Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Alabama, Volume 119 |
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... plea of insanity . ( 2. ) The court charges the jury that while the law presumes every man to be sane and responsible for his acts until the contrary appears from the evidence , still if there is evidence in the case tending to rebut ...
... plea of insanity . ( 2. ) The court charges the jury that while the law presumes every man to be sane and responsible for his acts until the contrary appears from the evidence , still if there is evidence in the case tending to rebut ...
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... plea of insanity . The following authorities lay down the rule prevail- ing in this State ' : Boswell v . State , 63 Ala . 307 ; Ford v . State , 71 Ala . 385 ; Parsons v . State , 81 Ala . 577 ; Gun- ter v . State , 83 Ala . 96 ...
... plea of insanity . The following authorities lay down the rule prevail- ing in this State ' : Boswell v . State , 63 Ala . 307 ; Ford v . State , 71 Ala . 385 ; Parsons v . State , 81 Ala . 577 ; Gun- ter v . State , 83 Ala . 96 ...
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... plea in abatement , viz : " 1. Because the grand jurors who returned said in- dictment in said case were not drawn ... plea in abatement , and demur- red to the other grounds thereof . This demurrer was sustained . Upon trying the issue ...
... plea in abatement , viz : " 1. Because the grand jurors who returned said in- dictment in said case were not drawn ... plea in abatement , and demur- red to the other grounds thereof . This demurrer was sustained . Upon trying the issue ...
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... plea in abatement , with the exception of the first ground , they are substantially the same as those pre- sented in the case of Kitt v . The State , 23 So. Rep . 485 , and according to the principles declared in that case we hold ...
... plea in abatement , with the exception of the first ground , they are substantially the same as those pre- sented in the case of Kitt v . The State , 23 So. Rep . 485 , and according to the principles declared in that case we hold ...
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... plea , and then moved to strike the amended complaint from the files , because it was a departure from the cause of action on which the attach- ment sued out before the justice , was founded , and a change of the form of action from an ...
... plea , and then moved to strike the amended complaint from the files , because it was a departure from the cause of action on which the attach- ment sued out before the justice , was founded , and a change of the form of action from an ...
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Page 205 - ... hundred dollars, and may also be imprisoned in the County jail or sentenced to hard labor for the County for not more than six months.
Page 134 - 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.
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Page 474 - ... a quorum to do business ; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as each House may provide.
Page 364 - In writing signed by the grantor, or his agent having a written authority, is effectual to transfer the legal title to the grantee, If such was the Intention of the grantor, to be collected from the entire instrument.
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Page 364 - Where a power to sell real property is given to a mortgagee, or to the grantee in any other conveyance intended to secure the payment of money, the power is deemed a part of the security, and vests in, and may be executed by any person who, by assignment or otherwise, becomes entitled to the money so secured to be paid.