Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia, Volume 2Vernon Law Book Company, 1914 - Law |
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Page 1182
... CLAIM . A claim made by a man for more than his due . An instance is given where the prior of Lancaster claimed a tenth part of the venison in corio as well as in carne , where he was entitled to that in carne only . Manw . For . Laws ...
... CLAIM . A claim made by a man for more than his due . An instance is given where the prior of Lancaster claimed a tenth part of the venison in corio as well as in carne , where he was entitled to that in carne only . Manw . For . Laws ...
Page 1194
... claim of federal rights must be as- serted in the state court has ever been de- clared necessary by the supreme court , but it is sufficient if it appears from the record that such rights were specially set up or claimed there in such a ...
... claim of federal rights must be as- serted in the state court has ever been de- clared necessary by the supreme court , but it is sufficient if it appears from the record that such rights were specially set up or claimed there in such a ...
Page 1195
... claim and such decision 860 ; and where the answer in an action in. 135 . The court will not disturb the judgment of a state court resting on federal and non- federal grounds if the latter are sufficient to sustain the decision ; Berea ...
... claim and such decision 860 ; and where the answer in an action in. 135 . The court will not disturb the judgment of a state court resting on federal and non- federal grounds if the latter are sufficient to sustain the decision ; Berea ...
Page 1197
... claim that the contract , if any , has been impaired by subsequent state action , a federal question ; Mobile , J ... claims on no federal right , a defence that the transaction was pro- hibited by federal law does not make a case of ...
... claim that the contract , if any , has been impaired by subsequent state action , a federal question ; Mobile , J ... claims on no federal right , a defence that the transaction was pro- hibited by federal law does not make a case of ...
Page 1198
... claim under a federal statute , or the necessity of referring to a federal statute to explain a contract or local law , does not give federal jurisdiction ; St. Paul , M. & M. Ry . Co. v . R. Co. , 68 Fed . 2 , 15 C. C. A. 167 ; such a ...
... claim under a federal statute , or the necessity of referring to a federal statute to explain a contract or local law , does not give federal jurisdiction ; St. Paul , M. & M. Ry . Co. v . R. Co. , 68 Fed . 2 , 15 C. C. A. 167 ; such a ...
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Page 1591 - ... to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that at the time of the committing of the act the party accused was laboring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing; or, if he did know it, that he did not know he was doing what was wrong.
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