Reports of Civil and Criminal Cases Decided by the Court of Appeals of Kentucky, 1785-1951, Volume 5; Volume 87 |
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action Adm'r adverse possession affirmed agent alleged appellant appellant's appellee appellee's assignee authority averment Bank Bank of Kentucky benefit bond Bush charter CIRCUIT COURT city of Louisville claim Commonwealth contract corporation County Court court of equity Covington creditor damages death debt debtor deed defendant DELIVERED THE OPINION demurrer Deposit Bank entitled equity evidence Ex'r execution exemption fact filed Fishback Frankfort Franklin County fraud ground heirs held Held-That homestead Hopkins County hundred dollars indictment injury intended interest issue judgment jurisdiction jury Kentucky Kentucky Central Railroad Law Rep Legislature liable lien Louisville City Railway lower court Mason County ment mortgage negligence offense owner paid party payment person petition plaintiff pleading possession purchase question Railroad Company real estate reason recover Robert Maddox sheriff sold statute surety taxation testator thereof thousand dollars tion trust wife
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Page 40 - COLE, the defendant, in good faith believed and had reasonable grounds to believe that he was in danger of losing his life or suffering great bodily harm...
Page 294 - The powers of the agent are, prima facie, coextensive with the business intrusted to his care and will not be narrowed by limitations not communicated to the person with whom he deals.
Page 110 - ... 1. For the recovery of real property, or of an estate or interest therein, or for the determination, in any form, of such right or interest, and for injuries to real property; 2.
Page 487 - A conviction cannot be had upon the testimony of an accomplice unless it be corroborated by such other evidence as shall tend to connect the defendant with the commission of the offense; and the corroboration is not sufficient if it merely shows the commission of the offense or the circumstances thereof.
Page 189 - When an offense involves the commission of, or an attempt to commit, a private injury, and is described with sufficient certainty in other respects to identify the act, an erroneous allegation as to the person injured, or intended to be injured, is not material.
Page 268 - No person shall, for the same offence, be twice put in jeopardy of his life or limb, nor shall any man's property be taken or applied to public use without the consent of his representatives, and without just compensation being previously made to him.
Page 186 - If the life of any person or persons is lost or destroyed by the wilful neglect of another person or persons, company or companies, corporation or corporations, their agents or servants, then the widow, heir or personal representative of the deceased shall have the right to sue such person or persons, company or companies, corporation or corporations, and recover punitive damages for the loss or destruction of the life aforesaid.
Page 724 - The rule of the common law, that statutes in derogation thereof are to be strictly construed, has no application to this code. The code establishes the law of this state respecting the subjects to which it relates, and its provisions and all proceedings under it are to be liberally construed, with a view to effect its objects and to promote justice.
Page 259 - Court on each of the grounds specified, and so far as it was sustained upon the ground that the petition did not state a cause of action...
Page 285 - ... if the assured shall have, or shall hereafter make, any other insurance on the property hereby insured, or any part thereof, without the consent of the company written hereon...