Practice Reports in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, Volume 51Joel Munsell, 1876 - Civil procedure |
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... entered . This account , known as account number one , was continued until the 30th day of September , 1865 , when it terminated , showing a balance in favor of plaintiffs ' firm of $ 28,000 and upwards . The plaintiffs ' firm had ...
... entered . This account , known as account number one , was continued until the 30th day of September , 1865 , when it terminated , showing a balance in favor of plaintiffs ' firm of $ 28,000 and upwards . The plaintiffs ' firm had ...
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... entering the close of the plaintiff and destroying the crops of the latter , where the evidence is sufficient to sustain the action , a joint liability against the two defendants is prima facie made out . Where it does not appear that ...
... entering the close of the plaintiff and destroying the crops of the latter , where the evidence is sufficient to sustain the action , a joint liability against the two defendants is prima facie made out . Where it does not appear that ...
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... entered into two contracts with the plaintiffs , dated respectively February 25 , 1864 , and October 25 , 1869 , for the sale and delivery of ice during a period of several years at a stipulated price . Two thousand tons were to be ...
... entered into two contracts with the plaintiffs , dated respectively February 25 , 1864 , and October 25 , 1869 , for the sale and delivery of ice during a period of several years at a stipulated price . Two thousand tons were to be ...
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... may be supposed to have entered into the contemplation of the par- ties . Such is the doctrine laid down in Griffin agt . Colver VOL . LI 6 Kemp agt . Knickerbocker Ice Company . ( 16 N. NEW YORK PRACTICE REPORTS . 41.
... may be supposed to have entered into the contemplation of the par- ties . Such is the doctrine laid down in Griffin agt . Colver VOL . LI 6 Kemp agt . Knickerbocker Ice Company . ( 16 N. NEW YORK PRACTICE REPORTS . 41.
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... entered into the contemplation of the parties to these con- tracts ? It will hardly be contended that the authorities can be stretched to cover such a state of facts . The damages sus- tained by reason of the non - delivery of the two ...
... entered into the contemplation of the parties to these con- tracts ? It will hardly be contended that the authorities can be stretched to cover such a state of facts . The damages sus- tained by reason of the non - delivery of the two ...
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Page 90 - ... 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 60 - Any person may be made a defendant who has or claims an interest in the controversy adverse to the plaintiff, or who is a necessary party to a complete determination or settlement of the question involved therein.
Page 477 - ... 2. A statement of any new matter constituting a defense or counterclaim, in ordinary and concise language, without repetition." See. 171. The counterclaim mentioned in the last section must be one existing in favor of a defendant and against a plaintiff, between whom a several judgment might be had in the action, and arising out of one of the following causes of action: "1.
Page 284 - The obligation of a contract is "the law which binds the parties to perform their agreement." Sturges v. Croiiminshield, 4 Wheat. 122, 197. .... This Court has said that "the laws which subsist at the time and place of the making of a contract, and where it is to be performed, enter into and form a part of it, as if they were expressly referred to or incorporated in its terms. This principle embraces alike those which affect its validity, construction, discharge and enforcement...
Page 321 - Seventh. To exercise by its board of directors, or duly authorized officers or agents, subject to law, all such incidental powers as shall be necessary to carry on the business of...
Page 284 - It is equally clear that where a State has authorized a municipal corporation to contract and to exercise the power of local taxation to the extent necessary to meet its engagements, the power thus given cannot be withdrawn until the contract is satisfied. The State and the corporation, in such cases, are equally bound.
Page 321 - To exercise by its board of directors or duly authorized officers or agents, subject to law, all such incidental powers as shall be necessary to carry on the business of banking; by discounting and negotiating promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, and other evidences of debt; by receiving deposits; by buying and selling exchange, coin, and bullion; by loaning money on personal security; and by obtaining, issuing, and circulating notes according to the provisions of this title.
Page 428 - But if the Governor of Ohio refuses to discharge this duty, there is no power delegated to the General Government, either through the Judicial Department or any other department, to use any coercive means to compel him.
Page 119 - The other heads of departments shall be appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the board of aldermen.
Page 90 - 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...