Weekly Notes of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the County Courts of Philadelphia, and the United States District and Circuit Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 29. köideKay & Brother, 1892 |
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... action of assumpsit brought by Elmer E. Hand to recover balance of salary . On the trial , before FELL , J. , the follow- ing facts appeared : Elmer E. Hand was em- ployed by Mr. Langdon , the president of the Clearfield Consolidated ...
... action of assumpsit brought by Elmer E. Hand to recover balance of salary . On the trial , before FELL , J. , the follow- ing facts appeared : Elmer E. Hand was em- ployed by Mr. Langdon , the president of the Clearfield Consolidated ...
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... action in such a case would be for moneys had and re- ceived , and the cause of action arose whenever the defendants had moneys which , in equity and good conscience , they should not retain . The plaintiffs may have been ignorant of ...
... action in such a case would be for moneys had and re- ceived , and the cause of action arose whenever the defendants had moneys which , in equity and good conscience , they should not retain . The plaintiffs may have been ignorant of ...
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... action would be for money had and received , and it is plain that a cause of action arose whenever the defen- dants had received moneys , which in equity and good conscience , they should not retain . It may be that the plaintiffs were ...
... action would be for money had and received , and it is plain that a cause of action arose whenever the defen- dants had received moneys , which in equity and good conscience , they should not retain . It may be that the plaintiffs were ...
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... action of the Court by subse- quently withdrawing the note from the files and entering judgment thereon anew . No such sub- sequent action of the plaintiff appears in this record ; but , assuming that he did what is alleged it would be ...
... action of the Court by subse- quently withdrawing the note from the files and entering judgment thereon anew . No such sub- sequent action of the plaintiff appears in this record ; but , assuming that he did what is alleged it would be ...
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... action . " forfeiture under the usury sections of the National | the. This was an action upon contract , brought by the National State Bank of Elizabeth against Waldo Danforth and Seth B. Ryder , executors of Edward G. Brown , deceased ...
... action . " forfeiture under the usury sections of the National | the. This was an action upon contract , brought by the National State Bank of Elizabeth against Waldo Danforth and Seth B. Ryder , executors of Edward G. Brown , deceased ...
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Page 28 - The taking, receiving, reserving or charging a rate of interest greater than is allowed by the preceding section, when knowingly done, shall be deemed a forfeiture of the entire interest which the note, bill or other evidence of debt carries •with it, or which has been agreed to be paid thereon.
Page 368 - America, to them well and truly paid by the said party of the second part, at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is...
Page 219 - A married woman shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, be capable of acquiring, holding, and disposing by will or otherwise, of any real or personal property as her separate property, in the same manner as if she were a feme sole, without the intervention of any trustee.
Page 223 - ... to the residuary legatee or devisee, next of kin or heirs, according to law...
Page 230 - The decree is affirmed, and the appeal dismissed, at the costs of the appellant.
Page 368 - ... party of the first part his heirs executors, administrators and assigns...
Page 69 - And be it further enacted, that every will shall be construed, with reference to the real estate and personal estate comprised in it, to speak and take effect as if it had been executed immediately before the death of the testator, unless a contrary intention shall appear by the will.
Page 26 - To exercise by its board of directors, or duly authorized officers or agents, subject to law, all such incidental powers as shall be necessary to carry on the business of banking; by discounting and negotiating promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, and other evidences of debt...
Page 261 - In witness whereof, we, the said parties of the first and. second parts, have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year above written.
Page 248 - In determining what is proximate cause, the true rule is that the injury must be the natural and probable consequence of the negligence ; such a consequence as, under the surrounding circumstances of the case, might and ought to have been seen by the wrongdoer as likely to flow from his act.