The Northwestern Reporter, Volume 40West Publishing Company, 1889 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 57
... pay a fine of $ 50 , and costs , and in default of payment to be imprisoned in the county jail 90 days , unless it should be sooner paid . This judgment was removed by certiorari to the circuit court on the single error assigned that ...
... pay a fine of $ 50 , and costs , and in default of payment to be imprisoned in the county jail 90 days , unless it should be sooner paid . This judgment was removed by certiorari to the circuit court on the single error assigned that ...
Page 60
... payment for the same without the signature of the defendant , but , on the contrary , the evidence given by the defendant shows that the plaintiff was willing to make the sale , relying upon Lerg alone for payment , and that he claimed ...
... payment for the same without the signature of the defendant , but , on the contrary , the evidence given by the defendant shows that the plaintiff was willing to make the sale , relying upon Lerg alone for payment , and that he claimed ...
Page 67
... pay absolutely the full amount of the notes at the dates therein named . The proposed parol evidence had no tendency to prove either a want or failure of consideration , but merely to show that a condition was annexed to the manner of ...
... pay absolutely the full amount of the notes at the dates therein named . The proposed parol evidence had no tendency to prove either a want or failure of consideration , but merely to show that a condition was annexed to the manner of ...
Page 74
... payment for serv- ices are not ambiguous . The proposed evidence would have contradicted the written contract by showing that , at the time it was made , the payments therein specified were not to be made as stated , but were to depend ...
... payment for serv- ices are not ambiguous . The proposed evidence would have contradicted the written contract by showing that , at the time it was made , the payments therein specified were not to be made as stated , but were to depend ...
Page 75
... payment ; that he also promised plaintiff to pay the note ; and that he obtained the decree by fraudulent representations . It appeared that defendant's promises of payment were not of a character to justify plaintiff's reliance upon ...
... payment ; that he also promised plaintiff to pay the note ; and that he obtained the decree by fraudulent representations . It appeared that defendant's promises of payment were not of a character to justify plaintiff's reliance upon ...
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Page 509 - the rule of law is clear, that, where one, by his words or conduct, wilfully causes another to believe in the existence of a certain state of things, and induces him to act on that belief, so as to alter his own previous position, the former is concluded from averring against the latter, a different state of things, as existing at the same time.
Page 489 - ... is threatened with many more of such actions. To sustain the demurrer, or rather to reverse the order overruling the same, in this court, the learned counsel of the appellant relies only on the main ground that the complaint does not state a cause of action. The contention of the learned counsel is, in short, that the ordinance confers no corporate privileges or franchises, and that it is a mere contract between the company and the city, for a breach of which the city has the usual remedy by...
Page 402 - ... the personal representatives of the former may maintain an action therefor against the latter, if the former might have maintained an action had he lived against the latter for an injury for the same act or omission. The action must be commenced within two years. The damages cannot exceed...
Page 414 - The taking, receiving, reserving or charging a rate of interest greater than is allowed by the preceding section, when knowingly done, shall be deemed a forfeiture of the entire interest which the note, bill or other evidence of debt carries with it, or which has been agreed to be paid thereon. In case the greater rate of interest has been paid, the person by whom it has been paid, or his legal representatives, may recover back in an action in the nature of an action of debt, twice the amount of...
Page 554 - For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence, by reason of his presence or absence, while employed in the service of the United States; nor while engaged in the navigation of the waters of this State, or of the United States, or of the high seas; nor while a student of any seminary of learning; nor while kept at any alms-house, or other asylum, at public expense; nor while confined in any public prison.
Page 182 - ... and acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can call forth this court into activity but conscience, good faith, and reasonable diligence; where these are wanting, the court is passive and does nothing. Laches and neglect are always discountenanced...
Page 607 - In all cases in which it shall be, made to appear to the court that a fair and impartial trial cannot be had in the county where the suit is pending...
Page 529 - The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded.
Page 421 - Upon this and other evidence in the case, the counsel for the defendants (the now plaintiffs in error) asked the court to instruct the jury, that if they should find, from the evidence, that...
Page 414 - That suits, actions, and proceedings against any association under this title may be had In any circuit, district, or territorial court of the United States, held within the district in which such association may be established, or in any state, county, or municipal court in the county or city in which said association Is located, having jurisdiction in similar cases.