Albany Law Journal, Volume 23Weed, Parsons & Company, 1881 - Law |
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... result for the jury . It was proved that before the firm became agents of plaintiff , defend- ant produced these bonds to the manager of the firm and asked if they were genuine , and the manager assured him that they were , the manager ...
... result for the jury . It was proved that before the firm became agents of plaintiff , defend- ant produced these bonds to the manager of the firm and asked if they were genuine , and the manager assured him that they were , the manager ...
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... RESULTS TO NEXT OF KIN― EQUITABLE ES- INTESTACY WHO ENTITLED TO SHARE IN ESTATE WIDOW . - It is a settled doctrine of ... result in favor of those who are entitled under the statute of distribution as the next of kin of the testator ...
... RESULTS TO NEXT OF KIN― EQUITABLE ES- INTESTACY WHO ENTITLED TO SHARE IN ESTATE WIDOW . - It is a settled doctrine of ... result in favor of those who are entitled under the statute of distribution as the next of kin of the testator ...
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... result , when they were again called into court , and they informed his honor that they had not agreed and there was no prospect of any agreement . The hour being late the jury was then discharged without a verdict . This may have been ...
... result , when they were again called into court , and they informed his honor that they had not agreed and there was no prospect of any agreement . The hour being late the jury was then discharged without a verdict . This may have been ...
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... result might have been differ- ent . We regret to think that the community are to be deprived of the superb spectacle of a gallant colonel curbing his untamed grocery - wagon horse on training days . But the pen is mightier than the ...
... result might have been differ- ent . We regret to think that the community are to be deprived of the superb spectacle of a gallant colonel curbing his untamed grocery - wagon horse on training days . But the pen is mightier than the ...
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... result of our opinion is , that a livery - stable in a town is not necessarily a nuisance in itself ; and as it is contingent and re- mains to be ascertained from future events , whether or not the erection in question will become a nui ...
... result of our opinion is , that a livery - stable in a town is not necessarily a nuisance in itself ; and as it is contingent and re- mains to be ascertained from future events , whether or not the erection in question will become a nui ...
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Page 58 - People, of what Nation, Condition, or Quality soever, Barratry of the Master and Mariners, and of all other Perils, Losses, and Misfortunes that have or shall come to the Hurt, Detriment, or Damage of the said Goods and Merchandises and Ship, &c., or any part thereof...
Page 152 - Be it therefore enacted, that whensoever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default, and the act, neglect, or default is such as would (if death had not ensued) have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof...
Page 151 - The liability of the owner of any vessel, for any embezzlement, loss, or destruction, by any person, of any property, goods, or merchandise, shipped or put on board of such vessel, or for any loss, damage, or injury by collision, or for any act, matter, or thing, loss, damage or forfeiture, done, occasioned, or incurred, without the privity or knowledge of such owner or owners, shall in no case exceed the amount or value of the interest of such owner in such vessel, and her freight then pending.
Page 282 - ... the jurors ought to be told in all cases that every man is to be presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree of reason to be responsible for his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction; and that to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that, at the time of...
Page 153 - ... death had not ensued) have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof, then and in every such case the person who would have been liable if death had not ensued shall be liable to an action for damages, notwithstanding the death of the person injured, and although the death shall have been caused under such circumstances as amount in law to felony.
Page 153 - ... in every such action the jury may give such damages as they may think proportioned to the injury resulting from such death to the parties respectively for whom and for whose benefit such action shall be brought...
Page 348 - And further, full power and authority are hereby given and granted to the said general court, from time to time to make, ordain, and establish, all manner of wholesome and reasonable orders, laws, statutes, and ordinances, directions and instructions, either with penalties or without; so as the same be not repugnant or contrary to this constitution, as they shall judge to be for the good and welfare of this commonwealth, and for the government and ordering thereof, and of the subjects of the same...
Page 293 - Every law that alters the legal rules of evidence and receives less or different testimony than the law required at the time of the commission of the offense, in order to convict the offender.
Page 246 - 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 198 - Nothing can call forth this court into activity, but conscience, good faith, and reasonable diligence : where these are wanting, the court is passive, and does nothing. Laches and neglect are always discountenanced, and therefore from the beginning of this jurisdiction, there was always a limitation to suits in this court.