The Southern Reporter, Volume 33West Publishing Company, 1903 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 233 - The verdict of the jury was as follows : " We the jury find the defendant guilty as charged in the indictment, and assess his punishment at five years imprisonment in the State penitentiary.
Page 337 - any married woman may carry on any trade or business, and perform any labor or services, on her sole and separate account, and the earnings of any married woman from her trade, business, labor, or services shall be her sole and separate property, and may be used and invested by her in her own name.
Page 264 - Homicide is also justifiable when committed by any person in either of the following cases : 1. When resisting any attempt to murder such person, or to commit any felony upon him or her, or upon or in any dwelling- house in which such person is ; or, 2.
Page 361 - This entire policy shall be void if the insured has concealed or misrepresented, in writing or otherwise, any material fact or circumstance concerning this insurance or the subject thereof...
Page 299 - From a deliberate and premeditated design to effect the death of the person killed, or of another; or, 2. By an act imminently dangerous to others, and evincing a depraved mind, regardless of human life, although without a premeditated design to effect the death of any individual; or without a design to effect death, by a person engaged in the commission of, or in an attempt to commit a felony, either upon or affecting the person killed or otherwise; or, 3.
Page 399 - SEC. 9. The property of no person shall be taken by any corporation, for public use, without compensation being first made or secured, in such manner as may be prescribed by law. SEC. 10. No corporation except for municipal purposes or for the construction of railroads, plank roads and canals, shall be created for a longer time than thirty years...
Page 101 - Garvin mine, one on the east side and the other on the west side of a little branch which flows north into Trough Camp branch.
Page 64 - Both parties being negligent, the true rule is held to be that "the party who last has a clear opportunity of avoiding the accident, notwithstanding the negligence of his opponent, is considered solely responsible for it.
Page 130 - Upon the introduction of all the evidence the defendant requested the court to give to the jury the following written charges, and separately excepted to the court's refusal to give each of them as asked : (a) " If the jury believe the evidence, they must find in favor of the deWoodward Iron Co. v. Herndon. (Ns) fendant upon the first count of the complaint." (b) " If the jury believe the evidence, the y must find for the defendant...
Page 361 - ... if the interest of the insured be other than unconditional and sole ownership; or if the subject of Insurance be a building on ground not owned by the insured in fee simple...