California Legal Record, Volume 1F. A. Scofield & Company, 1878 - Law |
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... person not a party to the action , and the wheat was afterwards delivered by Russell to the holder of the receipt . The bank was noti- fied by Davis that he had not sold the wheat to Barney , but the witnesses do not agree whether it ...
... person not a party to the action , and the wheat was afterwards delivered by Russell to the holder of the receipt . The bank was noti- fied by Davis that he had not sold the wheat to Barney , but the witnesses do not agree whether it ...
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... person having such possession of such receipt so indorsed ; " but the court refused to give the instruction , and gave the fol- lowing instructions at the plaintiff's request : " If the jury be- lieve from the evidence that the ...
... person having such possession of such receipt so indorsed ; " but the court refused to give the instruction , and gave the fol- lowing instructions at the plaintiff's request : " If the jury be- lieve from the evidence that the ...
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... person materially and proximately contributed to the injury . Held , that plaintiff was guilty of negligence per se , in using the railway track for a playground -- hence could not recover . STATEMENT OF FACTS . Samuel H. Meeks , Jr ...
... person materially and proximately contributed to the injury . Held , that plaintiff was guilty of negligence per se , in using the railway track for a playground -- hence could not recover . STATEMENT OF FACTS . Samuel H. Meeks , Jr ...
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... person and caused by the locomotive of the corpora- tion , when bell is not sounded or a whistle blown , as directed by that section , does not abrogate the doctrine of a contribu- tory negligence , or operate to give a right of action ...
... person and caused by the locomotive of the corpora- tion , when bell is not sounded or a whistle blown , as directed by that section , does not abrogate the doctrine of a contribu- tory negligence , or operate to give a right of action ...
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... person alleged to have been killed by the prisoner . The practice to be pursued by the District Attorney in the settlement of bills of excep- tions in criminal cases where a motion of this character has been denied , was pointed out in ...
... person alleged to have been killed by the prisoner . The practice to be pursued by the District Attorney in the settlement of bills of excep- tions in criminal cases where a motion of this character has been denied , was pointed out in ...
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Page 83 - An action may be brought by any person against another who claims an estate or interest in real property, adverse to him, for the purpose of determining such adverse claim...
Page 344 - In a civil Court the death of a human being could not be complained of as an injury; and in this case the damages to the plaintiff's wife must stop with the period of her existence.
Page 75 - That whenever by priority of possession rights to the use of water for mining, agricultural, manufacturing, or other purposes have vested and accrued and the same are recognized and acknowledged by the local customs, laws, and the decisions of courts, the possessors and owners of such vested rights shall be maintained and protected in the same...
Page 64 - It is a well settled rule that a witness cannot be cross-examined as to any fact which is collateral and irrelevant to the issue, merely for the purpose of contradicting him by other evidence, if he should deny it, thereby to discredit his testimony.
Page 361 - The principle is, that where the owner of two tenements sells one of them, or the owner of an entire estate sells a portion, the purchaser takes the tenement or portion sold with all the benefits and burdens which appear at the time of the sale to belong to it, as between it and the property which the vendor retains.
Page 340 - The General Assembly shall provide such revenue as may be needful, by levying a tax, by valuation, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his, her, or its property...
Page 360 - An act granting the right of way to ditch and canal owners over the public lands, and for other purposes...
Page 290 - States, valuable chiefly for timber, but unfit for cultivation, and which have not been offered at public sale, according to law, may be sold to citizens of the United States, or persons who have declared their intention to become such...
Page 218 - That this act shall not delay the sale of any of the public lands of the United States beyond the time which has been, or may be, appointed by the proclamation of the President, nor shall the provisions of this act be available to any person or persons who shall fail to make the proof and payment, and file the affidavit required before the day appointed for the commencement of the sales as aforesaid.
Page 240 - The constitutional guaranty of the right of the people to be secure in their papers against unreasonable searches and seizures extends to their papers, thus closed against inspection, wherever they may be. Whilst in the mail, they can only be opened and examined under like warrant, issued upon similar oath or affirmation, particularly describing the thing to be seized, as is required when papers are subjected to search in one's own household.