Notes on the General Statutes of Massachusetts: To which is Added a List of Cities and Towns in the State, and of Certain State and County OfficersLittle, Brown,, 1869 - 609 pages |
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... payment of taxes , see Sargent v . Bean , 7 Gray 125 . SECT . 7. The distress cannot be made after the death of the person upon whom the tax is assessed . Wilson v . Shearer , 9 Met . 504 , 506 . SECT . 8. " Within seven days . " In the ...
... payment of taxes , see Sargent v . Bean , 7 Gray 125 . SECT . 7. The distress cannot be made after the death of the person upon whom the tax is assessed . Wilson v . Shearer , 9 Met . 504 , 506 . SECT . 8. " Within seven days . " In the ...
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... payment of taxes . c . 183 , s . 9 . St. 1862 , SECT . 16. " The charges of imprisonment . " These do not include the cost of the support of the person while imprisoned . Townsend v . Walcutt , 3 Met . 152 . SECT . 18. " Removes out of ...
... payment of taxes . c . 183 , s . 9 . St. 1862 , SECT . 16. " The charges of imprisonment . " These do not include the cost of the support of the person while imprisoned . Townsend v . Walcutt , 3 Met . 152 . SECT . 18. " Removes out of ...
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... payment passes to the purchaser not only the equity of redemption , but also the rights of the mortgagee , except as ... pay , & c . , within ten days , such city or town is to be deemed the purchaser , & c . , & c . St. 1862 , c . 183 ...
... payment passes to the purchaser not only the equity of redemption , but also the rights of the mortgagee , except as ... pay , & c . , within ten days , such city or town is to be deemed the purchaser , & c . , & c . St. 1862 , c . 183 ...
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... payment or tender made to him , but it must still be made to the original purchaser . Faxon v . Wallace , 98 Mass . 44 . " Fourth . Mortgagees of record . " An assignee of a mort- gage stands on the same footing as the original ...
... payment or tender made to him , but it must still be made to the original purchaser . Faxon v . Wallace , 98 Mass . 44 . " Fourth . Mortgagees of record . " An assignee of a mort- gage stands on the same footing as the original ...
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... pay . St. 1863 , c . 58 , s . 2. See also St. 1863 , c . 254 , s . 4 . Commissioners on Public Lands . SECT . 23 ... payment of fees of witnesses before the gen- eral court . St. 1860 , c . 41 . Reimbursement to towns of portion of ...
... pay . St. 1863 , c . 58 , s . 2. See also St. 1863 , c . 254 , s . 4 . Commissioners on Public Lands . SECT . 23 ... payment of fees of witnesses before the gen- eral court . St. 1860 , c . 41 . Reimbursement to towns of portion of ...
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Page 241 - That no action shall be brought whereby to charge any person upon or by reason of any representation or assurance made or given concerning or relating to the character, conduct, credit, ability, trade, or dealings of any other person, to the intent or purpose that such other person may obtain credit, money, or goods upon, unless such representation or assurance be made in writing, signed by the party to be charged therewith.
Page 396 - Hereof fail not, as you will answer your default under the pains and penalties in such cases made and provided. "To George O'Haley, to serve and return.
Page 391 - Judge prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the Judge, prove that he has made at other times a statement inconsistent with his present testimony ; but before such last-mentioned proof can be given, the circumstances of the supposed statement, sufficient to designate the particular occasion, must be mentioned to the witness, and he roust be asked whether or not he has made such statement.
Page 391 - The party producing a witness is not allowed to impeach his credit by evidence of bad character, but he may contradict him by other evidence, and may also show that he has made at other times statements inconsistent with his present testimony...
Page 410 - It is essential to the preservation of the rights of every individual, his life, liberty, property and character, that there be an impartial interpretation of the laws and administration of justice. It is the right of every citizen to be tried by judges as free, impartial and independent, as the lot of humanity will admit.
Page 8 - old and unshaken rule in the construction of statutes, to wit, that the intention of a remedial statute will always prevail over the literal sense of its terms, and therefore when the expression is special or particular, but the reason is general, the expression should be deemed general.
Page 391 - A party producing a witness shall not be allowed to impeach his credit by general evidence of bad character, but he may, in case the witness shall in the opinion of the judge prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the judge, prove that he has made at other times a statement inconsistent with his present testimony...
Page 268 - The rule of law is that, upon a person's leaving his usual home and place of residence, for temporary purposes, and not being heard of or known to be living for the term of seven years, the presumption is that he is not alive. It must appear that he has not been heard of by those persons who would naturally have heard from him during the time had he been alive.
Page 394 - ... to the suit, is not admitted as a witness at all, and cannot testify to any fact in the case. Otherwise, he is admitted as a witness, and being so admitted, the statute contains no restriction nor limitation as to the facts to which his testimony may or may not be directed. His competency must be determined in advance by the nature of the controversy and the questions in issue.
Page 74 - When a horse, by reason of fright, disease or viciousness, becomes actually uncontrollable, so that his driver cannot stop him, or direct his course, or regain control over his movements, and in this condition comes upon a defect in the highway .... by which an injury is occasioned, the town is not liable for the injury, unless it appears that it would have occurred if the horse had not been so uncontrollable.