Atlantic Reporter, Volume 82West Publishing Company, 1912 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... complainant as her sole heir , and thereafter intestate died , leaving defendant his widow surviving . Held ... complainant's mother as his daughter , and she died leaving complainant surviving her , [ Ed . Note . - For other cases , see ...
... complainant as her sole heir , and thereafter intestate died , leaving defendant his widow surviving . Held ... complainant's mother as his daughter , and she died leaving complainant surviving her , [ Ed . Note . - For other cases , see ...
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... complainants appeal . Affirmed . The following is the opinion of Leaming , v . C .: " I do not believe that under the present pressure of my engagements it will be ad- vantageous for me to take this case under advisement . At this time ...
... complainants appeal . Affirmed . The following is the opinion of Leaming , v . C .: " I do not believe that under the present pressure of my engagements it will be ad- vantageous for me to take this case under advisement . At this time ...
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... complainants . would , as against Joseph My- ers , be entitled to a recovery ; that is to say , the deed is from Joseph Myers , ancestor of the person now holding the mortgage , and the purchase - money mortgage is to Joseph My- ers ...
... complainants . would , as against Joseph My- ers , be entitled to a recovery ; that is to say , the deed is from Joseph Myers , ancestor of the person now holding the mortgage , and the purchase - money mortgage is to Joseph My- ers ...
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... complainants , it was naturally found that it miliar with , but he is extremely positive in took money to take up the options , and it his statements to the effect that Joseph My- was then for the first time that Mr. Myers ers had ...
... complainants , it was naturally found that it miliar with , but he is extremely positive in took money to take up the options , and it his statements to the effect that Joseph My- was then for the first time that Mr. Myers ers had ...
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... complainants , Mr. Myers is pre- sented to them and brought to their knowl- edge for the first time . On the face of the receipt , it shows that one title at least , the Dixon title , had been taken at that time in the name of Mr. Myers ...
... complainants , Mr. Myers is pre- sented to them and brought to their knowl- edge for the first time . On the face of the receipt , it shows that one title at least , the Dixon title , had been taken at that time in the name of Mr. Myers ...
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Page 175 - Knowledge and learning, generally diffused through a community, being essential to the preservation of a free government ; and spreading the opportunities and advantages of education through the various parts of the country being highly conducive to promote this end ; it shall be the duty of the legislators and magistrates, in all future periods of this government, to cherish the interest of literature and the sciences, and all seminaries and public schools...
Page 210 - Such offense must be proved by the testimony of two witnesses, or of one witness and corroborating circumstances.
Page 365 - From the variety of cases relative to judgments being given in evidence in civil suits these two deductions seem to follow as generally true: First, that the judgment of a court of concurrent jurisdiction directly upon the point is as a plea a bar, or as evidence, conclusive between the same parties upon the same matter directly in question in another court...
Page 380 - If, therefore, a statute purporting to have been enacted to protect the public health, the public morals, or the public safety, has no real or substantial relation to those objects, or is a palpable invasion of rights secured by the fundamental law, it is the duty of the courts to so adjudge, and thereby give effect to the constitution.
Page 243 - ... sole judges of the weight of the testimony and the credibility of the witnesses...
Page 379 - Government, according to his actual worth in real or personal property ; yet, fines, duties or taxes may properly and justly be imposed, or laid, with a political view for the good government and benefit of the community.
Page 393 - ... as soon as practicable, turn to the right so as to allow free passage on the left.
Page 12 - A child, when adopted, may take the family name of the 'person adopting. After adoption the two shall sustain towards each other the legal relation of parent and child, and have all the rights and be subject to all the duties of that relation.
Page 272 - ... person engaged chiefly in farming or the tillage of the soil, any unincorporated company, and any corporation engaged principally in manufacturing, trading, printing, publishing, mining, or mercantile pursuits, owing debts to the amount of one thousand dollars or over, may be adjudged an involuntary bankrupt upon default or an impartial trial, and shall be subject to the provisions and entitled to the benefits of this Act.
Page 267 - ... be deprived of his life, liberty, or property, unless by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land.