Reports of Cases Heard and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Volume 81; Volume 88Banks & Bros., 1894 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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action was brought affirmed Albany county alleged amended American Exchange Bank amount assessment Bank Bowery Savings Bank canvass cause of action certificate charge city of Brooklyn Civil Procedure claim clerk Code of Civil commissioners common council complaint concurred contract contributory negligence corporation costs and disbursements costs to abide Court in favor Court of Appeals creditors crossing damages deceased DECEMBER TERM deed defendant defendant's denying entered evidence ex rel execution executor fact held HERRICK highway HUN-VOL issued judgment jury Kings County Long Island Railroad LXXIV MAYHAM motion N. Y. St negligence paid parties payment person plaintiff premises proceedings PUTNAM question Railroad Company real estate recover referee respondent reversed rule SECOND DEPARTMENT Special Term statute street Supreme Court testator testimony thereof THIRD DEPARTMENT tion town town of Islip trust verdict witnesses York
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Page 243 - ... .7 That the act or omission charged as the offense, is stated with such a degree of certainty as to enable the court to pronounce judgment upon a conviction, according to the right of the case.
Page 463 - He must, in the language of the cases, have sufficient active memory to collect in his mind, without prompting, the particulars or elements of the business to be transacted and to hold them in his mind a sufficient length of time to perceive at least their obvious relations to each other, and be able to form some rational judgment in relation to them.
Page 425 - The absolute power of alienation shall not be suspended by any limitation or condition whatever, for a longer period than during the continuance of not more than two lives in being at the creation of the estate, except in the single case mentioned in the next section.
Page 242 - The crime may be charged in separate counts to have been committed in a different manner or by different means ; and where the acts complained of may constitute different crimes, such crimes may be charged in separate counts.
Page 426 - RS 773) relative to expectant estates in such property, it is provided that "the absolute ownership of personal property shall not be suspended by any limitation or condition whatever, for a longer period than during the continuance and until the termination of not more than two lives in being at the date of the instrument containing such limitation or condition; or, if such instrument be a will, for not more than two lives in being at the death of the testator.
Page 565 - ... shall be jointly and severally liable for all the debts of the Company then existing, or which shall be contracted while they are officers thereof...
Page 192 - Issue a warrant of attachment, directed to the sheriff of a particular county, or, generally, to the sheriff of any county where the...
Page 158 - ... by a referee, where the trial will require the examination of a long account, on either side, and will not require the decision of difficult questions of law. In an action, triable by the court, without a jury, a reference may be made, as prescribed in this section, to decide the whole issue, or any of the issues ; or to report the referee's finding, upon one or more specific questions of fact, involved in the issue.
Page 6 - ... to prevent any illegal official act on the part of any such officers, agents, commissioners or other persons, or to prevent waste or injury to, or to restore and make good, any property, funds or estate of such county, town, village or municipal corporation by any person or corporation whose assessment, or by any number of persons or corporaL.
Page 267 - ... or for neglect of duty ; or directing the commitment of a person refusing to obey a subpoena, or to testify, when required according to law ; does not stay the execution of the decree or order appealed from...