemed to have waived the lien given by the original charter , — Pullan vs. Cincinnati and Chicago R. R. Co. especially so 42 [ June ...
Page 92
... creditors with greater rights , as against the state , than it possessed itself ; and that this principle was not changed by authority from the legis lature to consolidate with other railroads . The mere presence of a person at a lawful ...
... creditors with greater rights , as against the state , than it possessed itself ; and that this principle was not changed by authority from the legis lature to consolidate with other railroads . The mere presence of a person at a lawful ...
Page 112
... creditors . Now , it appears by the declaration that the bonds in ques- tion had been acquired by the railroad company as early as 1863 . This accumulated fund remained on hand till the Reynolds vs. Williams . company ceased to be . For ...
... creditors . Now , it appears by the declaration that the bonds in ques- tion had been acquired by the railroad company as early as 1863 . This accumulated fund remained on hand till the Reynolds vs. Williams . company ceased to be . For ...
Page 113
... creditors ; for it does not appear to have owed any debts . So far as appears , the stock- holders were the only natural persons in the world who had any interest in this fund ; and it inevitably follows that this artificial person ...
... creditors ; for it does not appear to have owed any debts . So far as appears , the stock- holders were the only natural persons in the world who had any interest in this fund ; and it inevitably follows that this artificial person ...
Page 128
... CREDITORS . - The assignee is not one of “ the parties to the mortgage , " but for the collection of assets he represents the creditors , and may sue in every case where they might have sued had the debtor not become bankrupt . A. C. ...
... CREDITORS . - The assignee is not one of “ the parties to the mortgage , " but for the collection of assets he represents the creditors , and may sue in every case where they might have sued had the debtor not become bankrupt . A. C. ...
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Page 426 - Be it therefore enacted, that whensoever 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...
Page 444 - ... provided by law in relation to the distribution of personal property left by persons dying intestate...
Page 91 - And no civil suit shall be brought before either of said courts against an inhabitant of the United States, by any original process in any other district than that whereof he is an inhabitant, or in which he shall be found at the time of serving the writ...
Page 326 - ... if any of said companies shall fail so to do, all the trustees of the company shall be jointly and severally liable for all the debts of the company, then existing, and for all that shall be contracted before such report shall be made.
Page 182 - That the Attorney-General, or any District Attorney of the United States in which said property may at the time be, may institute the proceedings of condemnation, and in such case they shall be wholly for the benefit of the United States ; or any person may file an information with such attorney, in which case the proceedings shall be for the use of such informer and the United States in equal parts.
Page 159 - ... exclusive original cognizance of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, including all seizures under laws of impost, navigation, , or trade, of the United States, where the seizures are made on waters which are navigable from the sea, by vessels of ten or more tons' burthen, within their respective districts, as well as upon the high seas ; saving to suitors, in all cases, the right of a common law remedy, where the common law is.
Page 187 - An act to provide for the better security of the lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam...
Page 258 - ... on receiving such excess; or he may sell the property, subject to the claim of the creditor thereon, and in either case the assignee and creditor respectively shall execute all deeds and writings necessary or proper to consummate the transaction. If the property is not sold or released, and delivered up, the creditor shall not be allowed to prove any part of his debt.
Page 444 - ... 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 •hall have been caused under such circumstances as amount in law to felony.
Page 109 - ... any kind of property, rents, interest, dividends, or salaries, or from any profession, trade, employment, or vocation carried on in the United States or elsewhere, or from any other source whatever...