The Federal Reporter, 59. köideWest Publishing Company, 1894 Includes cases argued and determined in the District Courts of the United States and, Mar./May 1880-Oct./Nov. 1912, the Circuit Courts of the United States; Sept./Dec. 1891-Sept./Nov. 1924, the Circuit Courts of Appeals of the United States; Aug./Oct. 1911-Jan./Feb. 1914, the Commerce Court of the United States; Sept./Oct. 1919-Sept./Nov. 1924, the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. |
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... matter of an accounting proper . Neither is there , in my opinion , any showing that the corporation is insolvent . Some pretense is made that its assets will not be sufficient to meet its liabilities , including the alleged liability ...
... matter of an accounting proper . Neither is there , in my opinion , any showing that the corporation is insolvent . Some pretense is made that its assets will not be sufficient to meet its liabilities , including the alleged liability ...
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... matter of the bill may be decreed by the court at any time after the expiration of thirty days from the entry of such order , if it can be done without answer , and is proper to be decreed . This language shows that the matter of the ...
... matter of the bill may be decreed by the court at any time after the expiration of thirty days from the entry of such order , if it can be done without answer , and is proper to be decreed . This language shows that the matter of the ...
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... matter . " Plaintiff accepted the alternative allowed by said letter , and filed in the land office at Olympia , in pursuance of said letter of the commissioner , an application to purchase the land under the act of June 15 , 1880 ...
... matter . " Plaintiff accepted the alternative allowed by said letter , and filed in the land office at Olympia , in pursuance of said letter of the commissioner , an application to purchase the land under the act of June 15 , 1880 ...
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... matter , the title passing only upon the performance of a condition precedent , or becoming re- invested in the seller upon failure to perform a condition subse- quent . It is not infrequently a matter of difficulty to accurately ...
... matter , the title passing only upon the performance of a condition precedent , or becoming re- invested in the seller upon failure to perform a condition subse- quent . It is not infrequently a matter of difficulty to accurately ...
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... matter , and the standpoint of the parties in relation to it , but not to vary the contract by addition or substitu- tion . Mr. Greenleaf thus announces the rule : 8 Wall . 557 ; " The writing , it is true , may be read by the light of ...
... matter , and the standpoint of the parties in relation to it , but not to vary the contract by addition or substitu- tion . Mr. Greenleaf thus announces the rule : 8 Wall . 557 ; " The writing , it is true , may be read by the light of ...
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Page 117 - ... transported into any State or Territory, or remaining therein for use, consumption, sale, or storage therein, shall upon arrival in such State or Territory be subject to the operation and effect of the laws of such State or Territory...
Page 227 - 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 634 - ... neither the vessel, her owner or owners, agent, or charterers shall become or be held responsible for damage or loss resulting from faults or errors in navigation or in the management of said vessel ; nor shall the vessel, her owner or owners, charterers, agent or master be held liable for losses arising from dangers of the sea or other navigable waters...
Page 7 - USCA § 379), it is provided that "the writ of injunction shall not be granted by any court of the United States to stay proceedings in any court of a state, except in cases where such injunction may be authorized by any law relating to proceedings in bankruptcy.
Page 269 - It is furthermore hereby provided and mutually agreed, that no suit or action against this company, for the recovery of any claim by virtue of this policy, shall be sustainable in any Court of Law or Chancery until after an award shall have been obtained fixing the amount of such claim in the manner above provided...
Page 78 - That in actions by or against executors, administrators or guardians, in which judgment may be rendered for or against them, neither party shall be allowed to testify against the other, as to any transaction with, or statement by, the testator, intestate or ward, unless called to testify thereto by the opposite party, or required to testify thereto by the court.
Page 118 - Territory, or remaining therein for use, consumption, sale or storage therein, shall upon arrival in such State or Territory be subject to the operation and effect of the laws of such State or Territory enacted in the exercise of its police powers, to the same extent and in the same manner as though such liquids or liquors had been produced in such State or Territory, and shall not be exempt therefrom by reason of being introduced therein in original packages or otherwise...
Page 634 - That if the owner of any vessel transporting merchandise or property to or from any port in the United States of America shall exercise due diligence to make the said vessel in all respects seaworthy and properly manned, equipped, and supplied...
Page 570 - The object of the indictment is, first, to furnish the accused with such a description of the charge against him as will enable him to make his defense and avail himself of his conviction or acquittal for protection against a further prosecution for the same...
Page 78 - Statutes, which provides that "in the courts of the United States no witness shall be excluded in any action on account of color, or in any civil action because he is a party to or interested in the issue tried...