Reports of Cases Heard and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Volume 82; Volume 89

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Page 245 - ... to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt of court.
Page 540 - No conveyance, assignment or transfer of any property of any such corporation by it or by any officer, director or stockholder thereof, nor any payment made, judgment suffered, lien created or security given by it or by any officer, director or stockholder, when the corporation is insolvent or its insolvency is imminent, with the intent of giving a preference to any particular creditor over other creditors of the corporation, shall be valid.
Page 422 - To open, vacate, modify, or set aside, or to enter, as of a former time, a decree or order of his court ; or to grant a new trial or a new hearing for fraud, newly discovered evidence, clerical error, or other sufficient cauee.
Page 593 - He shall have such other powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the board of directors.
Page 207 - November as above, and the said party of the first part, on receiving such payment at the time and in the manner above mentioned, shall...
Page 41 - ... no suit at law or in equity shall in any case be maintainable by or against such assignee, or by or against any person claiming an adverse interest, touching the property and rights of property aforesaid, in any court whatsoever, unless the same shall be brought within two years from the time the cause of action accrued, for or against such assignee : Provided, That nothing herein contained shall revive a right of action barred at the time such assignee is appointed.
Page 332 - TERM, 1894. [Vol. 82. tion, use and disposition of the personal estate of deceased by plaintiff, and that plaintiff have such other and further relief in the premises as shall be just.
Page 479 - Express trusts may be created, for any or either of the following purposes: 1. To sell lands for the benefit of creditors: 2. To sell, mortgage or lease lands, for the benefit of legatees, or for the purpose of satisfying any charge thereon : 3. To receive the rents and profits of lands, and apply them to the use of any person, during the life of such person, or for any shorter term, subject to the rules prescribed in the first Article of this Title: 4.
Page 610 - It will not do for a man to enter Into a contract and, when called upon to respond to Its obligations, to say that he did not read It when he signed It, or did not know what It contained.
Page 603 - Seventy five years, and being of sound mind and memory do make publish and declare this my last will and testament in manner following that is to say...

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