United States Reports, Supreme Court: Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, Volume 6; Volume 96Little, Brown, 1878 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... person : Provided , however , that the United States may at any time after the expiration of five years from the ... persons , two of whom shall be selected by the Postmaster - General of the United States , two by the company interested ...
... person : Provided , however , that the United States may at any time after the expiration of five years from the ... persons , two of whom shall be selected by the Postmaster - General of the United States , two by the company interested ...
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... persons were interested with him in the contract at the time it was made ; but one after another retired , until the ... person in charge of the depot to we released from the obligation , and for the payment of the reserved ten per cent ...
... persons were interested with him in the contract at the time it was made ; but one after another retired , until the ... person in charge of the depot to we released from the obligation , and for the payment of the reserved ten per cent ...
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... person agrees to purchase a cargo of a certain ship at sea , provided the cargo proves to be of a particular quality , or pro- vided the ship arrives before a certain time , or 28 [ Sup . Ct . JONES v . UNITED STATES .
... person agrees to purchase a cargo of a certain ship at sea , provided the cargo proves to be of a particular quality , or pro- vided the ship arrives before a certain time , or 28 [ Sup . Ct . JONES v . UNITED STATES .
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... to his own use the money after its receipt and to give a fraudulent voucher therefor , would be extraordinary indeed . By cancelling the gold certificates , a person , had 32 [ Sup . Ct . UNITED STATES v . STATE BANK .
... to his own use the money after its receipt and to give a fraudulent voucher therefor , would be extraordinary indeed . By cancelling the gold certificates , a person , had 32 [ Sup . Ct . UNITED STATES v . STATE BANK .
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... person , had the contract thus cancelled been made with him , would be rendered liable for the sums due . In this case , the petition sets out all the facts ; and if by law the liability of the government is founded either on its ...
... person , had the contract thus cancelled been made with him , would be rendered liable for the sums due . In this case , the petition sets out all the facts ; and if by law the liability of the government is founded either on its ...
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Page 441 - State in which a decision in the suit could be had, where is drawn in question the validity of a treaty or statute of, or an authority exercised under the United States, and the decision is against their validity; or where is drawn in question the validity of a statute of, or an authority exercised under any State, on the ground of their being repugnant to the constitution, treaties or laws of the United States...
Page 182 - States, and the decision is in favor of such their validity, or where any title, right, privilege, or immunity is claimed under the constitution or any treaty or statute of, or commission held or authority exercised under, the United States, and the decision is against the title, right, privilege, or exemption specially set up or claimed by either party, under such constitution, treaty, statute, commission, or authority...
Page 700 - All claims founded upon the Constitution of the United States or any law of Congress, except for pensions, or upon any regulation of an Executive Department, or upon any contract, express or implied, with the Government of the United States...
Page 14 - An act to aid in the construction of telegraph lines and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military and other purposes.
Page 166 - 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 20 - Having no absolute right of recognition in other states, but depending for such recognition and the enforcement of its contracts upon their assent, it follows as a matter of course that such assent may be granted upon such terms and conditions as those states may think proper to impose.
Page 317 - In testimony, whereof I, Rutherford B. Hayes, President of the United States of America, have caused these Letters to be made Patent, and the Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed.
Page 568 - Concurrent with the Court of Claims, of all claims not exceeding ten thousand dollars founded upon the Constitution of the United States or any law of Congress, or upon any regulation of an Executive Department, or upon any contract, express or implied, with the Government of the United States...
Page 759 - Any agreement, declaration, or course of action on the part of an insurance company, which leads a party insured honestly to believe that by conforming thereto, a forfeiture of his policy will not be incurred, followed by due conformity on his part, will and ought to estop the company from insisting upon the forfeiture, though it might be claimed under the express letter of the contract.
Page 107 - ... due process of law,' provided by the state law when a citizen is deprived of his property, and that, in judging what is 'due process of law,' respect must be had to the cause and object of the taking, whether under the taxing power, the power of eminent domain, or the power of assessment for local improvements, or none of these ; and if found to be suitable or admissible in the special case, it will be adjudged to be