The American Reports: Containing All Decisions of General Interest Decided in the Courts of Last Resort of the Several States with Notes and References, Τόμος 28Bancroft-Whitney, 1879 |
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Σελίδα 16
... negligence . CASE Stephen Osborne , the plaintiff's intestate , the servant of the railroad corporation , and master of its ferry- boat , whose duty it was to transport the cars of the defendant com- pany across the Kennebec river ...
... negligence . CASE Stephen Osborne , the plaintiff's intestate , the servant of the railroad corporation , and master of its ferry- boat , whose duty it was to transport the cars of the defendant com- pany across the Kennebec river ...
Σελίδα 17
... negligence of the company in not pro- viding suitable couplings for the cars , that they were not the safest then known and in general use ; and that the cars were not pro- vided with a sufficient number of brakemen , and that the ...
... negligence of the company in not pro- viding suitable couplings for the cars , that they were not the safest then known and in general use ; and that the cars were not pro- vided with a sufficient number of brakemen , and that the ...
Σελίδα 18
... negligence , for by volunteering his services he could not have greater rights nor could he impose any greater duty on the defendants than would have existed had he been a hired ser- vant . Degg v . Midland Railway , 1 Hurlst . & Norm ...
... negligence , for by volunteering his services he could not have greater rights nor could he impose any greater duty on the defendants than would have existed had he been a hired ser- vant . Degg v . Midland Railway , 1 Hurlst . & Norm ...
Σελίδα 29
... Negligence — injury to lower tenement by negligence of upper tenant . The servant of the occupants of an upper tenement accidentally left open a faucet , thereby causing the water to overflow and flood the tenement below . Held , that ...
... Negligence — injury to lower tenement by negligence of upper tenant . The servant of the occupants of an upper tenement accidentally left open a faucet , thereby causing the water to overflow and flood the tenement below . Held , that ...
Σελίδα 30
... negligence of the owner , not sus- ceptible of proof . The hardship of this rule was corrected by Stat . 6 Anne , ch . 31. Every person has a right to kindle a fire on his premises for the purposes of husbandry , and the law imposes ...
... negligence of the owner , not sus- ceptible of proof . The hardship of this rule was corrected by Stat . 6 Anne , ch . 31. Every person has a right to kindle a fire on his premises for the purposes of husbandry , and the law imposes ...
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Σελίδα 225 - We think that the true rule of law is that the person who, for his own purposes, brings on his land and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it in at his peril ; and if he does not do so, is prima facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of its escape.
Σελίδα 455 - The taking, receiving, reserving, or charging a rate of interest greater than is allowed by the preceding section, when knowingly done, shall be deemed a forfeiture of the entire interest which the note, bill, or other evidence of debt carries with it, or which has been agreed to be paid thereon.
Σελίδα 134 - 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.* 906.
Σελίδα 463 - ... of all suits for penalties and forfeitures incurred, under the laws of the United States.
Σελίδα 798 - All must perceive that a tax on the sale of an article, imported only for sale, is a tax on the article itself.
Σελίδα 103 - It is a truism of the law that an act which does not amount to a legal injury cannot be actionable because it is done with a bad intent; that what one has a right to do another cannot complain of.
Σελίδα 813 - The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same, shall be common highways and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said Territory as to the citizens of the United States and those of any other States that may be admitted into the Confederacy, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor.
Σελίδα 529 - And any married woman may bring and maintain an action in her own name, for damages against any person or body corporate, for any injury to her person or character, the same as if she were sole...
Σελίδα 725 - ... from sale on execution or other final process of any court, issued for the collection of any debt contracted after the adoption of this Constitution.
Σελίδα 456 - All offenses committed, and all penalties or forfeitures incurred under any statute embraced in said revision prior to said repeal, may be prosecuted and punished in the same manner and with the same effect, as if said repeal had not been made.