Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the District Courts of the United States Within the Second Circuit, Volume 2Baker, Voorhis, 1870 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... charge the cargo , and in holding that the days allowed to discharge it , by the contract , did not begin to run till the place had been found , so that the consignee could actually receive the cargo , and in allowing evidence of a ...
... charge the cargo , and in holding that the days allowed to discharge it , by the contract , did not begin to run till the place had been found , so that the consignee could actually receive the cargo , and in allowing evidence of a ...
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... charge contained in his first affidavit . After all these affidavits were presented to the authorities , the seizure referred to in the libel of information was made , on the 23d of November , 1866 , and the libel was filed . In ...
... charge contained in his first affidavit . After all these affidavits were presented to the authorities , the seizure referred to in the libel of information was made , on the 23d of November , 1866 , and the libel was filed . In ...
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... charge in bankruptcy , the arrest and imprisonment must hold good . The bankrupt is , however , entitled to be discharged in this case , because he was unlawfully arrested , in vio- lation of his privilege , and of the authority of this ...
... charge in bankruptcy , the arrest and imprisonment must hold good . The bankrupt is , however , entitled to be discharged in this case , because he was unlawfully arrested , in vio- lation of his privilege , and of the authority of this ...
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... charge from all liability on the debt , being a circum- stance calculated to repel the presumption of an intent or promise to pay the debt ; that , under the facts in re- gard to this debt , the creditors cannot claim the benefit of the ...
... charge from all liability on the debt , being a circum- stance calculated to repel the presumption of an intent or promise to pay the debt ; that , under the facts in re- gard to this debt , the creditors cannot claim the benefit of the ...
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... charge shall , with such exception , release the bankrupt " from all debts , claims , liabilities and demands which ... charged , and it will stand against the bankrupt . If he In the Matter of James D. Ray , a Bankrupt SOUTHERN DISTRICT ...
... charge shall , with such exception , release the bankrupt " from all debts , claims , liabilities and demands which ... charged , and it will stand against the bankrupt . If he In the Matter of James D. Ray , a Bankrupt SOUTHERN DISTRICT ...
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Page 312 - ... nor shall any district, or circuit court, have cognizance of any suit to recover the contents of any promissory note, or other chose in action, in favor of an assignee, unless a suit might have been prosecuted in such court to recover the said contents if no assignment had been made, except in cases of foreign bills of exchange.
Page 164 - If two ships under steam are crossing so as to involve risk of collision, the ship which has the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way of the other.
Page 429 - And no creditor whose debt is provable under this act shall be allowed to prosecute to final judgment any suit at law or in equity therefor against the bankrupt until the question of the debtor's discharge shall have been determined. And any such suit or proceedings shall, upon the application of the bankrupt, be stayed to await the determination of the court in bankruptcy on the question of the discharge...
Page 223 - ... his property to be taken on legal process, with intent to give a preference to one or more of his creditors...
Page 473 - ... every person becoming a shareholder by such transfer shall, in proportion to his shares, succeed to all the rights and liabilities of the prior holder of such shares, and no change shall be made in the articles of association by which the rights, remedies, or security of the existing creditors of the association shall be impaired.
Page 483 - ... he shall be admitted as a creditor only for the balance of the debt after deducting the value of such property, to be ascertained by agreement between him and the assignee, or by a sale thereof, to be made in such manner as the court shall direct ; or the creditor may release or convey his claim to the assignee upon such property, and be admitted to prove his whole debt. If the value of the property exceeds the sum for which it is so held as security, the assignee may release to the...
Page 93 - An act to provide for the better security of the lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam...
Page 59 - That a discharge duly granted under this act shall, with the exceptions aforesaid, release the bankrupt from all debts, claims, liabilities, and demands which were or might have been proved against his estate in bankruptcy...
Page 352 - ... shall take and subscribe an oath to the effect that he has not done, suffered, or been privy to any act, matter, or thing specified in this act as a ground for withholding such discharge, or as invalidating such discharge if granted.
Page 541 - When two steam vessels are crossing, so as to involve risk of collision, the vessel which has the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way of the other.