Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon, Volume 46

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Page 333 - The legislature cannot delegate its power to make a law ; but it can make a law to delegate a power to determine some fact or state of things upon which the law makes, or intends to make, its own action depend.
Page 410 - ... give notice that he will not be responsible for the same by posting a notice in writing...
Page 28 - ... believe, that he was in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm at the hands of the deceased.
Page 402 - ... vested by operation of law with the title of the bankrupt, as of the date he was adjudged a bankrupt...
Page 216 - Upon the trial of an issue of fact by the court, its decision shall be given in writing, and filed with the clerk, within ten days after the trial took place. In giving the decision, the facts found, and the conclusions of law, shall be separately stated. Judgment upon the decision shall be entered accordingly.
Page 548 - In error, to recover damages for a personal injury alleged to have been sustained by reason of the negligence of said company.
Page 588 - The general rule is that nothing is to be considered as a part performance which does not put the party into a situation which is a fraud upon him, unless the agreement is fully performed.
Page 332 - No law shall be passed, the taking effect of which shall be made to depend upon any authority, except as provided in this Constitution.
Page 153 - Where the means of knowledge are at hand, and equally available to both parties, and the subject of purchase is alike open to their inspection, if the purchaser does not avail himself of these means and opportunities he will not be heard to say that he has been deceived by the vendor's misrepresentations.
Page 174 - According to that view, the separate property of a married woman being a creature of equity, it follows, that, if she has a power to deal with it, she has the other power incident to property in general; namely, the power of contracting debts to be paid out of it; and inasmuch as her creditors have not the means at law of compelling payment of those debts, a court of equity takes upon itself to give effect to them, not as personal liabilities, but by laying hold of the separate property, as the only...

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