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 105Abraham Clark Freeman Bancroft-Whitney Company, 1905 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... CORPORATIONS Police Powers Contracts Re- specting the Exercise of . - A municipal corporation cannot by con- tract devest itself of its right to exercise its police powers . ( p . 58. ) J. F. O'Melia , for the appellant . Mechem ...
... CORPORATIONS Police Powers Contracts Re- specting the Exercise of . - A municipal corporation cannot by con- tract devest itself of its right to exercise its police powers . ( p . 58. ) J. F. O'Melia , for the appellant . Mechem ...
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... corporation is liable to pay said charge , the defendant is subject to a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than twenty - five dollars for neglecting to make such statement annually . Upon the fore- going facts the sole ...
... corporation is liable to pay said charge , the defendant is subject to a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than twenty - five dollars for neglecting to make such statement annually . Upon the fore- going facts the sole ...
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... CORPORATIONS - Liability for Act of Agent . - A corporation is liable for the act of its agent , done within the scope of his gen- eral authority , although such act is forbidden by the corporation . ( p . 77. ) CORPORATIONS - Knowledge ...
... CORPORATIONS - Liability for Act of Agent . - A corporation is liable for the act of its agent , done within the scope of his gen- eral authority , although such act is forbidden by the corporation . ( p . 77. ) CORPORATIONS - Knowledge ...
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... corporation , in its capacity as such , cannot be reached in a prosecution of this character . In other words , because the statute does not specify corporations , that they are exempted from the statutory provision on the subject of ...
... corporation , in its capacity as such , cannot be reached in a prosecution of this character . In other words , because the statute does not specify corporations , that they are exempted from the statutory provision on the subject of ...
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... corporation is not liable for the violation of the statute by its employés . A corporation can only act through its agents . Their acts , within the scope of their authority , are the acts of the corporation . The official who employed ...
... corporation is not liable for the violation of the statute by its employés . A corporation can only act through its agents . Their acts , within the scope of their authority , are the acts of the corporation . The official who employed ...
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Page 210 - In the event of disagreement as to the amount of loss the same shall, .as above provided, be ascertained by two competent and disinterested appraisers, the insured and this company each selecting one, and the two so chosen shall first select a competent and disinterested umpire; the appraisers together shall then estimate and appraise the loss, stating separately sound value and damage, and, failing to agree, shall submit their differences to the umpire: and the award in writing of any two shall...
Page 207 - This company shall not be liable beyond the actual cash value of the property at the time any loss or damage occurs, and the loss or damage shall be ascertained or estimated according to such actual cash value, with proper deduction for depreciation however caused, and shall in no event exceed what it would then cost the insured to repair or replace the same with material of like kind and quality...
Page 624 - The act of 1833 introduced an additional feature into the law, by providing that every mortgage or conveyance intended to operate as a mortgage of goods and chattels hereafter made, which shall not be accompanied by an immediate delivery, and followed by an actual and continued change of possession...
Page 659 - All city, town and village officers whose election or appointment is not provided for by this Constitution, shall be elected by the electors of such cities, towns and villages, or of some division thereof, or appointed by such authorities thereof, as the Legislature shall designate for that purpose.
Page 699 - ... a question of law is involved which ought to be reviewed by the court of appeals, or where, in case of the refusal so to certify, an appeal is allowed by the court of appeals.
Page 675 - But no law shall authorize the construction or operation of a street railroad except upon the condition that the consent of the owners of onehalf in value of the property bounded on, and the consent also of the local authorities having control of that portion of a street or highway upon which it is proposed to construct or operate such railroad be first obtained...
Page 325 - It is an instrument of a twofold character. It is at once a receipt and a contract. In the former character it is an acknowledgment of the receipt of property on board his vessel by the owner of the vessel. In the latter it is a contract to carry safely and deliver. The receipt of the goods lies at the foundation of the contract to carry and deliver. If no goods are actually received, there can be no valid contract to carry or to deliver.
Page 862 - ... this insurance, as to the interest of the mortgagee (or trustee) only therein, shall not be invalidated by any act or neglect of the mortgagor or owner of the within described property, nor by any foreclosure or other proceedings or notice of sale relating to the property, nor by any change in the title or ownership of the property...
Page 50 - This police power of the state extends to the protection of the lives, limbs, health, comfort, and quiet of all persons, and the protection of all property within the state.
Page 742 - States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters, and other places of public amusement; subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law, and applicable alike to citizens of every race and color, regardless of any previous condition of servitude.