Practice Reports in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, Volume 51Joel Munsell, 1876 - Civil procedure |
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... examination of the whole case , I find no ground upon which the plaintiffs are entitled to a judgment for any relief . There has been nothing disclosed to impeach the fairness or integrity of the account , and the plaintiffs are not ...
... examination of the whole case , I find no ground upon which the plaintiffs are entitled to a judgment for any relief . There has been nothing disclosed to impeach the fairness or integrity of the account , and the plaintiffs are not ...
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... examination by defendants ' counsel to Jacob Sickles , viz .: " Have you made any parol agreement with your son in relation to these crops . since the written agreement was made ? " was , in our opinion , properly sustained . As we ...
... examination by defendants ' counsel to Jacob Sickles , viz .: " Have you made any parol agreement with your son in relation to these crops . since the written agreement was made ? " was , in our opinion , properly sustained . As we ...
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... examination of this witness , directed only to that point . The question put to Walter Dense , " How many bushels of corn would there have been on the piece that was damaged ? " was objected to as calling for the opinion of the witness ...
... examination of this witness , directed only to that point . The question put to Walter Dense , " How many bushels of corn would there have been on the piece that was damaged ? " was objected to as calling for the opinion of the witness ...
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... examination of this clause , in connection with the other provisions of the will , will show that it does not , nor was it intended by the testator that it should , confer any discretion whatever upon the executors as such . The whole ...
... examination of this clause , in connection with the other provisions of the will , will show that it does not , nor was it intended by the testator that it should , confer any discretion whatever upon the executors as such . The whole ...
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... examination of this clause , in con- nection with the other provisions of the will , will show that it does not , nor was it intended by the testator that it should , confer any discretion whatever upon the executors as such . The whole ...
... examination of this clause , in con- nection with the other provisions of the will , will show that it does not , nor was it intended by the testator that it should , confer any discretion whatever upon the executors as such . The whole ...
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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...