Lawyers' Reports Annotated, Book 34Lawyers' Co-operative Publishing Company, 1897 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... refused to Payment of money presently due is not a con- sideration for a promise to give the debtor a quitclaim deed to land standing in the name of the creditor . Tucker v . Bartle , 85 Mo. 114 . A payment of an existing debt is not a ...
... refused to Payment of money presently due is not a con- sideration for a promise to give the debtor a quitclaim deed to land standing in the name of the creditor . Tucker v . Bartle , 85 Mo. 114 . A payment of an existing debt is not a ...
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... refuse to pay for it because it was not delivered within the terms of the contract . Lawrence v . Davey , 28 Vt ... refusal to extend the time would result in appropriating his added labor and money for which he would receive no ...
... refuse to pay for it because it was not delivered within the terms of the contract . Lawrence v . Davey , 28 Vt ... refusal to extend the time would result in appropriating his added labor and money for which he would receive no ...
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... refused to enforce the new con- tract , holding that it was without consideration . Fraser v . Hatton , 2 C. B. N. S. 512 . the voyage are so far changed as to release the sea- But this rule may be changed if the conditions of men from ...
... refused to enforce the new con- tract , holding that it was without consideration . Fraser v . Hatton , 2 C. B. N. S. 512 . the voyage are so far changed as to release the sea- But this rule may be changed if the conditions of men from ...
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... refused to proceed , but afterwards , for want of a sufficient consideration , when on being promised more pay by the owner , he has had all the benefit that he expected went on and finished the building , he might to get from it . In ...
... refused to proceed , but afterwards , for want of a sufficient consideration , when on being promised more pay by the owner , he has had all the benefit that he expected went on and finished the building , he might to get from it . In ...
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... refused to go on without a promise of addi- tional pay , which was promised , the court says , one promise is a sufficient consideration to support another . Where one person does an act beneficial to another , or agrees to do so , that ...
... refused to go on without a promise of addi- tional pay , which was promised , the court says , one promise is a sufficient consideration to support another . Where one person does an act beneficial to another , or agrees to do so , that ...
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Page 48 - Court, from time to time, to make, ordain, and establish, all manner of wholesome and reasonable orders, laws, statutes, and ordinances, directions and instructions, either with penalties or without; so as the same be not repugnant or contrary to this Constitution, as they shall judge to be for the good and welfare of this Commonwealth, and for the government and ordering thereof, and of the subjects of the same...
Page 397 - All city, town and village officers whose election or appointment is not provided for by this Constitution, shall be elected by the electors of such cities, towns and villages, or of some division thereof, or appointed by such authorities thereof, as the Legislature shall designate for that purpose.
Page 93 - They form a portion of that immense mass of legislation which embraces everything within the territory of a State not surrendered to the General Government, all which can be most advantageously exercised by the States themselves. Inspection laws, quarantine laws, health laws, of every description, as well as laws for regulating the internal commerce of a State, and those which respect turnpike roads, ferries, etc., are component parts of this mass.
Page 139 - The proceeds from the sales of all lands that have been or hereafter may be granted by the United States to the State for educational purposes, and the proceeds of all lands or other property given by individuals, or appropriated by the State for like purposes, shall be and remain a perpetual fund, the interest and income of which, together with the rents of all such lands as may remain unsold, shall be inviolably appropriated and annually applied to the specific objects of the original gift, grant...
Page 138 - State for the use of a University; and the funds accruing from the rents or sale of such lands, or from any other source for the purpose aforesaid, shall be and remain a permanent fund, the interest of which shall be applied to the support of said university...
Page 35 - In case of the impeachment of the Governor, his removal from office, death, inability, resignation, or absence from the State, the powers and duties of the office shall devolve upon the Lieutenant Governor, for the residue of the term, or until the disability ceases. When the Governor shall be out of the State in time of war...
Page 140 - The board of regents shall have the general supervision of the University, and the direction and control of all expenditures from the University interest fund.
Page 35 - If, during a vacancy of the office of Governor, the Lieutenant-Governor shall be impeached, displaced, resign, die, or become incapable of performing the duties of his office, or be absent from the State, the President of the Senate shall act as Governor, until the vacancy be filled, or the disability shall cease.
Page 42 - No party to any civil action, suit, or proceeding, or person directly interested in the event thereof, shall be allowed to testify therein of his own motion, or in his own behalf...
Page 229 - ... deliver or transfer the same to the executors, administrators or legal...