Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Tennessee, Volume 3Tavel, Eastman & Howell, 1880 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... hold the legal title , is not a trustee for it . Now , unless we insist on an arbitrary appli- cation of the rule where the facts do not meet its requirements , in fact cannot be brought within it , it is impossible to say the principle ...
... hold the legal title , is not a trustee for it . Now , unless we insist on an arbitrary appli- cation of the rule where the facts do not meet its requirements , in fact cannot be brought within it , it is impossible to say the principle ...
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... hold these certificates negotiable , or that any of the incidents of such char- acter goes with them by assignment , so that the as- signee must take subject to previous equities as any other assignee standing in the shoes of his ...
... hold these certificates negotiable , or that any of the incidents of such char- acter goes with them by assignment , so that the as- signee must take subject to previous equities as any other assignee standing in the shoes of his ...
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... hold the certificates . The contract has not been completed so as to fix his right , and he holds the stock simply as a volunteer , liable to the attaching creditor so far as he is concerned . His right was to accrue when the money was ...
... hold the certificates . The contract has not been completed so as to fix his right , and he holds the stock simply as a volunteer , liable to the attaching creditor so far as he is concerned . His right was to accrue when the money was ...
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... hold would prevent the transfer of stocks as collateral security , for it is doubtful whether the as- signee in such case has the right to have the stock transferred to him upon the books of the company , and if he do so , the result is ...
... hold would prevent the transfer of stocks as collateral security , for it is doubtful whether the as- signee in such case has the right to have the stock transferred to him upon the books of the company , and if he do so , the result is ...
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... holds the contrary doctrine to that laid down by this court . The syllabus of that case is as follows : " The provisions of the National Bank- ing Act imposing penalties upon National Banks for taking usury , supersedes the State laws ...
... holds the contrary doctrine to that laid down by this court . The syllabus of that case is as follows : " The provisions of the National Bank- ing Act imposing penalties upon National Banks for taking usury , supersedes the State laws ...
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Page 423 - By the law of the land, is most clearly intended, the general law; a law, which hears before it condemns; which proceeds upon inquiry, and renders judgment only after trial.
Page 447 - That no man shall be taken or imprisoned, or disseized of his freehold, liberties, or privileges, or outlawed, or exiled, or in any manner destroyed, or deprived of his life, liberty, or property, but by the judgment of his peers or the law of the land.
Page 728 - An indictment for libel need not set forth any extrinsic facts for the purpose of showing the application to the party libeled, of the defamatory matter on which the indictment is founded ; but it is sufficient to state generally, that the same was published concerning him ; and the fact that it was so published, must be established on the trial.
Page 314 - ... proper allegations of the falsity of the matter on which the perjury is assigned; but the indictment or information need not set forth the pleadings, record, or proceedings with which the oath is connected, nor the commission or authority of the court or person before whom the perjury was committed.
Page 423 - That no freeman ought to be taken, imprisoned, or disseized of his freehold, liberties, or privileges, or outlawed, or exiled, or in any manner destroyed or deprived of his life, liberty, or property, but by the law of the land.
Page 449 - All courts shall be open, and every man for an injury done him in his lands, goods, person, or reputation, shall have remedy by due course of law, and right and justice administered without sale, denial, or delay.
Page 4 - It was held that they could be so taxed. Mr. Justice Nelson, speaking for this Court, said, at pp. 583, 584: " But, in addition to this view, the tax on the shares is not a tax on the capital of the bank. The corporation is the legal owner of all the property of the bank, real and personal; and within the powers conferred upon it by the charter, and for the purposes for which it was created, can deal with the corporate property as absolutely as a private individual can deal with his own.
Page 728 - In an action for libel or slander, it shall not be necessary to state in the complaint any extrinsic facts for the purpose of showing the application to the plaintiff of the defamatory matter out of which the cause of action arose ; but it shall be sufficient to state generally, that the same was published or spoken concerning the plaintiff; and if such allegation be controverted, the plaintiff shall establish on the trial that it was so published or spoken.
Page 379 - The Legislature shall have no power to suspend any general law for the benefit of any particular individual, nor to pass any law for the benefit of individuals inconsistent with the general laws of the land; nor to pass any law granting to any individual or individuals rights, privileges, immunities Or exemptions, other than such as may be, by the same law, extended to any member of the community who may be able to bring himself within the provisions of such law.
Page 39 - ... person before whom it was taken, had authority to administer it, with proper allegations of the falsity of the matter on which the perjury is assigned; but the...