A Shorter Selection of Cases on the Conflict of LawsHarvard University Press, 1907 - 828 pages |
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... follows that the domicile of origin con tinues . And therefore I think we can have no hesitation in answer- ing the question where he was settled on the 28th of September . It must be answered in this way ; he was resident in Scotland ...
... follows that the domicile of origin con tinues . And therefore I think we can have no hesitation in answer- ing the question where he was settled on the 28th of September . It must be answered in this way ; he was resident in Scotland ...
Page 54
... follows : Change of residence alone , however long continued , does not effect a change of domicile as regulating the testamentary acts of the indi- vidual . It may be , and is , strong evidence of an intention to change the domicile ...
... follows : Change of residence alone , however long continued , does not effect a change of domicile as regulating the testamentary acts of the indi- vidual . It may be , and is , strong evidence of an intention to change the domicile ...
Page 56
... follows : " I think Charles is staying in Europe on my account , and I never expect to return . But I feel badly at any sacri- fice for me . But Dr. Pantaleone is correct . Any moral excitement upsets me away from turbulent spirits ...
... follows : " I think Charles is staying in Europe on my account , and I never expect to return . But I feel badly at any sacri- fice for me . But Dr. Pantaleone is correct . Any moral excitement upsets me away from turbulent spirits ...
Page 76
... follows that of his father : Metcalf v . Lowther , 56 Ala . 312 ; Kennedy v . Ryall , 67 N. Y. 379 ; and so long as the infant is not emancipated he can obtain no other domicile , though living away from his father's home : Wheeler v ...
... follows that of his father : Metcalf v . Lowther , 56 Ala . 312 ; Kennedy v . Ryall , 67 N. Y. 379 ; and so long as the infant is not emancipated he can obtain no other domicile , though living away from his father's home : Wheeler v ...
Page 77
... follows that of her husband " results from the general principle that a person who is under the power and authority of another possesses no right to choose a domicile . " Story , Confl . Laws , s . 46. " By marriage , husband and wife ...
... follows that of her husband " results from the general principle that a person who is under the power and authority of another possesses no right to choose a domicile . " Story , Confl . Laws , s . 46. " By marriage , husband and wife ...
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Page 103 - The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities ; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.
Page 434 - ... is caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another, his heirs or personal representatives may maintain an action for damages against the person causing the death, or if such person be employed by another person who is responsible for his conduct, then also against such other person. In every action under this and the preceding section, such damages may be given as under all the circumstances of the case, may be just.
Page 65 - And to remove all doubts concerning the meaning of the word " inhabitant," in this Constitution, every person shall be considered as an inhabitant, for the purpose of electing and being elected into any office or place within this State, in that town, district or plantation where he dwelleth or hath his home...
Page 606 - Christendom, and be in its essence ' the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others.
Page 602 - I conceive that marriage, as understood in Christendom, may for this purpose be defined as the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others.
Page 336 - ... and inherits his or her estate, in whole or in part, as the case may be, in the same manner as if he had been born in lawful wedlock; but he does not represent his father...
Page 563 - The title of a person who negotiates an instrument is defective within the meaning of this act when he obtained the instrument, or any signature thereto, by fraud, duress or force and fear or other unlawful means, or for an illegal consideration or when he negotiates it in breach of faith, or under such circumstances as amount to a fraud.
Page 516 - But, where the contract is either expressly or tacitly to be performed in any other place, there the general rule is, in conformity to the presumed intention of the parties, that the contract, as to its validity, nature, obligation, and interpretation, is to be governed by the law of the place of performance.
Page 456 - Matters bearing upon the execution, the interpretation, and the validity of a contract are determined by the law of the place where the contract is made. Matters connected with its performance are regulated by the law prevailing at the place of performance. Matters respecting the remedy, such as the bringing of suits, admissibility of evidence, statutes of limitation, depend upon the law of the place where the suit is brought.
Page 11 - that the laws of the several states, except where the constitution, treaties or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision. In trials at common law, in the courts of the United States, In cases where they apply.