Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volume 1J.B. Lippincott, 1875 - Law |
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... action prescribed by a superior power ...... 2. Natural law is the rule of human action , prescribed by the Creator , and discover- able by the light of reason ...... 3 The divine , or revealed law , considered as a rule of action , is ...
... action prescribed by a superior power ...... 2. Natural law is the rule of human action , prescribed by the Creator , and discover- able by the light of reason ...... 3 The divine , or revealed law , considered as a rule of action , is ...
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... action for land , brought against the tenant of the freehold ; who thereupon vouches another , who under- takes to warrant the tenant's title ; but upon such vouchee's making default , the land is recovered by judgment at law against ...
... action for land , brought against the tenant of the freehold ; who thereupon vouches another , who under- takes to warrant the tenant's title ; but upon such vouchee's making default , the land is recovered by judgment at law against ...
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... action is where a man hath not the actual occupation of the thing ; but only a right to it , arising upon some contract and recoverable by an action at law . 7. The property of chattels personal is lia- ble to remainders , expectant on ...
... action is where a man hath not the actual occupation of the thing ; but only a right to it , arising upon some contract and recoverable by an action at law . 7. The property of chattels personal is lia- ble to remainders , expectant on ...
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... action by which the meanest individual is protected from the insults and oppression of the greatest As therefore every subject is interested in the preservation of the laws , it is incumbent upon every man to be acquainted with those at ...
... action by which the meanest individual is protected from the insults and oppression of the greatest As therefore every subject is interested in the preservation of the laws , it is incumbent upon every man to be acquainted with those at ...
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... action ; and is applied indiscriminately to all kinds of action , whether animate or inani- mate , rational or irrational . Thus we say , the laws of motion , of gravitation , of optics , or mechanics , as well as the laws of nature and ...
... action ; and is applied indiscriminately to all kinds of action , whether animate or inani- mate , rational or irrational . Thus we say , the laws of motion , of gravitation , of optics , or mechanics , as well as the laws of nature and ...
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Page 36 - If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must decide on the operation of each. So if a law be in opposition to the constitution ; if both the law and the constitution apply to a particular case, so that the court must either decide that case conformably to the law, disregarding the constitution; or conformably to the constitution, disregarding the law; the court must determine which of these conflicting rules governs the case. This is of the very essence of judicial duty.
Page 183 - And will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them or any of them? King or queen, All this I promise to do.
Page 346 - By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in law: that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband...
Page 28 - Commentaries remarks, that this law of Nature being coeval with mankind, and dictated by God himself, is of course superior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe, in all countries and at all times; no human laws are of any validity if contrary to this, and such of them as are valid, derive all their force, and all their validity, and all their authority, mediately and immediately, from this original...
Page 393 - Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Page 319 - That the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of parliament, is against law.
Page 391 - They are not : there is nothing which so generally strikes the imagination, and engages the affections of mankind, as the right of property ; or that sole and despotic dominion which one man claims and exercises over the external things of the world, in total exclusion of the right of any other individual in the universe.
Page 288 - The children of persons who have been duly naturalized under any law of the United States, or who, previous to the passing of any law on that subject, by the Government of the United States...
Page 288 - States, and that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty whereof he was before a citizen or subject; which proceedings shall be recorded by the clerk of the court.
Page 109 - That the printing presses shall be free to every person who undertakes to examine the proceedings of the legislature or any branch of government; and no law shall ever be made to restrain the right thereof. The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the invaluable rights of man: and every citizen may freely speak, write, and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty.