United States Circuit Courts of Appeals Reports: With Key-number Annotations ... V. 1-171 [1891-1919].West, 1910 |
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... prior to filing the petition in bankruptcy , " appellee was- " actually engaged principally and within its charter powers , in the pursuit or occupation of soliciting and preparing advertising matter to be placed in newspapers ...
... prior to filing the petition in bankruptcy , " appellee was- " actually engaged principally and within its charter powers , in the pursuit or occupation of soliciting and preparing advertising matter to be placed in newspapers ...
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... prior rights of general creditors thereof . This is based upon the familiar rule that the stockholder's interest in the property is subordinate to the rights of creditors ; first of secured , and then of unsecured , creditors . And any ...
... prior rights of general creditors thereof . This is based upon the familiar rule that the stockholder's interest in the property is subordinate to the rights of creditors ; first of secured , and then of unsecured , creditors . And any ...
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... prior to the filing of the petition in bankruptcy the corporation had been insolvent , and during that time had committed an act of bankruptcy in applying to the district court of the state of Nevada for a receiver of its property ...
... prior to the filing of the petition in bankruptcy the corporation had been insolvent , and during that time had committed an act of bankruptcy in applying to the district court of the state of Nevada for a receiver of its property ...
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... prior thereto , and ever since that time the plaintiff in error had been and was then insolvent ; that at the date of filing the original petition on September 12 , 1908 , and for more than four months continuously next prior thereto ...
... prior thereto , and ever since that time the plaintiff in error had been and was then insolvent ; that at the date of filing the original petition on September 12 , 1908 , and for more than four months continuously next prior thereto ...
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... prior to the mortgages under foreclosure , for the reason that it has been paid . The master , however , found the contrary , and his conclusions , upon exception by appellant , were , after correcting the interest item , af- firmed by ...
... prior to the mortgages under foreclosure , for the reason that it has been paid . The master , however , found the contrary , and his conclusions , upon exception by appellant , were , after correcting the interest item , af- firmed by ...
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Page 64 - Any agreement, declaration, or course of action on the part of an insurance company which leads a party insured honestly to believe that by conforming thereto a forfeiture of his policy will not be incurred, followed by due conformity on his part, will and ought to estop the company from insisting upon the forfeiture, though it might be claimed under the express letter of the contract.
Page 447 - In witness whereof the said parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals.
Page 198 - This policy is made and accepted subject to the foregoing stipulations and conditions, together with such other provisions, agreements, or conditions as may be endorsed hereon or added hereto, and no officer, agent, or other representative of this company shall have power to waive any provision or condition of this policy except such as by the terms of this policy may be the subject of agreement indorsed hereon or added hereto...
Page 676 - A lien created by or obtained in or pursuant to any suit or proceeding at law or in equity, including an attachment upon mesne process or a judgment by confession, which was begun against a person within four months before the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by or against such person shall be dissolved by the adjudication of such person to be a bankrupt...
Page 283 - No act shall ever be revised or amended by mere reference to its title ; but the act revised, or section amended, shall be set forth and published at full length.
Page 17 - That, though penal laws are to be construed strictly, they are not to be construed so strictly as to defeat the obvious intention of the legislature.
Page 690 - No foreign stock corporation other than a moneyed corporation, shall do business in this state without having first procured from the secretary of state a certificate that it has complied with all the requirements of law to authorize it to do business in this state...
Page 253 - January, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, it shall be unlawful for any such common carrier to haul or permit to be hauled or used on its line any car used in moving interstate traffic not equipped with couplers coupling automatically by impact, and which can be uncoupled without the necessity of men going between the ends of the cars.
Page 571 - ... or more than two years prior to his application, and not in public use or on sale in this country for more than two years...
Page 100 - A discharge in bankruptcy shall release a bankrupt from all of his provable debts...