The American Law Review, Volume 4Little, Brown, and Company, 1870 - Law |
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... Justice Marshall in an early case , " that where a public agent acts in the line of his duty and by legal authority , his contracts made on account of the Government are public and not personal . " And in this case a lease made to the ...
... Justice Marshall in an early case , " that where a public agent acts in the line of his duty and by legal authority , his contracts made on account of the Government are public and not personal . " And in this case a lease made to the ...
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Justice Marshall amounts only to a strong presumption in favor of public officers . The question in such cases is , after all , one of intent ; for undoubtedly if an officer means to bind himself instead of the Government , he can do so ...
Justice Marshall amounts only to a strong presumption in favor of public officers . The question in such cases is , after all , one of intent ; for undoubtedly if an officer means to bind himself instead of the Government , he can do so ...
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... Justice Casey dis- cussed the topic more at length : " What is that public exigency which requires immediate delivery of articles , or performance of service , which justifies dispensing with the advertisement ? Who is to decide whether ...
... Justice Casey dis- cussed the topic more at length : " What is that public exigency which requires immediate delivery of articles , or performance of service , which justifies dispensing with the advertisement ? Who is to decide whether ...
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... justice , can be waived or abandoned on our part . It is very frequently said , that , in the present condition of the case , there is no occasion for us to do any thing at all ; and this suggestion is usually received with great favor ...
... justice , can be waived or abandoned on our part . It is very frequently said , that , in the present condition of the case , there is no occasion for us to do any thing at all ; and this suggestion is usually received with great favor ...
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... Justice Hoar , 2 in this country , look upon the new doctrine with little favor , and have greatly shaken the authority of the original decision , which at one time seemed likely to be generally acquiesced in . The leading case on the ...
... Justice Hoar , 2 in this country , look upon the new doctrine with little favor , and have greatly shaken the authority of the original decision , which at one time seemed likely to be generally acquiesced in . The leading case on the ...
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