The South Western Reporter, Volume 289West Publishing Company, 1927 - Law reports, digests, etc Includes the decisions of the Supreme Courts of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas, and Court of Appeals of Kentucky; Aug./Dec. 1886-May/Aug. 1892, Court of Appeals of Texas; Aug. 1892/Feb. 1893-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Civil and Criminal Appeals of Texas; Apr./June 1896-Aug./Nov. 1907, Court of Appeals of Indian Territory; May/June 1927-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Appeals of Missouri and Commission of Appeals of Texas. |
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... operation of the train at the time Moore was killed . The jury returned a verdict for the plain- tiff in the sum of $ 5,000 , and , from the judg- ment rendered , the defendant has duly prose- cuted an appeal to this court . Jas . B ...
... operation of the train at the time Moore was killed . The jury returned a verdict for the plain- tiff in the sum of $ 5,000 , and , from the judg- ment rendered , the defendant has duly prose- cuted an appeal to this court . Jas . B ...
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... operation of the train , and threw Moore gine and tender at an unusual rate of speed , from the tender , and thereby caused the the fireman lost his balance and fell from the wheels of it to run over him and crush him tender . to death ...
... operation of the train , and threw Moore gine and tender at an unusual rate of speed , from the tender , and thereby caused the the fireman lost his balance and fell from the wheels of it to run over him and crush him tender . to death ...
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... operation containing about 20 gallons of whisky in the making . The liquid was pouring into the dripping jar . It was a 75 - gallon copper still with a 100 - gallon cooling barrel . There was a well with a force pump attached to it ...
... operation containing about 20 gallons of whisky in the making . The liquid was pouring into the dripping jar . It was a 75 - gallon copper still with a 100 - gallon cooling barrel . There was a well with a force pump attached to it ...
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... operation of the still . The court told the jury that if they believed from the evidence that appel- lant did not know the intent of Lewis or the negro , or either of them , in the possession of the still , mash , material , equipment ...
... operation of the still . The court told the jury that if they believed from the evidence that appel- lant did not know the intent of Lewis or the negro , or either of them , in the possession of the still , mash , material , equipment ...
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... operation , from which whisky was dripping into a con- tainer . In the dugout was a fresh barrel of water . Attached to the gasoline tank of the burner operating the still was what was [ 1 ] There are four bills of exception , the ...
... operation , from which whisky was dripping into a con- tainer . In the dugout was a fresh barrel of water . Attached to the gasoline tank of the burner operating the still was what was [ 1 ] There are four bills of exception , the ...
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Page 368 - ... a statute which either forbids or requires the doing of an act in terms so vague that men of common intelligence must necessarily guess at its meaning and differ as to its application violates the first essential of due process".
Page 362 - State, to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals.
Page 469 - ... shall be held individually responsible, equally and ratably, and not one for another, for all contracts, debts, and engagements of such association to the extent of the amount of their stock therein at the par value thereof, in addition to the amount invested in such shares...
Page 11 - ... is conclusively presumed if made by a person having at the time the possession or control of the property, and not accompanied by an immediate delivery, and followed by an actual and continued change of possession of the things transferred, to be fraudulent, and therefore void, against those who are his creditors while he remains in possession...
Page 364 - ... no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience ; and that no preference shall ever be given by law to any religious establishment or modes of worship.
Page 193 - But it is generally held, that, in order to warrant a finding that negligence, or an act not amounting to wanton wrong, is the proximate cause of an injury, it must appear that the injury was the natural and probable consequence of the negligence or wrongful act, and that it ought to have been foreseen in the light of the attending circumstances.
Page 265 - Conversion is any distinct act of dominion wrongfully exerted over another's personal property in denial of or inconsistent with his rights therein...
Page 379 - ... of the assessed valuation of the real property of such district or territory, except that the total bonded indebtedness of any city, or town shall never exceed the limits imposed by other provisions of this Constitution, and levy and collect...
Page 364 - Knowledge, learning and virtue, being essential to the preservation of republican institutions, and the diffusion of the opportunities and advantages of education throughout the different portions of the State being highly conducive to the promotion of this end, it shall be the duty of the General Assembly, in all future periods of this Government to cherish literature and science.
Page 284 - When the commissioner, his assistants, inspectors,- or any officer of the law shall discover any person in the act of transporting in violation of the law, intoxicating liquors in any wagon, buggy, automobile, water or air craft, or other vehicle, it shall be his duty to seize any and all intoxicating liquors found therein being transported contrary to law.