Reports of Cases in Law and Equity in the Supreme Court of the State of New YorkGould, Banks & Gould, 1863 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... witness if , at the several dates of the two warrants , they were not acting trustees of district No. 17 . The question was objected to , on the ground that the de- fendants could not show themselves trustees by reputation , or by ...
... witness if , at the several dates of the two warrants , they were not acting trustees of district No. 17 . The question was objected to , on the ground that the de- fendants could not show themselves trustees by reputation , or by ...
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... witness testified that " Colton's time had not expired . " This last expression could only mean that the time for which he was elected , if he had been elected , had not expired . But the same witness add- ed that the plaintiff did not ...
... witness testified that " Colton's time had not expired . " This last expression could only mean that the time for which he was elected , if he had been elected , had not expired . But the same witness add- ed that the plaintiff did not ...
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... witnesses from an ad- joining room , in the presence and hearing of the testator , who had already affixed his signature , and requested them to witness the will ; the testator seeing the witnesses come into the room and there sign the ...
... witnesses from an ad- joining room , in the presence and hearing of the testator , who had already affixed his signature , and requested them to witness the will ; the testator seeing the witnesses come into the room and there sign the ...
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... witnesses ) testified that he was called upon to sign his name as a witness by Mr. Morgan or Mr. Peck , and says , " I was told it was Robert's will , " by whom he could not recollect . Mr. Meech ( another of the witnesses ) testifies ...
... witnesses ) testified that he was called upon to sign his name as a witness by Mr. Morgan or Mr. Peck , and says , " I was told it was Robert's will , " by whom he could not recollect . Mr. Meech ( another of the witnesses ) testifies ...
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... witnesses come into his presence , and there sign the instru- ment as witnesses of its execution by himself . He gave no sign of dissent , but carried out the execution in the manner indicated by the request of Mr. Morgan to the witnesses ...
... witnesses come into his presence , and there sign the instru- ment as witnesses of its execution by himself . He gave no sign of dissent , but carried out the execution in the manner indicated by the request of Mr. Morgan to the witnesses ...
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Page 238 - Every action must be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest, except that an executor or administrator, a trustee of an express trust...
Page 561 - Bank of Augusta v. Earle, 13 Pet. 519, 588, Chief Justice Taney said : " It is very true that a corporation can have no legal existence out of the boundaries of the sovereignty by which it is created. It exists only in contemplation of law, and by force of the law ; and where that law ceases to operate, and is no longer obligatory, the corporation can have no existence. It must dwell in the place of its creation, and cannot migrate to another sovereignty.
Page 52 - State« to call forth such number of the militia of the state or states most convenient to the place of danger, or scene of action, as he may judge necessary to repel such invasion...
Page 421 - Until the judgment against the defendant shall be paid, the sheriff may proceed to collect the notes and other evidences of debt, and the debts that may have been seized or attached, under the warrant of attachment, and to prosecute any bond he may have taken in the course of such proceedings, and apply the proceeds thereof to the payment of the judgment.
Page 189 - The rule of equity is, in every code of jurisprudence with which we are acquainted, that a purchase by a trustee or agent of the particular property of which he has the sale, or in which he represents another, whether he has an interest in it or not, per interposition personan carries fraud on the face of it.
Page 53 - It is a general and sound principle that whenever the law vests any person with a power to do an act, and constitutes him a judge of the evidence on which the act may be done, and. at the same time, contemplates that the act is to be carried into effect through the instrumentality of agents, the person thus clothed with power is invested with discretion, and is, quoad hoc, a judge.
Page 595 - Persons severally liable upon the same obligation or instrument, including the parties to bills of exchange and promissory notes, and sureties on the same or separate instruments, may all or any of them be included in the same action, at the option of the plaintiff...
Page 564 - In the silence of any positive rule, affirming, or denying, or restraining the operation of foreign laws, courts of justice presume the tacit adoption of them by their own government, unless they are repugnant to its policy, or prejudicial to its interests.
Page 233 - The true definition of a broker seems to be that he is an agent, employed to make bargains and contracts between other persons in matters of trade, commerce, or navigation, for a compensation, commonly called 'brokerage.
Page 121 - ... ordered to be heard, in the first instance, at the general term : Before argument, twenty dollars.