The Albany Law Journal: A Weekly Record of the Law and the Lawyers, Volume 6Weed, Parsons, 1873 - Law |
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... decree for specific performance of the contract was given , and this , though the houses had , pending the suit , been destroyed by an earthquake . The decree was after- | But Cairns , who is a leader in the THE ALBANY LAW JOURNAL . 3.
... decree for specific performance of the contract was given , and this , though the houses had , pending the suit , been destroyed by an earthquake . The decree was after- | But Cairns , who is a leader in the THE ALBANY LAW JOURNAL . 3.
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... suit to his lordship . ' Well , ' says the judge , ' what is it ? ' ' My lord , ' says he , ' it is , that now the state of the cause hath been set forth , we may proceed immediately to the examina- tion of witnesses , so as to give our ...
... suit to his lordship . ' Well , ' says the judge , ' what is it ? ' ' My lord , ' says he , ' it is , that now the state of the cause hath been set forth , we may proceed immediately to the examina- tion of witnesses , so as to give our ...
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... suit of the true owner , they were to find themselves wrong - doers , and could not recover compensation from him ... suit he would indemnify him for all costs and damages . A recovery was had in that suit , and then Shackell sued for ...
... suit of the true owner , they were to find themselves wrong - doers , and could not recover compensation from him ... suit he would indemnify him for all costs and damages . A recovery was had in that suit , and then Shackell sued for ...
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... suit to restrain de- fendant from violating his covenant , held , that as the business was not local in its character , and the restraint not greater than the interest of the plaintiffs required , the contract was valid . Morse Twist ...
... suit to restrain de- fendant from violating his covenant , held , that as the business was not local in its character , and the restraint not greater than the interest of the plaintiffs required , the contract was valid . Morse Twist ...
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... suit is commenced and the defendant is a citizen of another State ; where both plaintiff and de- fendant are non - residents of the State in which the action is commenced , the case is not within the statute . Wills v . The Home Ins ...
... suit is commenced and the defendant is a citizen of another State ; where both plaintiff and de- fendant are non - residents of the State in which the action is commenced , the case is not within the statute . Wills v . The Home Ins ...
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Page 15 - Appeals and justices of the Supreme Court, may be removed by concurrent resolution of both houses of the Legislature, if two-thirds of all the members elected to each house concur therein.
Page 181 - A communication made bona fide upon any subject-matter In which the party communicating has an interest, or in reference to which he has a duty, is privileged if made to a person having a corresponding interest or duty, although it contain criminatory matter, which, without this privilege, would be slanderous and actionable...
Page 98 - State, may remove such suit into the circuit court of the United States for the proper district, at any time before the trial thereof, when it shall be made to appear to said circuit court that from prejudice or local influence he will not be able to obtain justice in such State court...
Page 203 - If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose ; 9 And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment...
Page 382 - ... to provide a national currency, secured by a pledge of United States stocks, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof...
Page 383 - And when no rate is fixed by the laws of the state or territory, the bank may take, receive, reserve, or charge a rate not exceeding seven per centum, and such interest may be taken in advance, reckoning the days for which the note, bill, or other evidence of debt has to run.
Page 413 - And the General Assembly shall, from time to time, pass laws establishing reasonable maximum rates of charges for the transportation of passengers and freight on the different railroads in this State.
Page 229 - the natural and proximate consequence of the act complained of.
Page 59 - ... fishing apparatus of the sportsman, the easel of the artist on a sketching tour, or the books of the student, and other articles of an analogous character, the use of which is personal to the traveler, and the taking of which has arisen from the fact of his journeying. On the other hand, the term 'ordinary luggage...
Page 308 - Where the means of knowledge are at hand, and equally available to both parties, and the subject of purchase is alike open to their inspection, if the purchaser does not avail himself of these means and opportunities he will not be heard to say that he has been deceived by the vendor's misrepresentations.