The New-York Legal Observer, Volume 5Samuel Owen Samuel Owen, 1847 - Law |
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... respect Mr. Tindal was paticu- and assuredly none could excel him in the larly distinguished , and his opinions were clearness and logical force of his argu- much esteemed as well for their discrimi- ments before the court . Year after ...
... respect Mr. Tindal was paticu- and assuredly none could excel him in the larly distinguished , and his opinions were clearness and logical force of his argu- much esteemed as well for their discrimi- ments before the court . Year after ...
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... respect . In cases where minute and complicated facts were brought forward , he selected all that were important and presented them in the most lucid order . Where the evidence was conflicting , he directed the attention of the jury ...
... respect . In cases where minute and complicated facts were brought forward , he selected all that were important and presented them in the most lucid order . Where the evidence was conflicting , he directed the attention of the jury ...
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... respect whereof certain duties of customs were then and there due and payable to the Queen , to be carried away from the port and delivered to the owners without pay- ment of a great part of the duties , with intent thereby to defraud ...
... respect whereof certain duties of customs were then and there due and payable to the Queen , to be carried away from the port and delivered to the owners without pay- ment of a great part of the duties , with intent thereby to defraud ...
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... respect to which it did not appear whether it had been engrossed or signed , or settled by counsel . The an- swer of the administratrix , after setting out part of the draft , referred to the re- mainder for greater certainty . In May ...
... respect to which it did not appear whether it had been engrossed or signed , or settled by counsel . The an- swer of the administratrix , after setting out part of the draft , referred to the re- mainder for greater certainty . In May ...
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... respect ; the very existence of such usage shows , that in practice it has been found useful and beneficial . The presumption is in its favor , and no departure from it is probable ; and , therefore , not to be infer- red from doubtful ...
... respect ; the very existence of such usage shows , that in practice it has been found useful and beneficial . The presumption is in its favor , and no departure from it is probable ; and , therefore , not to be infer- red from doubtful ...
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Page 345 - Be it therefore enacted, that whensoever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect or default, and the act, neglect or default is such as would (if death had not ensued) have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof, then and in every such case the person who would have been liable if death had not ensued shall be liable to an action for damages, notwithstanding the death of the person injured, and although the death shall have been...
Page 345 - ... in every such action the jury may give such damages as they may think proportioned to the injury resulting from such death to the parties respectively for whom and for whose benefit such action shall be brought...
Page 357 - ... the buyer shall accept part of the goods or choses in action so contracted to be sold or sold, and actually receive the same, or give something in earnest to bind the contract, or in part payment, or unless some note or memorandum in writing of the contract or sale be signed by the party to be charged or his agent in that behalf.
Page 427 - SECTION 21. And be it further enacted, That, in order to avoid misconstruction, it is hereby declared to be the true intent and meaning of this act, so far as the question of slavery is concerned, to carry into practical operation the following propositions and principles, established by the compromise measures of 1850, to wit:
Page 285 - That no goods, wares, or merchandise, unless in cases provided for by treaty, shall be imported into the United States from any foreign port or place, except in vessels of the United States, or in such foreign vessels as truly and wholly belong to the citizens or subjects of that country of which the goods are the growth, production, or manufacture, or from which such goods, wares, or merchandise can only be, or most usually are, first shipped for transportation.
Page 370 - Our constitution declares a treaty to be the law of the land. It is, consequently, to be regarded in courts of justice as equivalent to an act of the legislature, whenever it operates of itself without the aid of any legislative provision.
Page 288 - To use the words of a celebrated authority, "when a nation takes possession of a distant country, and settles a Colony there, that country, though separated from the principal establishment or mother country, naturally becomes a part of the State, equally with its ancient possessions.
Page 133 - No member of this state shall be disfranchised, or deprived of any of the rights or privileges secured to any citizen thereof, unless by the law of the land or the judgment of his peers.
Page 176 - The Consuls, Vice-Consuls, and Commercial Agents shall have the right, as such, to sit as judges and arbitrators in such differences as may arise between the captains and crews of the vessels belonging to the nation whose interests are committed to their charge, without the interference of the local authorities...
Page 448 - ... any other of the next of kin who would be entitled to share in the distribution of the estate.