United States Reports, Supreme Court: Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, Volume 12; Volume 102Little, Brown, 1881 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... means an agreement of sale , provided the contemplated purchaser performs the pre- scribed condition . Horn v . Baker , 9 East , 215 ; Strong v . Taylor , 2 Hill ( N. Y. ) , 326 ; Herring v . Willard , 2 Sandf . ( N. Y. ) 418 . The ...
... means an agreement of sale , provided the contemplated purchaser performs the pre- scribed condition . Horn v . Baker , 9 East , 215 ; Strong v . Taylor , 2 Hill ( N. Y. ) , 326 ; Herring v . Willard , 2 Sandf . ( N. Y. ) 418 . The ...
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... means . Looking then to the original act , we find the text the same as the code ; but the title , omitted in the codifi- cation , is as follows : " An Act requiring conditional sales of personal property to be recorded like mortgages ...
... means . Looking then to the original act , we find the text the same as the code ; but the title , omitted in the codifi- cation , is as follows : " An Act requiring conditional sales of personal property to be recorded like mortgages ...
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... mean the rules and enactments promulgated by the legislative authority thereof , or long - estab- lished local customs having the force of laws . In all the vari- ous cases which have hitherto come before us for decision Oct. 1880. ] 29 ...
... mean the rules and enactments promulgated by the legislative authority thereof , or long - estab- lished local customs having the force of laws . In all the vari- ous cases which have hitherto come before us for decision Oct. 1880. ] 29 ...
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... means local in its character , or regulated by any local policy or customs . Whatever respect , therefore , the decisions of State tribunals may have on such a subject , and they 30 [ Sup . Ct . RAILROAD Co. v . NATIONAL BANK .
... means local in its character , or regulated by any local policy or customs . Whatever respect , therefore , the decisions of State tribunals may have on such a subject , and they 30 [ Sup . Ct . RAILROAD Co. v . NATIONAL BANK .
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... means , the senior member gave his note to a bank to enable the firm to overdraw their account , and the junior member gave his note to the maker of the first note for half the amount . In the course of subsequent transactions the payee ...
... means , the senior member gave his note to a bank to enable the firm to overdraw their account , and the junior member gave his note to the maker of the first note for half the amount . In the course of subsequent transactions the payee ...
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Page 279 - No county, city, township, school district or other municipal corporation, shall be allowed to become indebted in any manner or for any purpose to an amount, including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes, previous to the incurring of such indebtedness.
Page 554 - Part further covenants and agrees to merchandise such wheat in foreign ports , it being understood and agreed between the Party of the First Part and the Party of the Second Part...
Page 660 - That in actions by or against executors, administrators or guardians, in which judgment may be rendered for or against them, neither party shall be allowed to testify against the other, as to any transaction with, or statement by, the testator, intestate or ward, unless called to testify thereto by the opposite party, or required to testify thereto by the court.
Page 233 - That for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar cash in hand paid by the party of the second part to the party of the first part...
Page 698 - Commerce with foreign countries, and among the States, strictly considered, consists in intercourse and traffic, including in these terms navigation, and the transportation and transit of persons and property, as well as the purchase, sale, and exchange of commodities.
Page 101 - ... in public use or on sale in this country for more than two years prior to his application, unless the same is proved to have been abandoned, may, upon payment of the fees required by law, and other due proceeding had, obtain a patent therefor.
Page 668 - That a final judgment or decree in any suit, in the highest court of law or equity of a State in which a decision in the suit could be had, where is drawn in question the validity of a treaty or statute of, or an authority exercised under the United States, and the decision is against their validity...
Page 85 - Allison does hereby covenant and agree to and with the said party of the second part...
Page 100 - ... or more than two years prior to his application, and not in public use or on sale in this country for more than two years...
Page 142 - Indian tribe, is not, without the consent of said tribe, to be included within the territorial limits or jurisdiction of any state or territory...