Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia, Volume 2Vernon Law Book Company, 1914 - Law |
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Page 1182
... person under a war- rant constitutes false imprisonment ; F. Moo . 457 ; so if there is a misnomer in the war- rant , even though the person actually intend- ed was arrested ; Scott v . Ely , 4 Wend . ( N. Y. ) 555 ; and if the officer ...
... person under a war- rant constitutes false imprisonment ; F. Moo . 457 ; so if there is a misnomer in the war- rant , even though the person actually intend- ed was arrested ; Scott v . Ely , 4 Wend . ( N. Y. ) 555 ; and if the officer ...
Page 1184
... person defrauded was deceived by false statements , it is no defence that he might have ascertained by investigation that they were false ; State v . Keyes , 196 Mo. 136 , 93 S. W. 801 , 6 L. R. A. ( N. S. ) 369 , 7 Ann . Cas . 23 ...
... person defrauded was deceived by false statements , it is no defence that he might have ascertained by investigation that they were false ; State v . Keyes , 196 Mo. 136 , 93 S. W. 801 , 6 L. R. A. ( N. S. ) 369 , 7 Ann . Cas . 23 ...
Page 1185
... person who swears falsely before any person authorized to administer an oath upon a matter of public concern , under such circumstances that the false swearing would have amounted to per- be unintentional , in which case it reflects no ...
... person who swears falsely before any person authorized to administer an oath upon a matter of public concern , under such circumstances that the false swearing would have amounted to per- be unintentional , in which case it reflects no ...
Page 1186
... person guilty of for- gery ; a counterfeiter . FALSUS . Deceiving ; fraudulent ; errone- ous . In the first two senses it is applied to persons in respect to their acts and conduct , as well as to things ; and in the third sense it is ...
... person guilty of for- gery ; a counterfeiter . FALSUS . Deceiving ; fraudulent ; errone- ous . In the first two senses it is applied to persons in respect to their acts and conduct , as well as to things ; and in the third sense it is ...
Page 1206
... person or persons in whose favor it is declared . Thus , if A be desirous to convey to B in fee , he may do so by enfeoffing a third person , C , to hold to him and his heirs to the use of B and his heirs , the effect of which FEOFFEE ...
... person or persons in whose favor it is declared . Thus , if A be desirous to convey to B in fee , he may do so by enfeoffing a third person , C , to hold to him and his heirs to the use of B and his heirs , the effect of which FEOFFEE ...
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