Reports of Cases Decided in the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, 111. köideNew York (State). Court of Appeals, George Franklin Comstock, Henry Rogers Selden, Francis Kernan, Hiram Edward Sickels Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, 1889 |
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... conditions prescribed in the resolution , but with no limitation as to time , or power of revocation reserved . The com- pany duly accepted the grant , and fully complied with and performed all of said terms and conditions . It ...
... conditions prescribed in the resolution , but with no limitation as to time , or power of revocation reserved . The com- pany duly accepted the grant , and fully complied with and performed all of said terms and conditions . It ...
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... condition in which they were at the time the act of dissolution was passed , subject to the contracts or other trans- actions theretofore had in respect thereto by the Broadway Surface Company . ( Mumma v . Potomac Co. , 8 Peters , 281 ...
... condition in which they were at the time the act of dissolution was passed , subject to the contracts or other trans- actions theretofore had in respect thereto by the Broadway Surface Company . ( Mumma v . Potomac Co. , 8 Peters , 281 ...
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... conditions as they chose to impose , and upon the corporation the right to acquire it by purchase . The framers of the Constitution , evidently treating the privi- lege as a valuable one , which should be disposed of for the benefit of ...
... conditions as they chose to impose , and upon the corporation the right to acquire it by purchase . The framers of the Constitution , evidently treating the privi- lege as a valuable one , which should be disposed of for the benefit of ...
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... conditions prescribed in the resolution granting it , among which was the annual pay- ment of a considerable sum of money to the municipality . It is conceded that the Broadway Surface Company duly accepted the grant , and fully ...
... conditions prescribed in the resolution granting it , among which was the annual pay- ment of a considerable sum of money to the municipality . It is conceded that the Broadway Surface Company duly accepted the grant , and fully ...
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... conditions annexed thereto , and the duties and obligations resulting therefrom , invested the latter with the right of property in the franchise which the common council could not take away or impair by any subsequent act of its own ...
... conditions annexed thereto , and the duties and obligations resulting therefrom , invested the latter with the right of property in the franchise which the common council could not take away or impair by any subsequent act of its own ...
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Page 577 - No indictment is insufficient, nor can the trial, judgment, or other proceedings thereon be affected, by reason of a defect or imperfection in matter of form, which does not tend to the prejudice of the substantial rights of the defendant, upon the merits.
Page 150 - ... the law considers such publication as malicious unless it is fairly made by a person in the discharge of some public or private duty, whether legal or moral, or in the conduct of his own affairs, in matters where his interest is concerned.
Page 150 - A communication made bona fide upon any subject-matter In which the party communicating has an interest, or in reference to which he has a duty, is privileged if made to a person having a corresponding interest or duty, although it contain criminatory matter, which, without this privilege, would be slanderous and actionable...
Page 570 - ... accompanied by an immediate delivery, and followed by an actual and continued change of possession...
Page 549 - The county court shall have, such jurisdiction in cases arising in justices courts, and in special cases, as the Legislature may prescribe ; but shall have no original civil jurisdiction, except in such special cases.
Page 141 - They are nothing more or less than the powers of government inherent in every sovereignty to the extent of its dominions.
Page 62 - It may, however, be stated generally, that due process of law requires an orderly proceeding, adapted to the nature of the case, in which the citizen has an opportunity to be heard, and to defend, enforce, and protect his rights. A hearing or an opportunity to be heard is absolutely essential. We cannot conceive of due process of law without this.
Page 142 - The inquiry there was as to the extent of the police power in cases where the public interest is affected ; and we held that when an employment or business becomes a matter of such public interest and importance as to create a common charge or burden upon the citizen ; in other words, when it becomes a practical monopoly, to which the citizen is compelled to resort, and by means of which a tribute can be exacted from the community, it is subject to regulation by the legislative power.
Page 394 - No agent has power in behalf of the company to make or modify this or any other contract of insurance, to extend the time for paying a premium, to waive any forfeiture, or to bind the company by making any promise, or making or receiving any representation or information.
Page 369 - A challenge to the panel can be founded only on a material departure from the forms prescribed in respect to the drawing and return of the jury in civil actions, or on the intentional omission of the sheriff to summon one or more of the jurors drawn.