Albany Law Journal, Volume 26Weed, Parsons & Company, 1883 - Law |
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... necessary to look this up . " ( That was the reason he knew . ) " A dowager is only a life - time thing , and is sup- posed to return to the legitimate heir . A dowager is one - third of the rents and profits of all the es- tate . " " A ...
... necessary to look this up . " ( That was the reason he knew . ) " A dowager is only a life - time thing , and is sup- posed to return to the legitimate heir . A dowager is one - third of the rents and profits of all the es- tate . " " A ...
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... necessary de- velopment incorporate into its own organization im- provements in procedure first introduced as equitable remedies . It is this very capacity of parallel growth that constitutes and perpetuates the harmonious co- existence ...
... necessary de- velopment incorporate into its own organization im- provements in procedure first introduced as equitable remedies . It is this very capacity of parallel growth that constitutes and perpetuates the harmonious co- existence ...
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... necessary to enable a person to avoid it , and if the night is too dark to allow of its being seen , then a person groping around in the dark and unconsciously walk- ing into it is guilty of such negligence as to pre- clude him from ...
... necessary to enable a person to avoid it , and if the night is too dark to allow of its being seen , then a person groping around in the dark and unconsciously walk- ing into it is guilty of such negligence as to pre- clude him from ...
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... necessary by the will act , and is impliedly required by the statute of frauds . " In Smith's Probate Law , a Massachusetts work of merit , at p . 51 , the author says : " It may be that the will was destroyed by the testator in a fit ...
... necessary by the will act , and is impliedly required by the statute of frauds . " In Smith's Probate Law , a Massachusetts work of merit , at p . 51 , the author says : " It may be that the will was destroyed by the testator in a fit ...
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... necessary to the operation of their mill and the carrying on of their business that it should be so dis- charged or deposited ; and that in so doing they were in the exercise of a legal right ; and denying that the orators had been ...
... necessary to the operation of their mill and the carrying on of their business that it should be so dis- charged or deposited ; and that in so doing they were in the exercise of a legal right ; and denying that the orators had been ...
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Page 43 - ... the workman, or in case the injury results in death, the legal personal representatives of the workman, and any persons entitled in case of death, shall have the same right of compensation and remedies against the employer as if the workman had not been a workman of nor in the service of the employer, nor engaged in his work.
Page 314 - By the law of the land, is most clearly intended, the general law; a law, which hears before it condemns; which proceeds upon inquiry, and renders judgment only after trial.
Page 266 - And the said association is formed to cultivate the science of jurisprudence, to promote reform in the law, to facilitate the administration of justice, to elevate the standard of integrity, honor and courtesy in the legal profession, and to cherish the spirit of brotherhood among the members thereof.
Page 117 - There must be reasonable evidence of negligence; but where the thing is shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the accident is such as in the ordinary course of things does not happen if those who have the management use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation by the defendant, that the accident arose from want of care.
Page 8 - ... until the whole amount of capital stock fixed and limited by such company shall have been paid in, and a certificate thereof shall have been made and recorded, as prescribed in the following section...
Page 74 - ... the jury may give such damages as they shall deem a fair and just compensation with reference to the pecuniary injuries, resulting from such death, to the wife and next of kin of such deceased person...
Page 113 - But it is generally held, that in order to warrant a finding that negligence or an act not amounting to a wanton wrong is the proximate cause of an injury, it must appear that the injury was the natural and probable consequence of the negligence or wrongful act, and that it ought to have been foreseen in the light of the attending circumstances.
Page 34 - The party recovering a judgment in any common law cause, in any Circuit or District Court, shall be entitled to similar remedies upon the same, by execution or otherwise, to reach the property of the judgment debtor, as are now provided in like causes by the laws of the State in which such court is held, or by any such laws hereafter enacted which may be adopted by general rules of such Circuit or District Court ; and such courts may, from time to time, by general rules, adopt such State laws as...
Page 233 - I understand the rule, as now already settled, to be, that where the contract grows immediately out of, and is connected with an illegal or immoral act, a court of justice will not lend its aid to enforce it. And if the contract be, in part only, connected with the illegal transaction, and growing immediately out of it, though it be, in fact, a new contract, it is equally tainted by it.
Page 289 - ... shall not be liable to attachment, levy, or seizure by or under any legal or equitable process whatever, either before or after receipt by the beneficiary.