The Pacific Reporter, Volume 17West Publishing Company, 1888 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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his duty to pay when it became due and payable , and the lessor had an inter- est in its payment , we think he could recover it with interest , after demand . The case will have to be reversed , however , for the error above specified ...
his duty to pay when it became due and payable , and the lessor had an inter- est in its payment , we think he could recover it with interest , after demand . The case will have to be reversed , however , for the error above specified ...
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... duty , whether on foot or in a wagon , to exercise a care for his own safety , and especially to look and listen before attempting to cross it . " The rule is well established , " said MILLER , J. , " that it is the bounden duty of a ...
... duty , whether on foot or in a wagon , to exercise a care for his own safety , and especially to look and listen before attempting to cross it . " The rule is well established , " said MILLER , J. , " that it is the bounden duty of a ...
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... duty in this respect , or must exercise ordinary care under the circumstances . The law defines precisely what the term ordinary care , under the circumstances , ' shall mean in these cases . In the progress of the law in this behalf ...
... duty in this respect , or must exercise ordinary care under the circumstances . The law defines precisely what the term ordinary care , under the circumstances , ' shall mean in these cases . In the progress of the law in this behalf ...
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... duty . In many of the cases the measure of duty goes to the extent of requiring the traveler to stop in order to look or listen ; but he is not required to get out of his wagon and go forward , on foot , for the purpose of looking ...
... duty . In many of the cases the measure of duty goes to the extent of requiring the traveler to stop in order to look or listen ; but he is not required to get out of his wagon and go forward , on foot , for the purpose of looking ...
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... duty which the law imposed for her own safety as well as the lives of passengers on trains , she neglected and disregarded , under circumstances which demanded the exercise of prudence and caution . It is true that negligence is ...
... duty which the law imposed for her own safety as well as the lives of passengers on trains , she neglected and disregarded , under circumstances which demanded the exercise of prudence and caution . It is true that negligence is ...
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Page 149 - The court shall, in every stage of an action, disregard any error or defect in the pleadings or proceedings which shall not affect the substantial rights of the adverse party, and no judgment shall be reversed or affected by reason of such error or defect.
Page 270 - The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed in this state to all mankind ; and no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of this state.
Page 41 - The distinction between an accessory before the fact and a principal, and between principals in the first and second degree, in cases of felony, is abrogated; and all persons concerned in the commission of a felony, whether they directly commit the act constituting the offense, or aid and abet in its commission, though not present, shall hereafter be prosecuted, tried, and punished as principals...
Page 142 - A statement of the acts constituting the offense, in ordinary and concise language, and in such manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended.
Page 593 - All persons having an Interest In the subject of the action and In obtaining the relief demanded...
Page 452 - No county, city, town, township, school district or other political corporation or subdivision of the state shall be allowed to become indebted in any manner, or for any purpose, to an amount exceeding in any year the income and revenue provided for such year...
Page 43 - Every person who commits an assault upon the person of another with a deadly weapon or instrument, or by any means or force likely to produce great bodily injury, is punishable by imprisonment in the State prison, or in a county jail, not exceeding two years, or by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by both.
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