The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and Authority Subsequent to Those Contained in the "American Decisions" [1760-1869] and the "American Reports" [1869-1887] Decided in the Courts of Last Resort of the Several States [1886-1911], Volume 23Abraham Clark Freeman Bancroft-Whitney Company, 1892 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 35
... rule , annexed to his purchase ; and we should hesitate before we held that he could be affected by a private agreement not brought to his knowledge , which changed the natural and legal character of the property . " In Cochran v ...
... rule , annexed to his purchase ; and we should hesitate before we held that he could be affected by a private agreement not brought to his knowledge , which changed the natural and legal character of the property . " In Cochran v ...
Page 68
... rule laid down in this court is substantially the same as that stated for the court by Justice Reade in Fowler v . Old North State Ins . Co. , 74 N. C. 89 , and is expressed in almost identical language . In that case , as in ours , a ...
... rule laid down in this court is substantially the same as that stated for the court by Justice Reade in Fowler v . Old North State Ins . Co. , 74 N. C. 89 , and is expressed in almost identical language . In that case , as in ours , a ...
Page 79
... rule , which , under the circumstances , ripens an imperfect into a perfect title , since during all this period the defendant was exposed to the action of the true owner [ that is , the trustee ] , " and his negligence in bringing it ...
... rule , which , under the circumstances , ripens an imperfect into a perfect title , since during all this period the defendant was exposed to the action of the true owner [ that is , the trustee ] , " and his negligence in bringing it ...
Page 83
... rule is announced that if one jointly with another signs , seals , and delivers a conveyance supposed and in- tended to be a perfect deed , and his name does not appear as a grantor therein , his interest in the land does not pass by ...
... rule is announced that if one jointly with another signs , seals , and delivers a conveyance supposed and in- tended to be a perfect deed , and his name does not appear as a grantor therein , his interest in the land does not pass by ...
Page 84
... rule was strictly adhered to in that state , as shown by the citations in the note to Payne v . Parker , 25 Am . Dec. 226 , and by Greenough v . Turner , 11 Gray , 334. While this rule might be fol- lowed if the precise question were ...
... rule was strictly adhered to in that state , as shown by the citations in the note to Payne v . Parker , 25 Am . Dec. 226 , and by Greenough v . Turner , 11 Gray , 334. While this rule might be fol- lowed if the precise question were ...
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Page 879 - It is sufficient for the present to say, generally, that when the importer has so acted upon the thing imported that it has become incorporated and mixed up with the mass of property in the country, it has, perhaps, lost its distinctive character as an import, and has become subject to the taxing power of the state; but while remaining the property of the importer, in his warehouse, in the original form or package in which it was imported, a tax upon it is too plainly a duty on imports to escape...
Page 659 - The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination, shall forever be guaranteed ; and no person shall be denied any civil or political right, privilege or capacity on account of his religious opinions ; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be construed to dispense with oaths or affirmations, excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of the State.
Page 183 - No person shall manufacture out of any oleaginous substance or substances, or any compound of the same, other than that produced from unadulterated milk, or of cream from the same, any article designed to take the place of butter or cheese produced from pure, unadulterated milk or cream of the same, or shall sell, Or offer for sale, the same as an article of food.
Page 826 - Bay, Rhode Island, and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, to be free, sovereign and independent States; that he treats with them as such, and for himself, his heirs and successors, relinquishes all claims to the Government, propriety and territorial rights of the same, and every part thereof.
Page 840 - ... their beds to be used by its people as a common for taking and cultivating fish, so far as it may be done without obstructing navigation. Such an appropriation is in effect nothing more than a regulation of the use by the people of their common property. The right which the people of the State thus acquire comes not from their citizenship alone, but from their citizenship and property combined. It is, in fact, a property right, and not a mere privilege or immunity of citizenship.
Page 449 - Marriage is a personal relation arising out of a civil contract, to which the consent of parties capable of making it is necessary. Consent alone will not constitute marriage; it must be followed by a solemnization, or by a mutual assumption of marital rights, duties, or obligations.
Page 722 - ... and are to be used and resorted to in order to determine the rights and obligations of the parties hereto in all cases not herein otherwise specially provided for in writing.
Page 155 - Every action must be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest, except as otherwise provided in section one hundred and thirteen ; but this section shall not be deemed to authorize the assignment of a thing in action not arising out of contract.
Page 561 - ... to pass all ordinances necessary for the health, convenience and safety of the citizens, aud to carry out the full intent and meaning of this Act, and to accomplish the object of this incorporation...
Page 594 - The distinct ground of our decision in the case at bar is that, where a contract of the kind signed by the shipper is fairly made, agreeing on the valuation of the property carried, with the rate of freight based on the condition that the carrier assumes liability only to the extent of the agreed valuation...