The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and Authority Subsequent to Those Contained in the "American Decisions" [1760-1869] and the "American Reports" [1869-1887] Decided in the Courts of Last Resort of the Several States [1886-1911], Volume 8Abraham Clark Freeman Bancroft-Whitney Company, 1889 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... debt , is subject to the qualifications that such course must appear to be necessary for the payment and satisfaction of both debts , and must not operate to prejudice the rights of the first creditor to the double fund . Neither must ...
... debt , is subject to the qualifications that such course must appear to be necessary for the payment and satisfaction of both debts , and must not operate to prejudice the rights of the first creditor to the double fund . Neither must ...
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... debt was due to the plaintiffs jointly . The plain- tiffs say that they did not attempt to set - off said note in ... debts , and thereby further encumbered his said real estate to the amount of not less than $ 15,000 , and left the ...
... debt was due to the plaintiffs jointly . The plain- tiffs say that they did not attempt to set - off said note in ... debts , and thereby further encumbered his said real estate to the amount of not less than $ 15,000 , and left the ...
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... debt was due to his brother and himself jointly . There was a general replication to the answer of the defend- ants ... debts is equality , -that the assets shall be so distributed as to satisfy all the creditors ; and a creditor will ...
... debt was due to his brother and himself jointly . There was a general replication to the answer of the defend- ants ... debts is equality , -that the assets shall be so distributed as to satisfy all the creditors ; and a creditor will ...
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... debt , and another creditor has a sub- sequent lien on one of the funds only , equity will require the former to resort in the first instance to the fund upon which the subsequent creditor has no lien for the satisfaction of his debt ...
... debt , and another creditor has a sub- sequent lien on one of the funds only , equity will require the former to resort in the first instance to the fund upon which the subsequent creditor has no lien for the satisfaction of his debt ...
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... debt , which in his answer he alleged was subject to a prior mortgage , and that the title thereto was doubtful . The complainant applied to him to delay a sale under the execution , and apply the Jersey security in the first place in ...
... debt , which in his answer he alleged was subject to a prior mortgage , and that the title thereto was doubtful . The complainant applied to him to delay a sale under the execution , and apply the Jersey security in the first place in ...
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Page 386 - ... aid of any church or sectarian purpose, or to help support or sustain any school, academy, seminary, college, university or other literary or scientific institution, controlled by any church or sectarian denomination whatever; nor shall any grant or donation of land, money or other personal property ever be made by the State or any such public corporation to any church or for any sectarian purpose.
Page 640 - Stock (Sec. 5201). —No association shall make any loan or discount on the security of the shares of its own capital stock, nor be the purchaser or holder of any such shares, unless such security or purchase shall be necessary to prevent loss upon a debt previously contracted in good faith...
Page 672 - ... the southeast quarter of section 29; the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter and the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 32; the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter...
Page 715 - First — After all my lawful debts are paid and discharged, I give and bequeath to my two daughters, Mary L.
Page 417 - ... said party of the first part, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns...
Page 257 - ... when the party by his own contract creates a duty or charge upon himself, he is bound to make it good, if he may, notwithstanding any accident by inevitable necessity, because he might have provided against it by his contract.
Page 386 - Neither the General Assembly nor any county, city, town, township, school district, or other public corporation, shall ever make any appropriation or pay from any public fund whatever, anything in aid of any church or sectarian purpose, or to help support or sustain any school, academy, seminary, college, university or other literary or scientific institution controlled by any church or sectarian denomination whatever...
Page 279 - Such notes, made payable to the order of the maker thereof, or to the order of a fictitious person, shall, if negotiated by the maker, have the same effect and be of the same validity as against the maker and all persons having knowledge of the facts as if payable to bearer.
Page 81 - The Legislature shall protect by law, from forced sale, a certain portion of the homestead and other property of all heads of families.
Page 554 - ... where one by his words or conduct wilfully causes another to* believe in the existence of a certain state of things, and induces him to act on that belief, so as to alter his own previous position, the former is concluded from averring against the latter a different state of things as existing at the same time.