A Digest of the Decisions of the Courts of the State of Pennsylvania Brought Down to November, 1895 ...Kay, 1896 |
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11 Atlan 11 Lanc 1889 Brightly's Purdon 22 April action admissible affidavit of defence affirming s. c. agreement alleged amended amount Appeal April assignment assumpsit Atlan attorney aver bank bill bond borough Cent certiorari charge claim Comm'th constable constitution contract corporation costs court of equity creditors damages death debt decedent decree deed defendant devise Dist dollars ejectment election entitled equity error estopped evidence execution executor fee simple filed fraud fund garnishee heirs held husband Ibid indictment issue judgment June jury Kulp land lease liable lien Luzerne County ment Montg mortgage Northam owner paid parties payment person Philadelphia plaintiff proceedings purchase quarter sessions railroad real estate recover refused reversing s. c. scire facias sheriff's sheriff's sale sold street subsequently suit supreme court tion Township trial trust verdict widow wife witness writ York
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Page 3252 - The only general rule that can be laid down upon the subject is that the circumstances must be such as would lead the guarded discretion of a reasonable and just man to the conclusion...
Page 3172 - A subsequent statute revising the whole subject-matter of a former one, and evidently intended as a substitute for it, although it contains no express words to that effect, must on principles of law, as well as in reason and common sense, operate to repeal the former.
Page 3398 - P.— 19 matter of the suit, under the maxim that he who comes into a court of equity must come with clean hands.
Page 3212 - tribunal established for the public administration of justice, and composed of one or more Judges, who sit for that purpose at fixed times and places, attended by proper officers:" Burrill's Law Dictionary; Mason v.
Page 3259 - The person of a debtor, where there is not strong presumption of fraud, shall not be continued in prison after delivering up his estate for the benefit of his creditors in such manner as shall be prescribed by law.
Page 3450 - I desire to be the real owner thereof, and for her only proper use, benefit and behoof during her natural life, or so long as she remains my widow...
Page 2871 - In the former case the principal will be bound by the acts of his agent within the scope of the general authority conferred on him, although he violates by those acts his private instructions and directions, which are given to him by the principal, limiting, qualifying, suspending, or prohibiting the exercise of such authority under particular circumstances.
Page 3214 - Every right to or Interest in the land which may subsist In third persons to the diminution of the land, but consistent with the passing of the fee by the conveyance.
Page 3112 - Except general appropriation bills, and bills for the codification and general revision of laws, no bill shall be passed containing more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title.
Page 3406 - And, on the other hand, where the accounts are all on one side, and no discovery is sought, or required...