The Texas Civil Appeals Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of Civil Appeals of the State of Texas, Volume 39State of Texas, 1908 - Law reports, digests, etc Cases argued and determined in the Courts of Civil Appeals of the State of Texas. |
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... witness with one who was afterwards adjudged insane , the suit being for the recovery of property by his guardian , held sufficient to qualify such witness , who testified to declara- tions made by the ward in disparagement of his title ...
... witness with one who was afterwards adjudged insane , the suit being for the recovery of property by his guardian , held sufficient to qualify such witness , who testified to declara- tions made by the ward in disparagement of his title ...
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... witness Kimbrough . It appears , from the evidence of this witness , that he was well acquainted with P. B. Field , who was known by the name of Pleas Field . He was asked the question whether he knew that Pleas Field became of unsound ...
... witness Kimbrough . It appears , from the evidence of this witness , that he was well acquainted with P. B. Field , who was known by the name of Pleas Field . He was asked the question whether he knew that Pleas Field became of unsound ...
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... witness ; that the witness was not shown to have been an expert , and did not state facts that would authorize him to give an opinion as to the state of the mind of P. B. Field . This objection is not well taken . The evidence of this ...
... witness ; that the witness was not shown to have been an expert , and did not state facts that would authorize him to give an opinion as to the state of the mind of P. B. Field . This objection is not well taken . The evidence of this ...
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... witness , and which were not answered . These objections are , that it calls for the opinion of the witness , and is hearsay and self - serving , and comes within the prohibition of the statute prohibiting a witness from tes- tifying in ...
... witness , and which were not answered . These objections are , that it calls for the opinion of the witness , and is hearsay and self - serving , and comes within the prohibition of the statute prohibiting a witness from tes- tifying in ...
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... witness testified , may have been within her personal knowledge , independent of any statement or transaction that occurred between her and her deceased husband , John Field ; and the answer given was not necessarily the mere expres ...
... witness testified , may have been within her personal knowledge , independent of any statement or transaction that occurred between her and her deceased husband , John Field ; and the answer given was not necessarily the mere expres ...
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Page 175 - This company shall not be liable beyond the actual cash value of the property at the time any loss or damage occurs, and the loss or damage shall be ascertained or estimated according to such actual cash value, with proper deduction for depreciation however caused, and shall in no event exceed what it would then cost the insured to repair or replace the same with material of like kind and quality...
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Page 116 - Appellant's third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and twenty-second assignments of error relate to the refusal of the court to submit to the jury the question of contributory negligence on the part of...
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Page 407 - Every act shall embrace but one subject, and matters properly connected therewith; which subject shall be expressed in the title. But if any subject shall be embraced in an act, which shall not be expressed in the title, such act shall be void only as to so much thereof as shall not be expressed in the title.
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Page 283 - The verdict of a jury is either general or special. A general verdict Is that by which they pronounce generally upon all or any of the issues, either in favor of the plaintiff or defendant: a special verdict is that by which the jury find the facts only, leaving the judgment to the court.
Page 404 - But the possession and enjoyment of all rights are subject to such reasonable conditions as may be deemed by the governing authority of the country essential to the safety, health, peace, good order and morals of the community.