Atlantic Reporter, Volume 82West Publishing Company, 1912 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... statute ( R. L. c . 127 ) , the in states whose jurisprudence is based ex- intestate , then single , duly and legally adopt - clusively on that system , it exists only by ed one Maggie Mitchell , then a minor , as his statute . Matter ...
... statute ( R. L. c . 127 ) , the in states whose jurisprudence is based ex- intestate , then single , duly and legally adopt - clusively on that system , it exists only by ed one Maggie Mitchell , then a minor , as his statute . Matter ...
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... statute of Pennsylvania under which the adoption was had , as construed by the highest court of that state . Referring to two such cases the court said : " The opinion in each of those cases clearly recognizes what is indeed expressly ...
... statute of Pennsylvania under which the adoption was had , as construed by the highest court of that state . Referring to two such cases the court said : " The opinion in each of those cases clearly recognizes what is indeed expressly ...
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... statute was to give to adopt- thorities against such right of representa- Yet they are not so . ed children the same relation to adopting tion . parents that was given them by the civil Case by the special act the name of the law , and ...
... statute was to give to adopt- thorities against such right of representa- Yet they are not so . ed children the same relation to adopting tion . parents that was given them by the civil Case by the special act the name of the law , and ...
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... statute now under consideration . After adoption the child died leaving chil- dren ( the appellants in that case ) , and after her death the adoptive father died intestate . The question was whether the appellants , as such children ...
... statute now under consideration . After adoption the child died leaving chil- dren ( the appellants in that case ) , and after her death the adoptive father died intestate . The question was whether the appellants , as such children ...
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... statute ' kindred , ' in the last two clauses of this sec- ( P. S. 10 ) the word " issue , " as applied to tion , clearly include a child made legitimate the descent of estates , shall include the law- by the marriage of its parents and ...
... statute ' kindred , ' in the last two clauses of this sec- ( P. S. 10 ) the word " issue , " as applied to tion , clearly include a child made legitimate the descent of estates , shall include the law- by the marriage of its parents and ...
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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.