Pacific Coast Law Journal: Containing All the Decisions of the Supreme Court of California, and the Important Decisions of the U.S. Circuit and U.S. District Courts for the District of California, and of the U.S. Supreme Court and Higher Courts of Other States, Volume 2W. T. Baggett and Company, 1879 - Law |
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... pay said amount , and the Probate Court made an order that the said Smith be im- prisoned for contempt of court in ... payment of money by process of contempt . ( In re Burgham , 32 Vermont , 335. ) No person shall be im- prisoned for ...
... pay said amount , and the Probate Court made an order that the said Smith be im- prisoned for contempt of court in ... payment of money by process of contempt . ( In re Burgham , 32 Vermont , 335. ) No person shall be im- prisoned for ...
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... pay over to the dis- tributees , a debt due from the executors to the distributees ; and therefore the case does not fall within the clause of that section of the Constitution inhibiting imprisonment for debt in a civil action . The ...
... pay over to the dis- tributees , a debt due from the executors to the distributees ; and therefore the case does not fall within the clause of that section of the Constitution inhibiting imprisonment for debt in a civil action . The ...
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... payments was referred to a master , who report- ed a balance against the United States after paying the judg- ment ... pay the costs . The Supreme Court held that there was no jurisdiction of this case in the Circuit Court , as the ...
... payments was referred to a master , who report- ed a balance against the United States after paying the judg- ment ... pay the costs . The Supreme Court held that there was no jurisdiction of this case in the Circuit Court , as the ...
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... payment of a debt due to him , but also to invest him with the legal title , in order that the creditors of the ... pay the money loaned him and demanded a reconveyance of the premises , and that the defendant refused to accept the money ...
... payment of a debt due to him , but also to invest him with the legal title , in order that the creditors of the ... pay the money loaned him and demanded a reconveyance of the premises , and that the defendant refused to accept the money ...
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... payment of the amount due on said equitable mortgage with interest , etc. Defendants appeal . Thom & Ross , for appellants . Plaintiff , according to his own sworn and repeated state- ments , having made the deeds for the purpose of ...
... payment of the amount due on said equitable mortgage with interest , etc. Defendants appeal . Thom & Ross , for appellants . Plaintiff , according to his own sworn and repeated state- ments , having made the deeds for the purpose of ...
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Page 323 - ... and the right of way for the construction of ditches and canals for the purposes herein specified is acknowledged and confirmed ; but whenever any person, in the construction of any ditch or canal, injures or damages the possession of any settler on the public domain, the party committing such injury or damage shall be liable to the party injured for such injury or damage.
Page 199 - It is a maxim not to be disregarded that general expressions, in every opinion, are to be taken in connection with the case in which those expressions are used. If they go beyond the case, they may be respected, but ought not to control the judgment in a subsequent suit when the very point is presented for decision. The reason of this maxim is obvious. The question actually before the court is investigated with care, and considered in its full extent. Other principles which may serve to illustrate...
Page 323 - 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 413 - Journal, nor unless the party complained of has been served with a copy of the complaint against him, and shall have had an opportunity of being heard in his defense.
Page 407 - SECTION 1. The judicial power of the State shall be vested in the Senate sitting as a Court of Impeachment, in a Supreme Court, Superior Courts, Justices of the Peace, and such inferior courts as the Legislature may establish in any incorporated city, or town, or city and county.
Page 177 - ... upon such terms as may be just, at any time within one year after notice thereof, relieve a party from a judgment, order, or other proceeding, taken against him through his mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect...
Page 413 - The Legislature may also provide for the appointment, by the several Superior Courts, of one or more Commissioners in their respective counties, or cities and counties, with authority to perform chamber business of the Judges of the Superior Courts, to take depositions, and perform such other business connected with the administration of justice as may be prescribed by law.
Page 309 - ... that the property or fund is in danger of being lost, removed, or materially injured.
Page 412 - Superior Court may be tried by a Judge pro tempore, who must be a member of the bar, agreed upon in writing by the parties litigant, or their attorneys of record, approved by the Court, and sworn to try the cause SBC.
Page 245 - And you are hereby notified that, unless you so appear and answer, the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint...