Practice Reports in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, Volume 12Joel Munsell, 1856 - Civil procedure |
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... owner , nor had it any estate or interest in those lands , which could be the subject of a valid transfer . It is immaterial whether the grant to the United States was of the use of the lands , or of the lands themselves ; since ...
... owner , nor had it any estate or interest in those lands , which could be the subject of a valid transfer . It is immaterial whether the grant to the United States was of the use of the lands , or of the lands themselves ; since ...
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... owners of the lands , that had been ceded to them . The true explanation of the words , " that part of the city usually called the Battery " —although I believe it is not given in any of the depositions - is not difficult to be stated ...
... owners of the lands , that had been ceded to them . The true explanation of the words , " that part of the city usually called the Battery " —although I believe it is not given in any of the depositions - is not difficult to be stated ...
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... owner of those lands . It had no estate or interest in them whatever , which could be the subject of a valid transfer . The deed of cession made by the commissioners of the state is not before us , but we are bound to presume that it ...
... owner of those lands . It had no estate or interest in them whatever , which could be the subject of a valid transfer . The deed of cession made by the commissioners of the state is not before us , but we are bound to presume that it ...
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... owner , and , during the continuance of the particular estate , the rever- sion is subject to alienation in every mode and form , and to the same extent , as an estate in possession . But where a condi- tion is annexed to the grant of a ...
... owner , and , during the continuance of the particular estate , the rever- sion is subject to alienation in every mode and form , and to the same extent , as an estate in possession . But where a condi- tion is annexed to the grant of a ...
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... owner of the ships , and has the custody and control of them ; that these defendants were , at the time of these transac- tions , officers and directors of the three companies ; that the capital stock of the Parker Vein Company is , by ...
... owner of the ships , and has the custody and control of them ; that these defendants were , at the time of these transac- tions , officers and directors of the three companies ; that the capital stock of the Parker Vein Company is , by ...
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Page 241 - No member of this State shall be disfranchised, or deprived of any of the rights or privileges secured to any citizen thereof, unless by the law of the land, or the judgment of his peers.
Page 130 - The commissioned officers of the militia shall be commissioned by the Governor ; and no commissioned officer shall be removed from office, unless by the Senate on the recommendation of the Governor, stating the grounds on which such removal is recommended, or by the decision of a court martial, pursuant to law. The present officers of the militia shall hold their commissions subject to removal, as before provided.
Page 117 - ... shall hereafter be created, granted, assigned, surrendered, or declared, unless by act or operation of law, or by deed, or conveyance in writing, subscribed by the party creating, granting, assigning, surrendering, or declaring the same, or by his lawful agent thereunto authorized by writing.
Page 250 - It may well be doubted whether the nature of society and of government does not prescribe some limits to the legislative power; and if any be prescribed, where are they to be found, if the property of an individual, fairly and honestly acquired, may be seized without compensation?
Page 176 - ... into the next circuit court, to be held in the district where the suit is pending...
Page 25 - ... after the return of an execution against his property unsatisfied in whole or in part...
Page 180 - ... it shall then be the duty of the state court to accept the surety, and proceed no further in the cause...
Page 83 - The trial by jury in all cases in which it has been heretofore used shall remain inviolate forever; but a jury trial may be waived by the parties in all civil cases in the manner to be prescribed by law.
Page 99 - In a final order affecting a substantial right, made in a special proceeding, or upon a summary application in an action, after judgment.
Page 180 - That the Circuit Courts of the United States shall have original cognizance, concurrent with the courts of the several states, of all suits of a civil nature, at common law or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of interest and costs, the sum or value of two thousand dollars, and arising under the Constitution or laws of the United States...