American law reports annotated, Volume 281924 |
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Page 77
... carrier of passengers . Even if the carriage of passengers for hire came within the meaning of the word ' trade , ' which I think it does not , I do not think a single valuable chattel like an automobile is within the meaning of the ...
... carrier of passengers . Even if the carriage of passengers for hire came within the meaning of the word ' trade , ' which I think it does not , I do not think a single valuable chattel like an automobile is within the meaning of the ...
Page 159
... carrier by railroad , engaging in com- merce between the states , ' and that the deceased was ' employed by such carrier in such commerce , ' within the meaning of the Federal act ; provided , of course , he was employed by the les- see ...
... carrier by railroad , engaging in com- merce between the states , ' and that the deceased was ' employed by such carrier in such commerce , ' within the meaning of the Federal act ; provided , of course , he was employed by the les- see ...
Page 174
... carriers of pas- sengers . " 1In Markey v . Louisiana & M. River R. Co. ( 1904 ) 185 Mo. 348 , 84 S. W. 61 , writ of error dismissed in ( 1905 ) 200 U. S. 622 , 50 L. ed . 625 , 26 Sup . Ct . Rep . 752 , the lessor was held liable for ...
... carriers of pas- sengers . " 1In Markey v . Louisiana & M. River R. Co. ( 1904 ) 185 Mo. 348 , 84 S. W. 61 , writ of error dismissed in ( 1905 ) 200 U. S. 622 , 50 L. ed . 625 , 26 Sup . Ct . Rep . 752 , the lessor was held liable for ...
Page 175
... carrier , and not out of its duties as an employ- er of labor . Its duties as a common carrier are public in their character . Upon them rests the reason for its possession of the power of eminent do- main . As an employer of labor ...
... carrier , and not out of its duties as an employ- er of labor . Its duties as a common carrier are public in their character . Upon them rests the reason for its possession of the power of eminent do- main . As an employer of labor ...
Page 181
... carriers of pas- sengers . It is well settled that a rail- road company cannot lease its road to another , without the consent of the legislature , so as to absolve itself from its duties to the public as a com- mon carrier , or avoid ...
... carriers of pas- sengers . It is well settled that a rail- road company cannot lease its road to another , without the consent of the legislature , so as to absolve itself from its duties to the public as a com- mon carrier , or avoid ...
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Page 43 - States, and the decision is in favor of such their validity, or where any title, right, privilege, or immunity is claimed under the constitution or any treaty or statute of, or commission held or authority exercised under, the United States, and the decision is against the title, right, privilege, or exemption specially set up or claimed by either party, under such constitution, treaty, statute, commission, or authority...
Page 47 - ... disobedience or resistance by any such officer, or by any party, juror, witness, or other person, to any lawful writ, process, order, rule, decree, or command of the said courts.
Page 589 - ... the exercise of the police power of the State shall never be abridged or so construed as to permit corporations to conduct their business in such manner as to infringe the equal rights of individuals or the general well-being of the State.
Page 20 - ... that in actions by or against executors, administrators, or guardians, in which judgment may be rendered for or against them, neither party shall be allowed to testify against the other, as to any transaction with, or statement by, the testator, intestate, or ward, unless called to testify thereto by the opposite party, or required to testify thereto by the court...
Page 570 - Every such grant shall specify the mode of determining any valuation therein provided for, and shall make adequate provision by way of forfeiture of the grant, or otherwise, to secure efficiency of public service at reasonable rates, and the maintenance of the property in good order throughout the term of the grant.
Page 557 - Every person, having an interest in property subject to a lien, has the right to redeem it from the lien, at any time after the claim is due, and before his right of redemption is foreclosed...
Page 665 - If it was sufficient of itself, it was a question of law for the court and not of fact for the jury.
Page 63 - Writs of error, bills of exception, and appeals, shall be allowed in all cases from the final decisions of said district courts to the supreme court, under such regulations as may be prescribed by law; but in no case removed to the supreme court shall trial by jury be allowed in said court.
Page 311 - ... whenever an attempt is made to take private property for a use alleged to be public, the question whether the contemplated use be really public shall be a judicial question, and as such, judicially determined, without regard to any legislative assertion that the use is public.
Page 614 - An Act to provide for the printing and distribution of ballots at public expense, and for the nomination of candidates for public offices, to regulate the manner of holding elections, and to enforce the secrecy of the ballot...