Atlantic Reporter, Volume 16West Publishing Company, 1889 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 577 - I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate, wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner...
Page 561 - Executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner...
Page 360 - All taxes shall be uniform, upon the same class of subjects, within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax, and shall be levied and collected under general laws...
Page 296 - The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities ; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state. The expense of government to the individuals of a great nation, is like the expense of management to the joint tenants of a great estate, who are all obliged to contribute in proportion to their respective interests in the estate.
Page 400 - Where the buyer is by the contract bound to do anything as a condition, either precedent or concurrent, on which the passing of the property depends, the property will not pass until the condition be fulfilled, even though the goods may have been actually delivered into the possession of the buyer.
Page 16 - To avoid improper influences, which may result from intermixing in one and the same act such things as have no proper relation to each other, every law shall embrace but one object, and that shall be expressed in the title.
Page 305 - Ohl, his heirs, executors, administrators, of and from all and all manner of action and actions, cause and causes of action, suits, debts, dues, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills, specialties, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, variances...
Page 572 - That the great object of inquiry in the construction of a will is to ascertain the intention of the testator, that...
Page 286 - ... if they are in the employment of the same master, engaged in the same common enterprise, both employed to perform duties...
Page 328 - ... wherefore he prays judgment if the plaintiff ought further to maintain his action.