Reports of Cases Decided by the English Courts: With Notes and References to Kindred Cases and Authorities, Volume 33William Gould, 1884 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... question was stated to be the knowl- edge of the broker that he was dealing with a principal or an agent . Here he knew that he was dealing with an agent . The moment the policy was made it became the property of Fisher , and could not ...
... question was stated to be the knowl- edge of the broker that he was dealing with a principal or an agent . Here he knew that he was dealing with an agent . The moment the policy was made it became the property of Fisher , and could not ...
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... question is , how was that lien discharged ? If Mr. Smith , having done this work , was entitled to be paid for it , how has he been paid ? He has not been paid at all ; ex concessis he never was paid . But , my Lords , it was attempted ...
... question is , how was that lien discharged ? If Mr. Smith , having done this work , was entitled to be paid for it , how has he been paid ? He has not been paid at all ; ex concessis he never was paid . But , my Lords , it was attempted ...
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... question of a direct trust , which I will afterwards deal with . He , therefore , had distinctly before his mind the difficulty arising from the Statute of Limitations . In that state of things a demurrer was put in , a demurrer which ...
... question of a direct trust , which I will afterwards deal with . He , therefore , had distinctly before his mind the difficulty arising from the Statute of Limitations . In that state of things a demurrer was put in , a demurrer which ...
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... question about trust could possibly have entered into anybody's mind . The mere use therefore of the word " trust , " in the absence of those ele- ments which belong to a trust , appears to me to fail in creat- ing a trust . 66 My Lords ...
... question about trust could possibly have entered into anybody's mind . The mere use therefore of the word " trust , " in the absence of those ele- ments which belong to a trust , appears to me to fail in creat- ing a trust . 66 My Lords ...
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... question here de- pends on the construction to be be put on the * 6th sec- [ 72 tion of the Statute of Frauds ( " ) , and that question is whether what had been done could be said to be a revocation , by ob- literation , of a " devise ...
... question here de- pends on the construction to be be put on the * 6th sec- [ 72 tion of the Statute of Frauds ( " ) , and that question is whether what had been done could be said to be a revocation , by ob- literation , of a " devise ...
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Page 459 - ... whether the restraint is such only as to afford a fair protection to the interests of the party in favor of whom it is given, and not so large as to interfere with the interests of the public. Whatever restraint is larger than the necessary protection of the party, can be of no benefit to either; it can only be oppressive ; and, if oppressive, it is in the eye of the law unreasonable. Whatever is injurious to the interests of the public, is void on the ground of public policy.
Page 586 - ... the lord provost, magistrates and council of the city of Edinburgh...
Page 459 - And we do not see how a better test can be applied to the question, whether reasonable or not, than by considering whether the restraint is such only as to afford a fair protection to the interests of the party in favour of whom it is given, and not so large as to interfere with the interests of the public.
Page 668 - A. be dead at the date of the will or at the death of the testator, the issue of that child cannot take anything.
Page 696 - ... in the name of the company, seek to enforce that contract, or the person who has been deceived institutes a suit against the company to rescind the contract on the ground of fraud, the misrepresentations are imputable to the company, and the purchaser cannot be held to his contract, because a company cannot retain any benefit which they have obtained through the fraud of their agents.
Page 684 - In all these cases it may be said, as it was said here, that the master has not authorized the act. It is true, he has not authorized the particular act, but he has put the agent in his place to do that class of acts, and he must be answerable for the manner in which the agent has conducted himself in doing the business which it was the act of his master to place him in.
Page 670 - For these reasons their Lordships will humbly advise Her Majesty that the...
Page 256 - It is a solemn and continuing affirmation by the corporation that the person, to whom it was issued, is entitled to all the rights and subject to all the liabilities of a stockholder 88 43 MISSOURI APPEAL REPORTS, Keller v.
Page 169 - ... the law considers such publication as malicious unless it is fairly made by a person in the discharge of some public or private duty, whether legal or moral, or in the conduct of his own affairs, in matters where his interest is concerned.
Page 190 - In case any such judgment, decree, order, or sentence shall be given or pronounced for or in respect of any sum or matter at issue above the amount or value of three hundred pounds sterling (£300), or in case such judgment, decree, order, or sentence...