The Federal Reporter, Volume 24West Publishing Company, 1885 - Law reports, digests, etc Includes cases argued and determined in the District Courts of the United States and, Mar./May 1880-Oct./Nov. 1912, the Circuit Courts of the United States; Sept./Dec. 1891-Sept./Nov. 1924, the Circuit Courts of Appeals of the United States; Aug./Oct. 1911-Jan./Feb. 1914, the Commerce Court of the United States; Sept./Oct. 1919-Sept./Nov. 1924, the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. |
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... matter how minute , and will continue in its operation upon whatever has been so appropriated till the obligations thereby secured shall have been fully paid . If the language in the act of 1882 did include the excess of the premium ...
... matter how minute , and will continue in its operation upon whatever has been so appropriated till the obligations thereby secured shall have been fully paid . If the language in the act of 1882 did include the excess of the premium ...
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... that the Merrills were working upon designs for barbed - wire fence , and while , probably , prior to the insanity of this one , their attention was di- rected to this matter , yet I cannot find any 28 FEDERAL REPORTER .
... that the Merrills were working upon designs for barbed - wire fence , and while , probably , prior to the insanity of this one , their attention was di- rected to this matter , yet I cannot find any 28 FEDERAL REPORTER .
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rected to this matter , yet I cannot find any satisfactory and con- vincing testimony of any invention prior to the ... matter of time and the certainty of the invention clear and distinct , and at the same time furnish satis- factory ...
rected to this matter , yet I cannot find any satisfactory and con- vincing testimony of any invention prior to the ... matter of time and the certainty of the invention clear and distinct , and at the same time furnish satis- factory ...
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... matter experimentally before me . While it may be done , yet the process is exceedingly slow and difficult , -so slow and difficult that I think no man would pursue it except under the most impera- tive need . Again , Mr. Stone's ...
... matter experimentally before me . While it may be done , yet the process is exceedingly slow and difficult , -so slow and difficult that I think no man would pursue it except under the most impera- tive need . Again , Mr. Stone's ...
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... matter in dispute " ex- ceeds the sum or value of $ 500 . " The matter in dispute " may be real or personal property , or damages for an injury to either , or to the per- son ; but in any case it must exceed $ 500 in amount or value ...
... matter in dispute " ex- ceeds the sum or value of $ 500 . " The matter in dispute " may be real or personal property , or damages for an injury to either , or to the per- son ; but in any case it must exceed $ 500 in amount or value ...
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Page 157 - The court may determine any controversy between the parties before it, when it can be done without prejudice to the rights of others, or by saving their rights, but when a complete determination of the controversy cannot be had without the presence of other parties, the court must cause them to be brought in.
Page 57 - Congress; and restrictions on these powers. There are, also, prohibitions on the States. Some authority must, therefore, necessarily exist, having the ultimate jurisdiction to fix and ascertain the interpretation of these grants, restrictions, and prohibitions. The constitution has itself pointed out, ordained, and established that authority. How has it accomplished this great and essential end? By declaring, sir, that " the constitution and the laws of the United States, made in pursuance thereof,...
Page 67 - It is inherent in the nature of sovereignty, not to be amenable to the suit of an individual without its consent. This is the general sense, and the general practice of mankind ; and the exemption, as one of the attributes of sovereignty, is now enjoyed by the government of every state in the union.
Page 629 - 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 365 - ... conviction, it prevents any of the penalties and disabilities consequent upon conviction from attaching ; if granted after conviction, it removes the penalties and disabilities, and restores him to all his civil rights; it makes him, as it were, a new man, and gives him a new credit and capacity. There is only this limitation to its operation: it does not restore offices forfeited, or property or interests vested in others in consequence of the conviction and judgment...
Page 382 - Equitable estoppel is the effect of the voluntary conduct of a party whereby he is absolutely precluded, both at law and in equity, from asserting rights which might, perhaps, have otherwise existed, either of property, of contract, or of remedy...
Page 12 - ... therein specified, so far as to give validity to any pledge, lien or transfer made or created by such person or persons...
Page 782 - ... the misbehavior of any person or persons in the presence of the said courts, or so near thereto as to obstruct the ^administration of justice, the misbehavior of any of the officers of the said courts...
Page 180 - ... are not completed within ten years, no further sales shall be made, and the land unsold shall revert to the United States.
Page 361 - Upon a report by a district attorney, or any special attorney or agent having charge of any claim in favor of the United States, showing in detail the condition of such claim, and the terms upon which the same may be compromised, and recommending that it be compromised upon the terms so offered, and upon the recommendation of the Solicitor of the Treasury, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to compromise such claim accordingly. But the provisions of this section shall not apply to any claim...