Reports of Cases in the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, Volume 91D. Bottom, Superintendent of Public Print., 1896 - Law reports, digests, etc Some vols. also contain reports of cases in the General Court of Virginia. |
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... considered , clear in statement , strong in argument , and amply fortified with authorities . " Among the most important cases in which he delivered able and exhaustive opinions , settling constitutional questions , are Burks v . Hinton ...
... considered , clear in statement , strong in argument , and amply fortified with authorities . " Among the most important cases in which he delivered able and exhaustive opinions , settling constitutional questions , are Burks v . Hinton ...
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... considered ; and if it is to be considered , its tendency is to show that it was an uncom- pleted transaction , and would have the effect rather to dis- credit than to establish the bond . In the case of Fletcher , & c . , v . Leight ...
... considered ; and if it is to be considered , its tendency is to show that it was an uncom- pleted transaction , and would have the effect rather to dis- credit than to establish the bond . In the case of Fletcher , & c . , v . Leight ...
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... considered whether that variance is material . just quoted , in 4th Bush , the court says : " When the principal has proposed certain names as his sureties , and these have been approved by the court , each of the sureties , as he signs ...
... considered whether that variance is material . just quoted , in 4th Bush , the court says : " When the principal has proposed certain names as his sureties , and these have been approved by the court , each of the sureties , as he signs ...
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... considered and argued by both parties before the Circuit Court , upon the motion made there to dissolve said injunction and discharge the receiver , and the court has sus- tained the original order by refusing to dissolve the injunc ...
... considered and argued by both parties before the Circuit Court , upon the motion made there to dissolve said injunction and discharge the receiver , and the court has sus- tained the original order by refusing to dissolve the injunc ...
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... considered a distinct act of affirmance and ratification of the very transaction which they , in another part of their bill , sought to re- pudiate . Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Bedford county , pronounced June 20 ...
... considered a distinct act of affirmance and ratification of the very transaction which they , in another part of their bill , sought to re- pudiate . Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Bedford county , pronounced June 20 ...
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Page 196 - The general rule resulting from considerations as well of justice as of policy is that he who engages in the employment of another for the performance of specified duties and services, for compensation, takes upon himself the natural and ordinary risks and perils incident to the performance of such services, and, in legal presumption, the compensation is adjusted accordingly.
Page 737 - ... of his vicinage, without whose unanimous consent he cannot be found guilty ; nor can he be compelled to give evidence against himself; that no man be deprived of his liberty except by the law of the land, or the judgment of his peers.
Page 771 - No law shall embrace more than one object which shall be expressed in its title; nor shall any law be revived or amended with reference to its title, but the act revived or the section amended shall be re-enacted and published at length.
Page 728 - That in all capital or criminal prosecutions a man hath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accusation, to be confronted with the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence in his...
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Page 692 - The remedy must be plain; for if it be doubtful and obscure at law, equity will assert a jurisdiction. It must be adequate; for if at law it falls short of what the party is entitled to, that founds a jurisdiction in equity. And it must be complete; that is, it must attain the full end and justice of the case. It must reach the whole mischief, and secure the whole right of the party in a perfect manner, at the present time, and in the future; otherwise, equity will interfere and give such relief...
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Page 778 - ... except in pursuance of an appropriation by law; nor unless such payment be made within two years next after the passage of such appropriation act; and every such law making a new appropriation, or continuing or reviving an appropriation, shall distinctly specify the sum appropriated, and the object to which it is to be applied; and it shall not be sufficient for such law to refer to any other law to fix such sum.
Page 547 - ... said circuit court for a new trial to be had in accordance with the views expressed in the said written opinion of the court.