Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Maryland, Volume 9Fielding Lucas, Jr., Lucas and Deaver, Print., 1840 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... COURT OF APPEALS . Hon . JOHN BUCHANAN , Chief Judge . Hon . JOHN STEPHEN , Judge . Hon . STEVENSON ARCHER , Judge . Hon . THOMAS BEALE DORSEY , Judge . Hon . E. F. CHAMBERS , Hon . ARA SPENCE , do . do . OF THE COURT OF CHANCERY . Hon ...
... COURT OF APPEALS . Hon . JOHN BUCHANAN , Chief Judge . Hon . JOHN STEPHEN , Judge . Hon . STEVENSON ARCHER , Judge . Hon . THOMAS BEALE DORSEY , Judge . Hon . E. F. CHAMBERS , Hon . ARA SPENCE , do . do . OF THE COURT OF CHANCERY . Hon ...
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... chancery , had not taken the oath annexed to the commission , is excluded from the consideration of this court by the act of 1832 , ch . 302 , it not having been made the ground of exception before the chancellor . Exceptions filed in ...
... chancery , had not taken the oath annexed to the commission , is excluded from the consideration of this court by the act of 1832 , ch . 302 , it not having been made the ground of exception before the chancellor . Exceptions filed in ...
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... court of Chancery . The bill in this cause was filed on the 6th day of April , 1833 , by Samuel Maynard , administrator de b . n . of Lewis Neth , alleging that on or about the 10th October , 1791 , George Fitzhugh , the elder , of ...
... court of Chancery . The bill in this cause was filed on the 6th day of April , 1833 , by Samuel Maynard , administrator de b . n . of Lewis Neth , alleging that on or about the 10th October , 1791 , George Fitzhugh , the elder , of ...
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... court decided , that the commis- sion and proceedings were defective , because the oath of the commissioners was not annexed to the same , and because the commission and return did not appear to have been ratified by the court ... chancery 8 ...
... court decided , that the commis- sion and proceedings were defective , because the oath of the commissioners was not annexed to the same , and because the commission and return did not appear to have been ratified by the court ... chancery 8 ...
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... chancery , ( and a fortiori upon the hearing of an appeal , ) every fair and reasonable intendment will be made in ... court of Appeals , or noticed , or determined , or acted upon , by the court of Appeals , unless it shall plainly ...
... chancery , ( and a fortiori upon the hearing of an appeal , ) every fair and reasonable intendment will be made in ... court of Appeals , or noticed , or determined , or acted upon , by the court of Appeals , unless it shall plainly ...
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Page 172 - We are of opinion, that there is no error in the judgment of the court below, and that it ought to be affirmed.
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Page 401 - An eleemosynary corporation is a private charity, constituted for the perpetual distribution of the alms and bounty of the founder. In this class are ranked hospitals for the relief of poor, sick, and impotent persons, and colleges and academies established for the promotion of learning and piety, and endowed with property, by public and private donations, (c) Civil corporations * 275 are established * for a variety of purposes, and they are either public or private.