Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volume 1J.B. Lippincott & Company, 1870 - Law |
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... contract . III . By act of 440 parliament , as , for adultery ........ 4. By marriage the husband and wife be- come one person in law ; which unity is the principal foundation of their respect- ive rights , duties , and disabilities ...
... contract . III . By act of 440 parliament , as , for adultery ........ 4. By marriage the husband and wife be- come one person in law ; which unity is the principal foundation of their respect- ive rights , duties , and disabilities ...
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... contract is an agreement , upon suffi- cient consideration , to do or not to do a particular thing ; and by such contract any personal property ( either in posses- sion or in action ) may be transferred ..... 442 3. Contracts may be ...
... contract is an agreement , upon suffi- cient consideration , to do or not to do a particular thing ; and by such contract any personal property ( either in posses- sion or in action ) may be transferred ..... 442 3. Contracts may be ...
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... contract , whereby a certain sum of money becomes due to the cre- ditor . This is , I. A debt of record . II . A debt upon special contract . III . A debt upon simple contract ; which last includes paper credit , or bills of ex- change ...
... contract , whereby a certain sum of money becomes due to the cre- ditor . This is , I. A debt of record . II . A debt upon special contract . III . A debt upon simple contract ; which last includes paper credit , or bills of ex- change ...
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... contract , and chose the tallest man present to be their governor . This notion , of an actually existing unconnected state of nature , is too wild to be seriously admitted : and besides it is plainly contradictory to the revealed ac ...
... contract , and chose the tallest man present to be their governor . This notion , of an actually existing unconnected state of nature , is too wild to be seriously admitted : and besides it is plainly contradictory to the revealed ac ...
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... contract no additional turpitude from being declared unlawful by the inferior legislature . For that legislature in all these cases acts only , as was before observed , in subordination to the great law- giver , transcribing and ...
... contract no additional turpitude from being declared unlawful by the inferior legislature . For that legislature in all these cases acts only , as was before observed , in subordination to the great law- giver , transcribing and ...
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