Digest of the Decisions of the Supreme Court of Oregon: Vol. 72-90, [1914-19]. Supplement, Volume 31919 |
Common terms and phrases
Act Laws admissible adverse possession agent agreement alleged amount Annotations appeal assessment assignment attorney authority bank bond cause of action charter claim complaint Constitution construction contract contractor contributory negligence corporation County Court court of equity creditor damages debt declaring decree deed defendant defendant's duty E. R. Co effect Employers entitled equity estoppel evidence held execution fact failure fendant filed foreclose fraud grant Hood River County issue judgment jurisdiction jury land Law R. C. L. lease Liability Act lien Lumber mandamus mechanic's lien ment mortgage Multnomah County municipal negligence notice officer ordinance Oregon Oregon-Wash owner party payment person plaintiff pleading Portland proceedings prosecution providing purchase quiet title railroad real property realty recover Roseburg Ruling Case Law street sufficient suit Supreme Court surety testimony thereof tion Validity of statute verdict
Popular passages
Page 318 - Every act shall embrace but one subject, and matters properly connected therewith ; which subject shall be expressed in the title. But if any subject shall be embraced in an act, which shall not be expressed in the title, such act shall be void only as to so much thereof as shall not be expressed in the title.
Page 468 - No variance between the allegation in a pleading and the proof is to be deemed material, unless it has actually misled the adverse party to his prejudice in maintaining his action or defense upon the merits.
Page 162 - A conviction cannot be had upon the testimony of an accomplice, unless he...
Page 117 - The General Assembly shall not grant to any citizen, or class of citizens, privileges or immunities, which, upon the same terms, shall not equally belong to all citizens.
Page 301 - The construction of all statutes shall be by the following additional rules, . . . fourth, the time within which an act is to be done shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last, if the last day be Sunday it shall be excluded ; . . . Montana Revised Code (1935) § 10707.
Page 85 - The drawer by drawing the instrument admits the existence of the payee and his then capacity to indorse; and engages that on due presentment the instrument will be accepted or paid, or both, according to its tenor, and that if it be dishonored, and the necessary proceedings on dishonor be duly taken, he will pay the amount thereof to the holder, or to any subsequent indorser who may be compelled to pay it.
Page 111 - The legislative authority of the state shall be vested in a legislative assembly, consisting of a senate and house of representatives, but the people reserve to themselves power to propose laws and amendments to the constitution and to enact or reject the same at the polls, independent of the legislative assembly...
Page 345 - ... containing a statement of his demand, after deducting all just credits and offsets, with the name of the owner or reputed owner, if known, and also the name of the person by whom he was employed, or to whom he furnished the materials...
Page 264 - For the proper construction of an instrument the circumstances under which it was made, including the situation of the subject of the instrument, and of the parties to it, may also be shown, so that the judge be placed in the position of those whose language he is to interpret.
Page 85 - And, in addition, he engages that on due presentment, it shall be accepted or paid, or both, as the case may be, according to its tenor, and that if it be dishonored, and the necessary proceedings on dishonor be duly taken, he will pay the amount thereof to the holder, or to any subsequent...