Reports of Civil and Criminal Cases Decided by the Court of Appeals of Kentucky, 1785-1951, Volume 5; Volume 153 |
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... Consideration . - In an action upon an alleged contract for the exchange of property , while the memo- randum relied on should be considered as that of his agent and not binding upon appellant , yet to treat it as binding , the minds of ...
... Consideration . - In an action upon an alleged contract for the exchange of property , while the memo- randum relied on should be considered as that of his agent and not binding upon appellant , yet to treat it as binding , the minds of ...
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... consideration need not be stated in writing . It may be proven by parol ; and since the consideration may be shown by parol , under ap- pellee's theory , all that would be necessary to state would be that an offer to lease was made in ...
... consideration need not be stated in writing . It may be proven by parol ; and since the consideration may be shown by parol , under ap- pellee's theory , all that would be necessary to state would be that an offer to lease was made in ...
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... consideration the testator did not use the word " descendants " in the ordinary sense , but qualified the word " descendants " by the phrase " by my said son Washington . " He meant only such descendants of Louisa as were begotten by ...
... consideration the testator did not use the word " descendants " in the ordinary sense , but qualified the word " descendants " by the phrase " by my said son Washington . " He meant only such descendants of Louisa as were begotten by ...
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... consideration of the foregoing constitutional provisions and the section of the act referred to , it is ap- parent that the election which was held in 1912 was a " regular election , " and if , for more than three months prior thereto a ...
... consideration of the foregoing constitutional provisions and the section of the act referred to , it is ap- parent that the election which was held in 1912 was a " regular election , " and if , for more than three months prior thereto a ...
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... consideration here . The petition , in appropriate language , sets out the pendency of the former suit , the description of the land , the title to which was involved , the issue raised by the pleadings , the trial , verdict and ...
... consideration here . The petition , in appropriate language , sets out the pendency of the former suit , the description of the land , the title to which was involved , the issue raised by the pleadings , the trial , verdict and ...
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Page 371 - If any one proposition could command the universal assent of mankind, we might expect it would be this — that the government of the Union, though limited in its powers, is supreme within its sphere of action.
Page 371 - States, which shall be made in pursuance thereof shall be the supreme law of the land," and by requiring that the members of the State legislatures and the officers of the executive and judicial departments of the States shall take the oath of fidelity to it.
Page 32 - The present capacity of taking effect in possession, if the possession were to become vacant, and not the certainty that the possession will become vacant before the estate limited in remainder determines, universally distinguishes a vested remainder from one that is contingent.
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Page 608 - An unconstitutional act is not a law; it confers no rights ; it imposes no duties ; it affords no protection ; it creates no office ; it is, in legal contemplation, as inoperative as though it had never been passed.
Page 368 - That in any action brought against any common carrier under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this Act to recover damages for injuries to, or the death of, any of its...
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Page 466 - A conviction cannot be had upon the testimony of an accomplice unless it be corroborated by such other evidence as shall tend to connect the defendant with the commission of the offense; and the corroboration is not sufficient if it merely shows the commission of the offense or the circumstances thereof.