Atlantic Reporter, Volume 52West Publishing Company, 1902 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 20
... witnesses , the purpose was not only to circumvent Stetler , but to deceive him : " Q. Look at this paper . That was drawn up by you , was it not ? ( Paper shown witness . ) A. Yes , sir . Q. And drawn up with the design of fooling Mr ...
... witnesses , the purpose was not only to circumvent Stetler , but to deceive him : " Q. Look at this paper . That was drawn up by you , was it not ? ( Paper shown witness . ) A. Yes , sir . Q. And drawn up with the design of fooling Mr ...
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... Witness my hand and seal the 2nd day of April , 1817 , " - signed " Burkhardt Moser , " and witness , " C. L. " It is well settled by our authorities that , to support a sale of land by the sheriff , the record must show an inquisition ...
... Witness my hand and seal the 2nd day of April , 1817 , " - signed " Burkhardt Moser , " and witness , " C. L. " It is well settled by our authorities that , to support a sale of land by the sheriff , the record must show an inquisition ...
Page 48
... witness testifies that Mrs. Andrews called her into her par- lor and said , ' If you are going to have Dougherty , he will cheat you [ speaking of the party who was to be administrator ] out of half of it , ' and said , ' You tell them ...
... witness testifies that Mrs. Andrews called her into her par- lor and said , ' If you are going to have Dougherty , he will cheat you [ speaking of the party who was to be administrator ] out of half of it , ' and said , ' You tell them ...
Page 52
... witnesses , and the claimant relies for proof of its genuineness upon the testimony of a single witness , Monroe S. Eby , Esq . , who testified that he had seen the de- cedent write her name about a dozen times , and that , in his ...
... witnesses , and the claimant relies for proof of its genuineness upon the testimony of a single witness , Monroe S. Eby , Esq . , who testified that he had seen the de- cedent write her name about a dozen times , and that , in his ...
Page 54
... witnesses and test documents introduced to impeach the genuineness of the signature , and of the fact that the assertion of its genuineness is supported by the testimony of a single witness , the failure to call the sur- viving sisters ...
... witnesses and test documents introduced to impeach the genuineness of the signature , and of the fact that the assertion of its genuineness is supported by the testimony of a single witness , the failure to call the sur- viving sisters ...
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Page 364 - In a civil court the death of a human being could not be complained of as an injury, and in this case the damages as to the plaintiff's wife must stop with the period of her existence.
Page 139 - In all elections for directors or managers of a corporation, each member or shareholder may cast the whole number of his votes for one candidate, or distribute them upon two or more candidates, as he may prefer.
Page 362 - That every such action shall be for the benefit of the wife, husband, parent and child of the person whose death shall have been so caused...
Page 80 - He was convicted by a jury but the court granted his motion for a new trial on the grounds that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence and certain instructions were contrary to the law.
Page 367 - The general rules are that the plaintiff in an action of ejectment must recover, if at all, on the strength of his own title, and not on the weakness of...
Page 139 - The General Assembly shall not remit the forfeiture of the charter of any corporation now existing, or alter or amend the same...
Page 93 - ... injury upon the rights of the company owning the road which is intended to be crossed ; and if in the judgment of such court or such judge thereof it is reasonable and practicable to avoid a grade crossing, it shall by its process prevent a crossing at grade.
Page 305 - The rule that penal laws are to be construed strictly, is perhaps not much less old than construction itself. It is founded on the tenderness of the law for the rights of individuals ; and on the plain principle that the power of punishment is vested in the legislative, not in the judicial department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define a crime, and ordain its punishment.
Page 308 - No foreign stock corporation doing business in this state shall maintain any action in this state upon any contract made by it in this state unless prior to the making of such contract it shall have procured such certificate.
Page 141 - If this company shall claim that the fire was caused by the act or neglect of any person or corporation, private or municipal, this company shall, on payment of the loss, be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all right of recovery by the insured for the loss resulting therefrom, and such right shall be assigned to this company by the insured on receiving such payment.