Reports of Cases in the Supreme Court of Nebraska, Volume 26

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"In vols. 1 and 2 no dates or terms of court are given, so that it is impossible to tell what years these volumes cover. Pages 411-473 of vol. 1 contain cases from the Supreme court of the territory of Nebraska, not dated, but apparently decided beteween 1860 and 1870. The appendix to vol. 2 reprints a few cases of local interest, decided in the United States Supreme court. " Soule, Lawyer's ref. manual, 1884.
 

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Page 219 - In the following cases every agreement shall be void, unless such agreement or some note, or memorandum thereof be in writing and subscribed by the party to be charged therewith : 1. Every agreement that by its terms is not to be performed within one year from the making thereof.
Page 79 - ... to the effect that the plaintiff shall pay the defendant all damages which he may sustain by reason of the attachment, if the order be wrongfully obtained.
Page 88 - The rule of law is clear that where one, by his words or conduct, willfully causes another to believe the existence of a certain state of things, and induces him to act on that belief, so as to alter his own previous position, the former is concluded from averring against the latter a different state of things as existing at the same time.
Page 389 - when a person of sound memory and discretion unlawfully killeth any reasonable creature in being, and under the king's peace, with malice aforethought, either express or implied.
Page 270 - Every sale made by a vendor of goods and chattels in his possession, or under his control, and every assignment of goods and chattels, unless the same be accompanied by an immediate delivery, and be followed by an actual and continued change of possession...
Page 270 - ... unless the same be accompanied by an immediate delivery, and be followed by an actual and continued change of possession of the things sold, -mortgaged, or assigned, shall be presumed to be fraudulent and void as against the creditors of the vendor, or .the creditors of the persons making such assignment, or subsequent purchasers in good faith...
Page 611 - City of , party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have bargained and sold, and by these presents do grant and convey, unto the said party of the second part, his executors, administrators and assigns...
Page 67 - When parties have deliberately put their engagements into writing, in such terms as import a legal obligation, without any uncertainty as to the object or extent of such engagement, it is conclusively presumed that the whole engagement of the parties, and the extent and manner of their undertaking, was reduced to writing...
Page 668 - ... and depot grounds as aforesaid, of and belonging to any such railroad and telegraph companies, shall be listed for purposes of taxation by the principal officers or agents of such companies with the listtakers of the county where said real or personal property may be situated, In the manner provided by law for the listing and valuation of real and personal property.
Page 682 - ... the amount of principal and interest and costs to which he would have been entitled had the land been rightfully sold...

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