Weekly Notes of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the County Courts of Philadelphia, and the United States District and Circuit Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Volume 38Kay & Brother, 1896 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 32
... testimony relates to or in any wise affects in the method of delivery was that the amount the question of the alleged negligence of the de- of ice to be unloaded at the latter place was fendant . But it seems to us that their testimony ...
... testimony relates to or in any wise affects in the method of delivery was that the amount the question of the alleged negligence of the de- of ice to be unloaded at the latter place was fendant . But it seems to us that their testimony ...
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... testimony shows con- A. Well , he didn't stop very long before he clusively that he was not . It is proved affirma ... testimony . he lives on . Q. He came from the side of the It was not contradicted by anybody . It is the street he ...
... testimony shows con- A. Well , he didn't stop very long before he clusively that he was not . It is proved affirma ... testimony . he lives on . Q. He came from the side of the It was not contradicted by anybody . It is the street he ...
Page 42
... testimony was there . upon its face a visible alteration . The words " by given , and it appeared in evidence that the note renewal with interest at 6 per cent . " had an ink bore upon its face no sign of alteration , the erasure drawn ...
... testimony was there . upon its face a visible alteration . The words " by given , and it appeared in evidence that the note renewal with interest at 6 per cent . " had an ink bore upon its face no sign of alteration , the erasure drawn ...
Page 49
... testimony above recited ( assignments one to six ) , and the charge ( assignment seven ) . Leoni Mellick , ( Sheldon Potter with him ) , for appellants . tween them . The defendants gave their notes for the price and have paid them ...
... testimony above recited ( assignments one to six ) , and the charge ( assignment seven ) . Leoni Mellick , ( Sheldon Potter with him ) , for appellants . tween them . The defendants gave their notes for the price and have paid them ...
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... testimony was prompted by ill - feeling towards dent of the Municipal Association , falsely accused him , and they proposed to ask him whether he John Martin , assistant commissioner of high- had not at another time falsely and ...
... testimony was prompted by ill - feeling towards dent of the Municipal Association , falsely accused him , and they proposed to ask him whether he John Martin , assistant commissioner of high- had not at another time falsely and ...
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