Annual Report, Volume 29

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Page 260 - The trustee filed objections to the allowance of the claim, together with a counterclaim alleging that within four months next preceding the filing of the petition in bankruptcy the creditor had received from the bankrupt voidable preferences amounting to $54, 604. 65 arising "out of the same transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the claim.
Page 259 - ... person furnishing labor and material. 2. Where a materialman presented his bill to the contractor stating that a notice was to be presented to the owner, and though there was some talk about the examination of vouchers, there was no claim that the bill was incorrect or that the contractor offered to pay it, there was sufficient evidence of a demand on the contractor to support a notice to the owner. 3.
Page 542 - The superior court by its order directed the defendants to appear at a time specified and show cause why a receiver should not be appointed to take charge of the business, assets, and liabilities of such corporation as prayed for in the complaint.
Page i - Railroad and Canal Reports for the years 1888 to 1907, and these data were supplemented by the statistics of injuries to railway employees published in the annual reports of the bureau of statistics of labor and industries of New Jersey for the period 1900 to 1908.
Page 264 - to the extent of the money actually advanced and paid by the mortgagee and applied to the erection of any new building upon the mortgaged lands or any alterations, repairs or additions to any building on said lands ; provided, such mortgage be registered or recorded before the filing of any such claims.
Page 257 - IO o'clock in the forenoon that the machine upon which he was working wasout of order. The defect was obvious. The superintendent said : "You go right ahead with the work. We are overloaded with work, and noon hour I will fix this for you." The repair was not made at the noon hour. Nevertheless, the plaintiff resumed work upon the obviously defective machine and at 3 o'clock was injured by reason of the defect complained of. Held, that the promise to repair was...
Page 261 - The production and control of electric power by mechanical means, and its adaptation for use upon a trolley system, Is a "manufacturing purpose," within the meaning of section 8 of the mechanic's lien law.
Page 535 - With that purpose in view, plaintiff, after the suit had been commenced, obtained an order to show cause why an injunction should not be granted...
Page 527 - Whereupon, the court shall grant a rule to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed for the estate of such alleged insolvent, and all legal proceedings there against, if any, vacated and set aside.
Page 534 - General, to institute proceedings for the appointment of a receiver to wind up the affairs of the bank.

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