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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... debt is ad- mitted to be due . " Willes , justice , concurring in the views expressed by Lord Mansfield , further said : " The defendant has had the advantage of the partial payment , and , therefore , must be bound by it . " This case ...
... debt is ad- mitted to be due . " Willes , justice , concurring in the views expressed by Lord Mansfield , further said : " The defendant has had the advantage of the partial payment , and , therefore , must be bound by it . " This case ...
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... debt or a promise to pay the same , it ' must be in writing , signed by the party to be charged thereby . ' No change is made in the effect of a part payment of a debt . It will be seen , however , that the same effect is given to such ...
... debt or a promise to pay the same , it ' must be in writing , signed by the party to be charged thereby . ' No change is made in the effect of a part payment of a debt . It will be seen , however , that the same effect is given to such ...
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... debt is barred by the statute of limitations , takes the case out of the statute only as to the party so promising or paying . It does not suspend the running of the statute as to the other joint debtor : Note to Boynton v . Spafford ...
... debt is barred by the statute of limitations , takes the case out of the statute only as to the party so promising or paying . It does not suspend the running of the statute as to the other joint debtor : Note to Boynton v . Spafford ...
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... debt due to a state or county , cannot operate as a release of the un- paid portion of the debt , as provided by the assignment law , where the constitution expressly forbids the extinction of such a debt , except by payment into the ...
... debt due to a state or county , cannot operate as a release of the un- paid portion of the debt , as provided by the assignment law , where the constitution expressly forbids the extinction of such a debt , except by payment into the ...
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... debts preferred was of very ancient origin and was recognized in Magna Charta . It was held to be an incident to ... debt , the writ of protection ran against the subject seeking his remedy or process against the king's debtor . The ...
... debts preferred was of very ancient origin and was recognized in Magna Charta . It was held to be an incident to ... debt , the writ of protection ran against the subject seeking his remedy or process against the king's debtor . The ...
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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.