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... reason for the distinction to which we have alluded . If A. advances money to B. , which is not paid , and he ob- tains judgment , issues execution , levies upon the property of B. , attends the sale , and , be ing the highest bidder ...
... reason for the distinction to which we have alluded . If A. advances money to B. , which is not paid , and he ob- tains judgment , issues execution , levies upon the property of B. , attends the sale , and , be ing the highest bidder ...
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... reason . Smith v . O'Connor , 48 Pa . 218 , 86 Am . Dec. 582 . The negligence of the parent in failing to keep the child out of danger is not to be imputed to the child . Kay v . Pennsylvania R. Co. 65 Pa . 269 , 3 Am , Rep . 628 ...
... reason . Smith v . O'Connor , 48 Pa . 218 , 86 Am . Dec. 582 . The negligence of the parent in failing to keep the child out of danger is not to be imputed to the child . Kay v . Pennsylvania R. Co. 65 Pa . 269 , 3 Am , Rep . 628 ...
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... reason , and reflection of a man of mature years , it would probably have been his duty to know and remember that a train might possibly be in motion on We are of the opinion that , if upon the the other track , and to take such ...
... reason , and reflection of a man of mature years , it would probably have been his duty to know and remember that a train might possibly be in motion on We are of the opinion that , if upon the the other track , and to take such ...
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... reason that the and abusive treatment , on the part of the li- word " may " is used , because " may " can only belee . In November , 1891 , the libelant , who be construed as " must " to give the rule any was then living in New ...
... reason that the and abusive treatment , on the part of the li- word " may " is used , because " may " can only belee . In November , 1891 , the libelant , who be construed as " must " to give the rule any was then living in New ...
Page 99
... reason of her second marriage , and her sub - from the granting of the decree nisi , suppos- sequent intercourse with Smith , which must ing that he was at liberty to marry under such be presumed from the fact of cohabitation , was ...
... reason of her second marriage , and her sub - from the granting of the decree nisi , suppos- sequent intercourse with Smith , which must ing that he was at liberty to marry under such be presumed from the fact of cohabitation , was ...
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Page 305 - Those rivers must be regarded as public navigable rivers in law which are navigable in fact. And they are navigable in fact when they are used, or are susceptible of being used, in their ordinary condition, as highways for commerce, over which trade and travel are or may be conducted in the customary modes of trade and travel on water.
Page 317 - But it is generally held that, in order to warrant a finding that negligence, or an act not amounting to wanton wrong, is the proximate cause of an injury, it must appear that the injury was the natural and probable consequence of the negligence or wrongful act, and that it ought to have been foreseen in the light of the attending circumstances.
Page 170 - The power of the General Government over these remnants of a race once powerful, now weak and diminished in numbers, is necessary to their protection, as well as to the safety of those among whom they dwell. It must exist in that government, because it never has existed anywhere else, because the...
Page 396 - The coroner shall hold an inquest upon the dead bodies of such persons only as are supposed to have died by unlawful means.
Page 162 - The defendants demurred on the ground that the Court had no jurisdiction of the subject of the action, and that the complaint did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The demurrer was sustained, and the plaintiffs refusing to amend, final judgment was given for defendants.
Page 384 - The rule of the common law, that statutes in derogation thereof are to be strictly construed, has no application to this code. The code establishes the law of this state respecting the subjects to which it relates, and its provisions and all proceedings under it are to be liberally construed, with a view to effect its objects and to promote justice.
Page 317 - The proximate cause of an injury is that cause which, in natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by any efficient intervening cause, produces the injury, and without which the result would not have occurred.
Page 195 - The state can no more abdicate its trust over property in which the whole people are interested, like navigable waters and soils under them, so as to leave them entirely under the use and control of private parties...
Page 194 - It is a title held in trust for the people of the State that they may enjoy the navigation of the waters, carry on commerce over them, and have liberty of fishing therein freed from the obstruction or interference of private parties.
Page 317 - The proximate cause of an event must be understood to be that which in a natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by any new, independent cause, produces that event, and without which that event would not have occurred.