The American Decisions: Containing All the Cases of General Value and Authority Decided in the Courts of the Several States, from the Earliest Issue of the State Reports to the Year 1869, Volume 43Bancroft-Whitney, 1886 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... unless he should render himself liable by an acceptance as before prescribed . So , if a person agree to work upon the plantation of another , in the performance of such services gen- erally as are incident to the art of husbandry ...
... unless he should render himself liable by an acceptance as before prescribed . So , if a person agree to work upon the plantation of another , in the performance of such services gen- erally as are incident to the art of husbandry ...
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... unless the judgment and execution , under which sale is made , be pro- duced to show the sheriff's authority to sell . The purchaser is bound to inquire into the power and means by which the prop- erty is subjected to the sale , and ...
... unless the judgment and execution , under which sale is made , be pro- duced to show the sheriff's authority to sell . The purchaser is bound to inquire into the power and means by which the prop- erty is subjected to the sale , and ...
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... unless it clearly appears that he has willfully and maliciously deprived a human being of life , or has been guilty of a crime , that in its conse- quence tends , not only to the destruction of the government , but to cause blood to ...
... unless it clearly appears that he has willfully and maliciously deprived a human being of life , or has been guilty of a crime , that in its conse- quence tends , not only to the destruction of the government , but to cause blood to ...
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... may be punished : Crane v . Sayre , 6 N. J. L. ( 1 Halst . ) 110 ; Ex parte Hill , supra . But a verdict is never set aside for the mere mis- behavior of a juror towards the court , unless the 76 [ Illinois , MCKINNEY v . PEOPLE .
... may be punished : Crane v . Sayre , 6 N. J. L. ( 1 Halst . ) 110 ; Ex parte Hill , supra . But a verdict is never set aside for the mere mis- behavior of a juror towards the court , unless the 76 [ Illinois , MCKINNEY v . PEOPLE .
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... unless it is shown affirmatively that they were not in fact subjected to such influences , and furnishes prima facie ground for a new trial if the prisoner is convicted : Cornelius v . State , 7 Eng . 810 ; Stanton v . State , 13 Ark ...
... unless it is shown affirmatively that they were not in fact subjected to such influences , and furnishes prima facie ground for a new trial if the prisoner is convicted : Cornelius v . State , 7 Eng . 810 ; Stanton v . State , 13 Ark ...
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Page 99 - Receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath Granted, Bargained, and Sold, and by these presents, Doth Grant, Bargain and Sell unto the said...
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Page 69 - That in all criminal prosecutions, the accused hath a right to be heard by himself and his counsel, to demand the nature and cause of the accusation against him, to meet the witnesses face to face, to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor...
Page 745 - York, shall be chosen by the electors of the respective counties once in every three years, and as often as vacancies shall happen. Sheriffs shall hold no other office, and be ineligible for the next three years after the termination of their offices. They may...
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Page 67 - A person charged with treason or other capital offense shall at least three entire days before commencement of trial be furnished with a copy of the indictment and a list of the veniremen, and of the witnesses to be produced on the trial for proving the indictment, stating the place of abode of each venireman and witness.
Page 178 - ... for the frauds, deceits, concealments, misrepresentations, torts, negligences, and other malfeasances, or misfeasances, and omissions of duty, of his agent in the course of his employment, although the principal did not authorize, or justify, or participate in, or indeed know of such misconduct, or even if he forbade the acts or disapproved of them.
Page 459 - ... within thirty days next after the publication of said notice. And if any member shall, for the space of thirty days after the publication of said notice, and...