Michigan Reports: Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of Michigan, Volume 2Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, William Jennison, Elijah W. Meddaugh, Hovey K. Clarke, William Dudley Fuller, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper Phelphs & Stevens, printers, 1854 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... JUSTICE . HON . WARNER WING , HON . SANFORD M. GREEN , HON . ABNER PRATT , HON . EDWARD MUNDY , * HON . GEORGE MARTIN , JUSTICES . Under the Revised Constitution , from and after January 1st , 1852 : HON . WARNER WING , PRESIDING JUDGE ...
... JUSTICE . HON . WARNER WING , HON . SANFORD M. GREEN , HON . ABNER PRATT , HON . EDWARD MUNDY , * HON . GEORGE MARTIN , JUSTICES . Under the Revised Constitution , from and after January 1st , 1852 : HON . WARNER WING , PRESIDING JUDGE ...
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... justice of the case demand it . RULE VII . Bills , in which the answer of the several defendants on oath is not waived , may be verified by the oath of the complainant , or in case of his absence from the State , or other sufficient ...
... justice of the case demand it . RULE VII . Bills , in which the answer of the several defendants on oath is not waived , may be verified by the oath of the complainant , or in case of his absence from the State , or other sufficient ...
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... justice , shall deem a continuance necessary . RULE LV . When a rule , order or continuance is granted upon payment of costs , such costs , on being taxed , shall be paid on demand of the party , his agent or attorney ; and if not so ...
... justice , shall deem a continuance necessary . RULE LV . When a rule , order or continuance is granted upon payment of costs , such costs , on being taxed , shall be paid on demand of the party , his agent or attorney ; and if not so ...
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... JUSTICE . HON . WARNER WING , HON . SANFORD M. GREEN , JUSTICES . HON . ABNER PRATT , FRASER VS. CHENE et al . By will , a testator made the following devise : " I give and bequeath to my beloved son , G. C. , the farm I now reside on ...
... JUSTICE . HON . WARNER WING , HON . SANFORD M. GREEN , JUSTICES . HON . ABNER PRATT , FRASER VS. CHENE et al . By will , a testator made the following devise : " I give and bequeath to my beloved son , G. C. , the farm I now reside on ...
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... justice . - be consistent with the rules of law , otherwise they cannot into effect . The words , heirs male , are descriptive of the f estate given , and denote it to be an estate tail descendible heirs but to those of the body of the ...
... justice . - be consistent with the rules of law , otherwise they cannot into effect . The words , heirs male , are descriptive of the f estate given , and denote it to be an estate tail descendible heirs but to those of the body of the ...
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Page 167 - And the said records and judicial proceedings, so authenticated, shall have such faith and credit given to them in every court within the United States, as they have by law or usage in the courts of the state from which they are taken...
Page 433 - ... should the public exigencies make it necessary, for the common preservation, to take any person's property, or to demand his particular services, full compensation shall be made for the same.
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Page 194 - On the whole, the doctrine may be generally stated that wherever confidence is reposed, and one party has it in his power, in a secret manner for his own advantage, to sacrifice those interests which he is bound to protect, he will not be permitted to hold any such advantage.2 § 324.
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