The American Law Register, Volume 5D.B. Canfield & Company, 1866 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 1
... statute . American rule much the same . 9. It is upon this ground that carriers are held responsible for parcels carried by their servants , in the due course of their business . 10. The distinctive character of express carriers is ...
... statute . American rule much the same . 9. It is upon this ground that carriers are held responsible for parcels carried by their servants , in the due course of their business . 10. The distinctive character of express carriers is ...
Page 6
... statute , entitled The Railway and Canal Traffic Act , 1854 , 17 & 18 Vict . c . 31 , s . 7 , was passed in consequence , and has placed the subject upon more reasonable and practicable grounds , in that country . This act allows the ...
... statute , entitled The Railway and Canal Traffic Act , 1854 , 17 & 18 Vict . c . 31 , s . 7 , was passed in consequence , and has placed the subject upon more reasonable and practicable grounds , in that country . This act allows the ...
Page 29
... statute to make the owners of the vessels used by them as a means of transportation , responsible . The language of the stipulation under consideration , at least , admits of the construction which we have given it ; and to hold that ...
... statute to make the owners of the vessels used by them as a means of transportation , responsible . The language of the stipulation under consideration , at least , admits of the construction which we have given it ; and to hold that ...
Page 58
... statute : 1. That it nowhere appears , in the commission or return , that the officer before whom the commissioner ... statutes of Minnesota published by authority- this is sufficient . It is not necessary ( though proper and expedient ) ...
... statute : 1. That it nowhere appears , in the commission or return , that the officer before whom the commissioner ... statutes of Minnesota published by authority- this is sufficient . It is not necessary ( though proper and expedient ) ...
Page 63
... statutes upon the subject . Whenever it is necessary to effect a clear equity , or to prevent irremediable injus ... statute have set off the claim held by the plaintiff . Without requiring such application , the firm paid the makers ...
... statutes upon the subject . Whenever it is necessary to effect a clear equity , or to prevent irremediable injus ... statute have set off the claim held by the plaintiff . Without requiring such application , the firm paid the makers ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
43 Barb action agent agreement Allen amount appear apply attorney authority Bank bill bonds champagne wines charge circumstances common carriers common law Congress consideration consignee constitution contract conveyance corporation Court of Claims court of equity creditor damages debt debtor decided decision declared defendants delivered delivery doctrine duty entitled equity evidence execution exempt exercise express fact Fargo & Co fraud ground held indorsement injury interest issue judge judgment jury Justice land legislature liable Lord loss ment mortgage negligence obligation officer opinion ordinary owner paid parties patent ambiguity payment person plaintiff plaintiff in error principle promissory note purchaser purpose question Railroad Co Railroad Company Railway reason received recover regard remedy responsible rule servants statute Statute of Frauds stipulation Supreme Court taxation tenant tion transportation trial trust United verdict vessel
Popular passages
Page 768 - '. e., according to the usual course of things, from such breach of contract itself, or such as may reasonably be supposed to have been in the contemplation of both parties at the time they made the contract, as the probable result of the breach of it.
Page 248 - he has no remedy over, then the law will excuse him; but where the party, by his own contract, creates a duty or charge upon himself, he is bound to make it good, notwithstanding any accident or delay by inevitable necessity; because he might have provided against it by contract.
Page 365 - The Judiciary Act provides, that " the laws of the several states" " shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States, in cases where they apply:
Page 620 - These associations also possess all the powers necessary for carrying on the business of banking, by discounting and negotiating promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, and other evidences of debt; by receiving deposits, buying and selling exchange, coin, and bullion ; by
Page 158 - necessary for the exercise of their respective jurisdictions, and agreeable to the principles and usages of law. And that either of the justices of the Supreme Court, as well as judges of the District Courts, shall have power to grant writs of
Page 630 - from being included in the valuation of the personal property of such person or corporation in the assessment of taxes imposed by or under state authority, at the place where such bank is located, and not elsewhere, but not at a greater rate than is assessed upon other moneyed capital in the hands of individual citizens of such state. 2. Provided further, That
Page 768 - made a contract which one of them has broken, the damages which the other party ought to receive in respect of such breach of contract should be such as may be fairly and reasonably considered
Page 238 - where the testator gave a fund to the husband of his daughter as trustee for the daughter for life, and after her death upon trust for such persons as she should appoint; and, in default of appointment, in trust for her legal representatives ; the term was held to
Page 534 - This opinion does not deprive the states of any resources which they originally possessed. It does not extend to a tax paid by the real property of the bank in common with the other real property within the
Page 622 - the shares of any of the said associations, held by any person or body corporate, from being included in the valuation of personal property of such person or corporation in the assessment of taxes imposed by and under state authority, at the place where such bank is located, and not elsewhere, but not at a