Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, 14. köidePublished for John Conrad and Company, 1853 |
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... instruction , as prayed by the defendant , was given by the court ; and the plaintiff excepted to this opinion of the court also . On the validity of this exception turns the principal question in the case . In behalf of the defendant ...
... instruction , as prayed by the defendant , was given by the court ; and the plaintiff excepted to this opinion of the court also . On the validity of this exception turns the principal question in the case . In behalf of the defendant ...
Page 156
... instruction was erroneous . Under the claim of the patent , the combination of the machinery must be novel . The newly discovered principle , to wit , that lead could be forced , by extreme pressure , when in a set or solid state , to ...
... instruction was erroneous . Under the claim of the patent , the combination of the machinery must be novel . The newly discovered principle , to wit , that lead could be forced , by extreme pressure , when in a set or solid state , to ...
Page 162
... instructions to the jury , which are respectively subjoined thereto . Proposition I. If the jury believe that the agreements exe- cuted on the 13th of April and 13th of May , 1846 , by which Lowber , as manufacturer , was to make the ...
... instructions to the jury , which are respectively subjoined thereto . Proposition I. If the jury believe that the agreements exe- cuted on the 13th of April and 13th of May , 1846 , by which Lowber , as manufacturer , was to make the ...
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... instructions his honor declined to give , and stated that he had explained to them his views on that subject ; and the defendants ' counsel excepted . Proposition XV . That if the jury believe that Mr. Lowber's machine was used by his ...
... instructions his honor declined to give , and stated that he had explained to them his views on that subject ; and the defendants ' counsel excepted . Proposition XV . That if the jury believe that Mr. Lowber's machine was used by his ...
Page 165
... instruction his honor answered in the affirmative . The jury then retired to consider their verdict , under the said charge and instructions ; and subsequently , on the 25th day of May , 1849 , returned into court with a verdict for the ...
... instruction his honor answered in the affirmative . The jury then retired to consider their verdict , under the said charge and instructions ; and subsequently , on the 25th day of May , 1849 , returned into court with a verdict for the ...
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Page 275 - The governor and judges, or a majority of them, shall adopt and publish in the district, such laws of the original States, criminal and civil, as may be necessary, and best suited to the circumstances of the district...
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Page 233 - Wisconsin, which are not repugnant to this constitution, shall remain in force until they expire by their own limitation, or be altered or repealed by the legislature.
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Page 143 - ... upon such evidence of criminality as, according to the laws of the place where the fugitive or person so charged shall be found, would justify his apprehension and commitment for trial if the crime or offence had there been committed...
Page 20 - Every citizen of the United States is also a citizen of a state or territory. He may be said to owe allegiance to two sovereigns, and may be liable to punishment for an infraction of the laws of either. The same act may be an offense or transgression of the laws of both.
Page 507 - On consideration whereof, it is now here ordered and adjudged by this court, that the judgment of the said circuit court in this cause be and the same is hereby reversed...
Page 76 - This cause came on to be heard on the transcript of the record from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Maryland, and was argued by counsel. On consideration whereof, it is now here ordered, adjudged, and decreed by this Court, that the...
Page 192 - On consideration whereof, it is now here ordered, adjudged, and decreed by this court, that the decree of the said...
Page 47 - All questions relative to the government of foreign nations, whether of the old or new world, have been treated by the United States as questions of fact only, and our predecessors have cautiously abstained from deciding upon them until the clearest evidence was in their possession, to enable them not only to decide correctly, but to shield their decisions from every unworthy imputation.