A Practical Abridgment of American Common Law Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of the Several States, and the United States Courts, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time: Alphabetically Arranged, with Notes and References to the Statutes of Each State and Analogous Adjudications : Comprising Under the Several Titles a Practical Treatise on the Different Branches of the Common Law, Τόμος 6Treadway & Atwood, 1835 |
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Σελίδα 46
... pay for goods furnished to him during infancy , although they were not necessaries ; Southerton v . Whitlock , 1 Stra . 690. So an acceptance of rent confirins a lease ; Smith v . Low . 1 Atkins , 489. And a promise by a party , after ...
... pay for goods furnished to him during infancy , although they were not necessaries ; Southerton v . Whitlock , 1 Stra . 690. So an acceptance of rent confirins a lease ; Smith v . Low . 1 Atkins , 489. And a promise by a party , after ...
Σελίδα 47
... pay it as soon as she became able , and this was relied on as a ratification . Per Cur . Parker , C. J. The cases prove that the promise of an infant cannot be revived , so as to sustain an action , unless there be an express ...
... pay it as soon as she became able , and this was relied on as a ratification . Per Cur . Parker , C. J. The cases prove that the promise of an infant cannot be revived , so as to sustain an action , unless there be an express ...
Σελίδα 49
... pay the widow an annuity in lieu of dower . age enclos ing money award , on a The infant after coming of full age ... payment . made by an infant , is a ratifica Per Cur . Parker , C. J. There can be no doubt that this tion . amounts ...
... pay the widow an annuity in lieu of dower . age enclos ing money award , on a The infant after coming of full age ... payment . made by an infant , is a ratifica Per Cur . Parker , C. J. There can be no doubt that this tion . amounts ...
Σελίδα 50
... PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS , p . 63 . ( E ) DISCHARGE , p . 64 . III . STATE INSOLVENT LAWS , EFFECT OF DISCHAR- GES UNDER ... pay his creditors ; and one partner may assign without the knowl- pay credit edge of the other - even of goods at ...
... PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS , p . 63 . ( E ) DISCHARGE , p . 64 . III . STATE INSOLVENT LAWS , EFFECT OF DISCHAR- GES UNDER ... pay his creditors ; and one partner may assign without the knowl- pay credit edge of the other - even of goods at ...
Σελίδα 52
... pay his debts , and transact his business in the ordinary course of his trade , or may pay the debts of any creditor using due diligence to recov- er payment , either by demanding it , or by threatening a legal prosecution to recover it ...
... pay his debts , and transact his business in the ordinary course of his trade , or may pay the debts of any creditor using due diligence to recov- er payment , either by demanding it , or by threatening a legal prosecution to recover it ...
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abandon alleged appear arrest assignment assumpsit assured barratry bill of lading brig capture cargo cause of action charged Com'th of Mass common law COMMONWEALTH Conn contract convicted court held court of equity creditor damages debt debtor declaration defendant detention discharge effect entitled error estoppel evidence execution facts fendant fraud freight ground indictment insolvent interest Johns judg judgment jurisdiction juror jury justice land landlord larceny lease liable libel lien matter ment New-York nolle prosequi offence opinion owner paid Parker party payment person Pick plaintiff plea pleaded policy of insurance port possession principle proceedings promise proved question Rawle's Penn record recover rendered rent risk rule sailed schooner scire facias Sergt ship statute statute of limitations sued suit Taun tenant term testator tiel tion total loss trespass trial U. S. Rep underwriters verdict vessel void voyage warranty Wend writ
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Σελίδα 196 - ... arrests, restraints, and detainments of all kings, princes, and people, of what nation, condition, or quality soever, barratry of the master and mariners, and of all other perils, losses, and misfortunes, that have or shall come to the hurt, detriment, or damage of the said goods and merchandises, and ship, &c, or any part thereof.
Σελίδα 306 - And the said records and judicial proceedings, so authenticated, shall have such faith and credit given to them in every court within the United States as they have by law or usage in the courts of the state from which they are taken.
Σελίδα 228 - Compute the interest on the principal sum, from the time when the interest commenced to the first time when a payment was made, which exceeds either alone or in conjunction with the preceding...
Σελίδα 388 - Tenant at will is, where lands or tenements are let by one man to another, to have and to hold to him at the will of the lessor", by force of which lease the lessee is in possession.
Σελίδα 28 - ¡in acquittal on an indictment for murder will be a good bar to an indictment for manslaughter; and, econverso, an acquittal on an indictment for manslaughter will be a bar to a prosecution for murder. For, in the first instance, had the defendant been guilty, not of murder, but of manslaughter, he would have been found guilty of the latter offense...
Σελίδα 570 - Manslaughter is principally distinguishable from murder in this ; that though the act which occasions the death be unlawful, or likely to be attended with bodily mischief, yet the malice, either express or implied, which is the very essence of murder, is presumed to be wanting ; and, the act being imputed to the infirmity of human nature, the correction ordained for it is proportionally lenient.
Σελίδα 323 - Where a court has jurisdiction, it has a right to decide every question which occurs in the cause; and whether its decision be correct or otherwise, its judgment, until reversed, is regarded as binding in every other court. But if it act without authority, its judgments and orders are regarded as nullities. They are not voidable, but simply void, and form no bar to a recovery sought, even prior to a reversal in opposition to them.
Σελίδα 576 - that if a physician, whether licensed or not, gives a person a potion, without any intent of doing him any bodily hurt, but with intent to cure, or prevent a disease, and, contrary to the expectation of the physician, it kills him, he is not guilty of murder or manslaughter.
Σελίδα 576 - To constitute manslaughter, the killing must have been a consequence of some unlawful act. Now, there is no law which prohibits any man from prescribing for a sick person with his consent, if he honestly intends to cure him by his prescription.
Σελίδα 369 - ... either on the bill of lading, or by a separate instrument, he can pass the legal title to the same; and it will be good against all persons, except such a purchaser for a valuable consideration, by an indorsement of the bill of lading itself.