The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and Authority Subsequent to Those Contained in the "American Decisions" [1760-1869] and the "American Reports" [1869-1887] Decided in the Courts of Last Resort of the Several States [1886-1911], Volume 30Abraham Clark Freeman Bancroft-Whitney Company, 1893 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 40
... AMOUNT STATED IN THE COMPLAINT CANNOT BE ALLOWED : Fish v . Dodge , 4 Denio , 311 ; 47 Am . Dec. 254 . - WITNESSES - THE MAXIM , FALSUS IN UNO , FALSUS IN OMNIBUS . When a witness willfully swears falsely to any material matter , the ...
... AMOUNT STATED IN THE COMPLAINT CANNOT BE ALLOWED : Fish v . Dodge , 4 Denio , 311 ; 47 Am . Dec. 254 . - WITNESSES - THE MAXIM , FALSUS IN UNO , FALSUS IN OMNIBUS . When a witness willfully swears falsely to any material matter , the ...
Page 56
... amount then owing at the rate of sixty dollars per month ; which sum plaintiff refused to receive in satisfaction , but claimed that defendant was indebted to him for the entire month of June . The suit was brought to recover the amount ...
... amount then owing at the rate of sixty dollars per month ; which sum plaintiff refused to receive in satisfaction , but claimed that defendant was indebted to him for the entire month of June . The suit was brought to recover the amount ...
Page 57
... AMOUNT OF RECOVERY FOR SERVICES . A master discharging his servant before the end of the year , where the hiring is by the year , is liable for wages for the full time : Fereira v . Sayres , 5 Watts & S. 210 ; 40 Am . Dec. 496 ; Decamp ...
... AMOUNT OF RECOVERY FOR SERVICES . A master discharging his servant before the end of the year , where the hiring is by the year , is liable for wages for the full time : Fereira v . Sayres , 5 Watts & S. 210 ; 40 Am . Dec. 496 ; Decamp ...
Page 89
... amount should be set off against the note ; and if there is a balance over after pay- ing the note , the verdict should be for the defendant . " 6 . " The court charges the jury to find for the defendant , if they believe the evidence ...
... amount should be set off against the note ; and if there is a balance over after pay- ing the note , the verdict should be for the defendant . " 6 . " The court charges the jury to find for the defendant , if they believe the evidence ...
Page 155
... amount of the draft , that amount being $ 45.22 , which was re- fused because it had been protested ; that at the time of the protest he had several hundred dollars to his credit at the Atlanta National Bank , and the draft , if ...
... amount of the draft , that amount being $ 45.22 , which was re- fused because it had been protested ; that at the time of the protest he had several hundred dollars to his credit at the Atlanta National Bank , and the draft , if ...
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Page 638 - It is a maxim not to be disregarded, that general expressions, in every opinion, are to be taken in connection with the case in which those expressions are used. If they go beyond the .case, they may be respected, but ought not to control the judgment in a subsequent suit when the very point is presented for decision.
Page 215 - It is a general and undisputed proposition of law that a municipal corporation possesses and can exercise the following powers, and no others: First, those granted in express words ; second, those necessarily or fairly implied in or incident to the powers expressly granted ; third, those essential to the declared objects and purposes of the corporation, not simply convenient, but indispensable.
Page 809 - ... in public works, which may be judged of most general utility to the inhabitants, such as fortifications, bridges, aqueducts, public buildings, baths, pavements, or whatever may make living in the town more convenient to its people, and render it more agreeable to strangers resorting thither for health or a temporary residence.
Page 83 - Probable cause" has been defined as a reasonable ground of suspicion, supported by circumstances sufficiently strong in themselves to warrant a cautious man in the belief that the person accused is guilty of the offense with which he is charged.
Page 880 - It exists only in contemplation of law and by force of the law; and where that law ceases to operate, and is no longer obligatory, the corporation can have no existence. It must dwell in the place of its creation, and cannot migrate to another sovereignty.
Page 484 - A husband cannot be examined for or against his wife without her consent ; nor a wife for or against her husband, without his consent ; nor can either, during the marriage or afterward, be, without the consent of the other, examined as to any communication made by one to the other during the marriage...
Page 529 - Takings at Sea, Arrests, Restraints and Detainments of all Kings, Princes, and People, of what Nation, Condition, or Quality soever, Barratry of the Master and Mariners, and of all other Perils, Losses, and Misfortunes, that have or shall come to the Hurt, Detriment, or Damage of the said Goods and Merchandises and Ship, &c., or any Part thereof...
Page 507 - Arbor, and it is hereby certified and recited that all acts, conditions and things required by law to be done, precedent to and in the issuance of this bond and the series of bonds of which this is one, exist and have been done and performed in regular and due form and time as required by law...
Page 832 - Municipal and other corporations and Individuals invested with the privilege of taking private property for public use shall make just compensation for property taken, injured or destroyed by the construction or enlargement of their works, highways or improvements, which compensation shall be paid or secured before such taking, injury or destruction.
Page 808 - ... records respecting the business and concerns of this institution : and as these loans are intended to assist young married artificers in setting up their business, they are to be proportioned by the discretion of the managers, so as not to exceed sixty pounds sterling to one person, nor to be less than fifteen pounds. And if the number of ap'pliers so entitled should be so large as that the sum will not suffice to afford to each as...