Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Superior Court of the City of New York, Volume 8W.C. Little & Company, 1855 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... debt , only pro tanto . ( Globe Ins . Co. v . Lansing , 5 Cowen , 380. Lansing v . Goelet , 9 ibid . 346. ) Lands sold on execution for less than the amount due , may Mayor , & c . , & c . , 4 CASES IN THE SUPERIOR COURT .
... debt , only pro tanto . ( Globe Ins . Co. v . Lansing , 5 Cowen , 380. Lansing v . Goelet , 9 ibid . 346. ) Lands sold on execution for less than the amount due , may Mayor , & c . , & c . , 4 CASES IN THE SUPERIOR COURT .
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... debt , what benefit arises to the owner ? It would be competent for the sheriff to return , that the money was not paid , and that the premises remained unsold . In chancery , if the money bid at auction is not paid , it is the uniform ...
... debt , what benefit arises to the owner ? It would be competent for the sheriff to return , that the money was not paid , and that the premises remained unsold . In chancery , if the money bid at auction is not paid , it is the uniform ...
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... debt due by specialty and to sealed instruments . ( Smith's Ex'rs v . Miller , 14 Wend . 188. 2 R. St. 3d ed . p ... debt , the lien on the land is not discharged , though the debt be barred . ( Angell on Limi- tations , p . 77. ) If a ...
... debt due by specialty and to sealed instruments . ( Smith's Ex'rs v . Miller , 14 Wend . 188. 2 R. St. 3d ed . p ... debt , the lien on the land is not discharged , though the debt be barred . ( Angell on Limi- tations , p . 77. ) If a ...
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... debt was barred by the statute , it was contended that his debt was gone ; but the court held that the statute barred the remedy , but not the right ; and that the attorney who had taken no steps to recover his costs for six years , had ...
... debt was barred by the statute , it was contended that his debt was gone ; but the court held that the statute barred the remedy , but not the right ; and that the attorney who had taken no steps to recover his costs for six years , had ...
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... debt or liability upon the owners of property interested , is a naked power confided by the legislature to the Corporation . ( Mount Morris Square , 2 Hill , 24. Sharp v . Spier , 4 Hill , 83 and 86 . Striker v . Kelly , 7 Hill , 25. 6 ...
... debt or liability upon the owners of property interested , is a naked power confided by the legislature to the Corporation . ( Mount Morris Square , 2 Hill , 24. Sharp v . Spier , 4 Hill , 83 and 86 . Striker v . Kelly , 7 Hill , 25. 6 ...
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