The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and Authority Subsequent to Those Contained in the "American Decisions" [1760-1869] and the "American Reports" [1869-1887] Decided in the Courts of Last Resort of the Several States [1886-1911], Volume 63Abraham Clark Freeman Bancroft-Whitney Company, 1898 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 72
... beliefs , which the defendant claims constituted a de- lusion , impelling him to commit a homicide , were , if entertained by him and unsound , existing only in the imagination , insane delu- sions as a matter of law . Matters of ...
... beliefs , which the defendant claims constituted a de- lusion , impelling him to commit a homicide , were , if entertained by him and unsound , existing only in the imagination , insane delu- sions as a matter of law . Matters of ...
Page 75
... belief which the defense claimed constituted the delusion which impelled the de- fendant to commit the homicide , and the jury were told that if the defendant entertained such beliefs , and they were unsound , existing only in his ...
... belief which the defense claimed constituted the delusion which impelled the de- fendant to commit the homicide , and the jury were told that if the defendant entertained such beliefs , and they were unsound , existing only in his ...
Page 81
... belief in a state or condition of things , the existence of which no rational person would believe " : Matter of Mason , 60 Hun , 51 ; Matter of Forman's Will , 54 Barb . 289 ; Schneider v . Manning , 121 Ill . 376. “ A delusion of the ...
... belief in a state or condition of things , the existence of which no rational person would believe " : Matter of Mason , 60 Hun , 51 ; Matter of Forman's Will , 54 Barb . 289 ; Schneider v . Manning , 121 Ill . 376. “ A delusion of the ...
Page 82
... belief . A person per- sistently believing supposed facts which have no real existence against all evidence and probability , and conducting himself upon an assumption of their existence , is , so far as such facts are con- cerned ...
... belief . A person per- sistently believing supposed facts which have no real existence against all evidence and probability , and conducting himself upon an assumption of their existence , is , so far as such facts are con- cerned ...
Page 83
... belief can be accounted for is that it is the product of mental disorder " : Middleditch v . Williams , 45 N. J. Eq . 734 ; Potter v . Jones , 20 Or . 248. " Hallucination is a morbid error in one or more of the senses ; a perception of ...
... belief can be accounted for is that it is the product of mental disorder " : Middleditch v . Williams , 45 N. J. Eq . 734 ; Potter v . Jones , 20 Or . 248. " Hallucination is a morbid error in one or more of the senses ; a perception of ...
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Page 611 - The counsel for the appellee would limit it to traffic, to buying and selling, or the interchange of commodities, and do not admit that it comprehends navigation.
Page 448 - ... act, matter or thing in this act prohibited or declared to be unlawful...
Page 612 - Again, it has been stated that "commerce among the states consists of intercourse and traffic between their citizens, and includes the transportation of persons and property, and the navigation of public waters for that purpose, as well as the purchase, sale, and exchange of commodities.
Page 173 - ... shall be appointed for one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years, and one for five years.
Page 163 - ... shall not be alienated without the joint consent of husband and wife, when that relation exists; but no property shall be exempt from sale for taxes, or for the payment of obligations contracted for the purchase of said premises, or for the erection of improvements thereon...
Page 240 - A charity, in the legal sense, may be more fully defined as a gift, to be applied, consistently with existing laws, for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering or constraint, by assisting them to establish themselves in life, or by erecting or maintaining public buildings or works or otherwise lessening the burdens of government.
Page 886 - Where parties, without any fraud or mistake, have deliberately put their engagements in writing, the law declares the writing to be not only the best, but the only, evidence of their agreement.
Page 455 - ... if any change, other than by the death of an insured, take place in the interest, title, or possession of the subject of insurance (except change of occupants without increase of hazard), whether by legal process or judgment or by voluntary act of the insured, or otherwise...
Page 953 - ... no officer, agent, or other representative of the company shall have power to waive any provision or condition of this policy...
Page 228 - March 1, 1914, leaving a last will and testament which was duly admitted to probate in the superior court of the county of Los Angeles.