Reports from the Court of Claims Submitted to the House of Representatives, Volume 1C. Wendell, printer, 1856 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... allowed 6 per cent . on this sum , but he is allowed 6 per cent , on the sum only of $ 2,630 31. The difference between . the sum claimed and the sum allowed is $ 82 18 , and in the present stage of the case it is upon this sum only ...
... allowed 6 per cent . on this sum , but he is allowed 6 per cent , on the sum only of $ 2,630 31. The difference between . the sum claimed and the sum allowed is $ 82 18 , and in the present stage of the case it is upon this sum only ...
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... allowed , if a jury , in their discretion , shall see fit to allow it . In Entwistle vs. Shepherd , 2 T. R. , 28 , which was debt upon a judgment , Buller , J. , said , it was a question for the jury whether they would give interest by ...
... allowed , if a jury , in their discretion , shall see fit to allow it . In Entwistle vs. Shepherd , 2 T. R. , 28 , which was debt upon a judgment , Buller , J. , said , it was a question for the jury whether they would give interest by ...
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... allowed the sum of $ 87 40 , being about twenty cents per day , and he was allowed nothing more . He subsequently made a further application to the department with additional testimony , and also made his claim for interest on the ...
... allowed the sum of $ 87 40 , being about twenty cents per day , and he was allowed nothing more . He subsequently made a further application to the department with additional testimony , and also made his claim for interest on the ...
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... allowed $ 87 40 of the claim . No ques- tion has been made as to the authenticity of any of the documents , or the truth of any of the witnesses . The only question is , whether the claimant should be allowed twen- ty - five cents per ...
... allowed $ 87 40 of the claim . No ques- tion has been made as to the authenticity of any of the documents , or the truth of any of the witnesses . The only question is , whether the claimant should be allowed twen- ty - five cents per ...
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... allowed him according to law ; and , in accordance therewith , I would recommend that interest be now allowed upon the sum of $ 87 40 — heretofore allowed under the act of June 2 , 1848 , from the date of the payment by the claimant to ...
... allowed him according to law ; and , in accordance therewith , I would recommend that interest be now allowed upon the sum of $ 87 40 — heretofore allowed under the act of June 2 , 1848 , from the date of the payment by the claimant to ...
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Page 410 - And the said records and judicial proceedings, authenticated as aforesaid, 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 whence the said records are or shall be taken.
Page 191 - Every subject of the Commonwealth ought to find a certain remedy, by having recourse to the laws, for all injuries or wrongs which he may receive in his person, property or character. He ought to obtain right and justice freely, and without being obliged to purchase it; completely, and without any denial; promptly, and without delay ; conformably to the laws.
Page 4 - ... to make satisfaction for the same, to an amount not exceeding three and one quarter millions of dollars.
Page 200 - That the respective colonies are entitled to the common law of England, and more especially to the great and inestimable privilege of being tried by their peers of the vicinage, according to the course of that law.
Page 389 - ... for a rule to show cause why a new trial should not be granted...
Page 5 - ... the Government of the United States, who shall distribute it among those entitled, in the manner and according to the rules which it shall determine, ARTICLE II.
Page 392 - ... the records and judicial proceedings of the courts of any state shall be proved or admitted, in any other court within the United States, by attestation of the clerk, and the seal of the court annexed, if there be a seal, together with a certificate of the judge, chief justice, or presiding magistrate, as the case may be, that the said attestation is in due form.
Page 3 - That the proceeds of all ships and vessels, and the goods taken on board of them, which shall be adjudged good prize, shall, when of equal or superior force to the vessel or vessels making the capture, be the sole property of the captors; and when of inferior force, shall be divided equally between the United States and the officers and men making the capture.
Page 387 - that the laws of the several States, except where the Constitution, treaties, or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States, in cases where they apply.
Page 260 - Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the people of this kingdom of England, and the dominions thereto belonging, according to the statutes in parliament agreed on, and the laws and customs of the same? — The king or queen shall say, I solemnly promise so to do.