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Page 107
... alleged was occasioned by the defendant's negligence in permitting the stairs to become and remain in a rotten , decayed , and unsafe condition . Answering this claim , defendant admits that the stairway was old , decayed , and unsafe ...
... alleged was occasioned by the defendant's negligence in permitting the stairs to become and remain in a rotten , decayed , and unsafe condition . Answering this claim , defendant admits that the stairway was old , decayed , and unsafe ...
Page 141
... alleged to have arisen are these : The land cov- ered by the lease and owned by the lessor , omitting the tract sold ... allegations , all of which stand admitted by the demurrer . They show not only an absence of reasonable diligence on ...
... alleged to have arisen are these : The land cov- ered by the lease and owned by the lessor , omitting the tract sold ... allegations , all of which stand admitted by the demurrer . They show not only an absence of reasonable diligence on ...
Page 151
... alleging that his injury was due to their negli- gence . The defendants demurred to the petition upon the ground ... alleged , unless they were brought within the operation of the statute by virtue of its provision that it applies to ...
... alleging that his injury was due to their negli- gence . The defendants demurred to the petition upon the ground ... alleged , unless they were brought within the operation of the statute by virtue of its provision that it applies to ...
Page 195
... alleged to have been formed . United States v . Burke , 221 Fed . 1014 ; United States v . New York C. & H. R. R. Co. 146 Fed . 298 ; Chad- wick v . United States , 72 C. C. A. 343 , 141 Fed . 225 ; Miles v . State , 58 Ala . 390 ...
... alleged to have been formed . United States v . Burke , 221 Fed . 1014 ; United States v . New York C. & H. R. R. Co. 146 Fed . 298 ; Chad- wick v . United States , 72 C. C. A. 343 , 141 Fed . 225 ; Miles v . State , 58 Ala . 390 ...
Page 197
... alleged an attempt on the part of such men to carry out the object of the conspiracy . It was said : " The ar- gument advanced in support of the mo- tion to quash is that to solicit one to commit adultery is not a common - law crime ...
... alleged an attempt on the part of such men to carry out the object of the conspiracy . It was said : " The ar- gument advanced in support of the mo- tion to quash is that to solicit one to commit adultery is not a common - law crime ...
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Page 258 - Property does become clothed with a public interest when used in a manner to make it of public consequence, and affect the community at large.
Page 520 - The legislature not only commands the purse but prescribes the rules by which the duties and rights of every citizen are to be regulated. The judiciary, on the contrary, has no influence over either the sword or the purse; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society, and can take no active resolution whatever. It may truly be said to have neither FORCE nor WILL but merely judgment; and must ultimately depend upon the aid of the executive arm even for the efficacy of its judgments.
Page 513 - Upon principle, every statute which takes away or impairs vested rights acquired under existing laws, or creates a new obligation, imposes a new duty, or attaches a new disability, in respect to transactions or considerations already past, must be deemed retrospective.
Page 629 - Presentment for payment, to be sufficient, must be made: 1. By the holder, or by some person authorized to receive payment on his behalf; 2.
Page 521 - The judiciary, on the contrary, has no influence over either the sword or the purse, no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society; and can take no active resolution whatever. It may truly be said to have neither force nor will, but merely judgment; and must ultimately depend upon the aid of the executive arm even for the efficacy of its judgments.
Page 165 - If the President shall so require any money or other property including . . . choses in action, and rights and claims of every character and description owing or belonging to or held for, by, on account of, or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, an enemy or ally of enemy...
Page 207 - Class legislation, discriminating against some and favoring others, is prohibited, but legislation which, in carrying out a public purpose, is limited in its application, if within the sphere of its operation it affects alike all persons similarly situated, is not within /the amendment.
Page 629 - A bill of exchange is an unconditional order in writing, addressed by one person to another, signed by the person giving it, requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand, or at a fixed or determinable future time, a sum certain in money to, or to the order of a specified person, or to bearer.
Page 500 - ... (6) Losses sustained during the taxable year of property not connected with the trade or business (but in the case of a nonresident alien individual only property within the United States) if arising from fires, storms, shipwreck, or other casualty, or from theft, and if not compensated for by insurance or otherwise.
Page 521 - The complete independence of the courts of justice is peculiarly essential in a limited Constitution. By a limited Constitution I understand one which contains certain specified exceptions to the legislative authority; such, for instance, as that it shall pass no bills of attainder, no ex post facto laws, and the like.