The Federal Reporter: Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit and District Courts of the United States, Volumes 253-254West Publishing Company, 1919 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 173
... ship them by a carrier , which is one of the most frequent commercial transactions , and the nature of that involved here . These extracts from these authors assume that the place of de- livery to the carrier on behalf of the buyer is ...
... ship them by a carrier , which is one of the most frequent commercial transactions , and the nature of that involved here . These extracts from these authors assume that the place of de- livery to the carrier on behalf of the buyer is ...
Page 183
... ship lost or not lost . " The clause variously phrased is intended to cover all contingencies . If only the loss of the ship were contem- plated , the additional words " or not lost " would be meaningless . What the parties intend is ...
... ship lost or not lost . " The clause variously phrased is intended to cover all contingencies . If only the loss of the ship were contem- plated , the additional words " or not lost " would be meaningless . What the parties intend is ...
Page 184
... ship the cargo . That , however , is a discretion which is to be prop- erly exercised on behalf of the shipper , when he is not present or cannot be communicated with , which is not this case . It is also a privilege which the law gives ...
... ship the cargo . That , however , is a discretion which is to be prop- erly exercised on behalf of the shipper , when he is not present or cannot be communicated with , which is not this case . It is also a privilege which the law gives ...
Page 185
... ship is one condition , and it is urged that the other in- cludes every possible contingency in which the ship is not lost . Read verbally this may be so ; yet if one in this way makes the two alternatives logically exhaustive , the ...
... ship is one condition , and it is urged that the other in- cludes every possible contingency in which the ship is not lost . Read verbally this may be so ; yet if one in this way makes the two alternatives logically exhaustive , the ...
Page 186
... ship was destroyed at her pier , and the owner sued the cargo , demanding freight , because he had not been allowed to complete the voyage in another bottom . The headnote says that the freight was to be paid upon delivery , but an ...
... ship was destroyed at her pier , and the owner sued the cargo , demanding freight , because he had not been allowed to complete the voyage in another bottom . The headnote says that the freight was to be paid upon delivery , but an ...
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Page 188 - Any person who has invented or discovered any new and useful art, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvements thereof, or who has invented or discovered and asexually reproduced any distinct and new variety of plant other than a tuber-propagated plant, not known or used by others in this country before his invention or discovery thereof...
Page 418 - When there are several charges against any person for the same act or transaction, or for two or more acts or transactions connected together, or for two or more acts or transactions of the same class of crimes or offenses, which may be properly joined...
Page 467 - That when any bankrupt shall have any insurance policy which has a cash surrender value payable to himself, his estate, or personal representatives, he may, within thirty days after the cash surrender value has been ascertained and stated to the trustee by the company issuing the same, pay or secure to the trustee the sum so ascertained and stated, and continue to hold, own and carry such policy free from the claims of the creditors participating in the distribution of his estate under the bankruptcy...
Page 610 - Whoever, having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be administered...
Page 380 - All laws should receive a sensible construction. General terms should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions to its language which would avoid results of this character.
Page 168 - ... a reasonable opportunity of examining them for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are in conformity with the contract. 2. Unless otherwise agreed, when the seller tenders delivery of goods to the buyer, he is bound, on request, to afford the buyer a reasonable opportunity of examining the goods for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are in conformity with the contract.
Page 306 - ... arrests, restraints, and detainments of all kings, princes, and people, of what nation, condition, or quality soever, barratry of the master and mariners, and of all other perils, losses, and misfortunes, that have or shall come to the hurt, detriment, or damage of the said goods and merchandises, and ship, &c., or any part thereof.
Page 237 - A constitution, to contain an accurate detail of all the subdivisions of which its great powers will admit, and of all the means by which they may be carried into execution, would partake of the prolixity of a legal code, and could scarcely be embraced by the human mind.
Page 486 - In all cases, therefore, where it is sought to apply the estoppel of a judgment rendered upon one cause of action to matters arising in a suit upon a different cause of action, the inquiry must always be as to the point or question actually litigated and determined in the original action, not what might have been thus litigated and determined. Only upon such matters is the judgment conclusive in another action.
Page 179 - The Commissioner of the General Land Office, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, is authorized to enforce and carry into execution, by appropriate regulations, every part of the provisions of this title not otherwise specially provided for.