The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All the Railroad Cases in the Courts of Last Resort in America and EnglandLawrence Lewis, Adelbert Hamilton, John Houston Merrill, William Mark McKinney, James Manford Kerr, John Crawford Thomson E. Thompson, 1887 - Railroad law Covers cases decided [1879?]-1895. |
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... duty or burden is imposed thereon . The defendants are only called upon to do , under a certain penalty , pre- cisely what the common law declares it to be their duty to do with- out the statute , viz .: to treat all alike under similar ...
... duty or burden is imposed thereon . The defendants are only called upon to do , under a certain penalty , pre- cisely what the common law declares it to be their duty to do with- out the statute , viz .: to treat all alike under similar ...
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... duties of either of said com- panies shall henceforth attach to said new corporation and be en- forced against it to the same extent as if said debts , liabilities , and duties had been contracted by it . " " SEC . 7. Suits may be ...
... duties of either of said com- panies shall henceforth attach to said new corporation and be en- forced against it to the same extent as if said debts , liabilities , and duties had been contracted by it . " " SEC . 7. Suits may be ...
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... duty of fidelity to both if employed by both . Whether he would be more faithful to the interests of one than of the ... duties of the said office which are or may be imposed upon him under this or any future appointment . " that , after ...
... duty of fidelity to both if employed by both . Whether he would be more faithful to the interests of one than of the ... duties of the said office which are or may be imposed upon him under this or any future appointment . " that , after ...
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... duties of the said office or place which are or may be imposed upon him under this or any future appointment , " and promptly account for and pay over all sums of money received by him for the corpora- tion . The case was submitted to ...
... duties of the said office or place which are or may be imposed upon him under this or any future appointment , " and promptly account for and pay over all sums of money received by him for the corpora- tion . The case was submitted to ...
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... duties remained the same ; the only change was that his duties and compensation were increased in amount . Such increase was fairly within what the bond allowed . Rollstone National Bank v . Čarleton , 136 Mass . 226 . The counsel for ...
... duties remained the same ; the only change was that his duties and compensation were increased in amount . Such increase was fairly within what the bond allowed . Rollstone National Bank v . Čarleton , 136 Mass . 226 . The counsel for ...
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Page 479 - Act to recover damages for personal injuries to an employee or where such injuries have resulted in his death, the fact that the employee may have been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar a recovery, but the damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employee...
Page 302 - ... no such Company shall make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to or in favour of any particular person or Company, or any particular description of traffic, in any respect whatsoever...
Page 644 - Municipal and other corporations and individuals invested with the privilege of taking private property for public use, shall make just compensation for property taken, injured, or destroyed by the construction or enlargement of their works, highways, or improvements, which compensation shall be paid or secured before such taking, injury, or destruction.
Page 41 - 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 411 - In an action by a mortgagee for the foreclosure of his mortgage and sale of the mortgaged property, where it appears that the mortgaged property is in danger of being lost, removed or materially injured, or that the condition of the mortgage has not been performed and that the property is probably insufficient to discharge the mortgage debt.
Page 38 - But we think it may safely be said that State legislation which seeks to impose a direct burden upon inter-state commerce, or to interfere directly with its freedom, does encroach upon the exclusive power of Congress. The statute now under consideration, in our opinion, occupies that position. It does not act upon the business through the local instruments to be employed after coming within the State, but directly upon the business as it comes into the State from without or goes out from within.
Page 621 - Contractor to discontinue all work, or any part thereof, as may be designated by the said party of the first part, and the said party of the first part...
Page 55 - A conveyance upon a sale, made pursuant to a final judgment, in an action to foreclose a mortgage upon real property, vests in the purchaser the same estate, only, that would have vested in the mortgagee, if the equity of redemption had been foreclosed. Such a conveyance is as valid, as if it was executed by the mortgagor and mortgagee, and is an entire bar against each of them...
Page 20 - Inspection laws, quarantine laws, health laws of every description, as well as laws for regulating the internal commerce of a state, and those which respect turnpike-roads, ferries, etc., are component parts of this mass. No direct general power over these objects is granted to Congress; and, consequently, they remain subject to state legislation.
Page 18 - ... law of Delaware to the Constitution is placed entirely on its repugnancy to the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States ; a power which has not been so exercised as to affect the question. We do not think that the act empowering the Blackbird...