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Husband , 503 . 0. Printing Co. , 139 , 256 . 0. Wright , 194 , 408 . Aldridge o . G. W. R. R. Co. , 703 . 0. Railroad Co. , 11 . Alexander o . Church , 555 , 575 . o . Hoyt , 539 . o . Morse , 429 . 0. Mount Sterling , 745 , 747 . 0.
Husband , 503 . 0. Printing Co. , 139 , 256 . 0. Wright , 194 , 408 . Aldridge o . G. W. R. R. Co. , 703 . 0. Railroad Co. , 11 . Alexander o . Church , 555 , 575 . o . Hoyt , 539 . o . Morse , 429 . 0. Mount Sterling , 745 , 747 . 0.
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If there are taken into the account the many ways in which one person may have an interest in the life of another — the husband in that of the wife , the wife in that of the husband , the child in that of the parent , and so on — it may ...
If there are taken into the account the many ways in which one person may have an interest in the life of another — the husband in that of the wife , the wife in that of the husband , the child in that of the parent , and so on — it may ...
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The interest which husband and wife possess in each other's life must usually have a pecuniary value which would be estimated for many purposes at a large suin in the dealings with others ; as for instance in those relating to insurance ...
The interest which husband and wife possess in each other's life must usually have a pecuniary value which would be estimated for many purposes at a large suin in the dealings with others ; as for instance in those relating to insurance ...
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It gave to husband , wife , parent and child , in addition to the rights recognized by the common law , a new and important interest in each other's life . It imposed upon all persons the duty to obey all such laws and observe all such ...
It gave to husband , wife , parent and child , in addition to the rights recognized by the common law , a new and important interest in each other's life . It imposed upon all persons the duty to obey all such laws and observe all such ...
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The right of the husband to the society and services of the wife . It is often , and very justly , spoken of as a reproach . to the common law , that it recognized in the wife no correspond . ing right to the society and services of her ...
The right of the husband to the society and services of the wife . It is often , and very justly , spoken of as a reproach . to the common law , that it recognized in the wife no correspond . ing right to the society and services of her ...
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Page 301 - Every husband, wife, child, parent, guardian, employer or other person, who shall be injured in person or property, or means of support, by any intoxicated person, or in consequence of the intoxication, habitual or otherwise, of any person...
Page 679 - We think that the true rule of law is, that the person who for his own purposes brings on his lands 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.
Page 310 - Whenever 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...
Page 338 - That all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters, and other places of public amusement; subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law, and applicable alike to citizens of every race and color, regardless of any previous condition of servitude.
Page 148 - That an act done for another, by a person, not assuming to act for himself, but for such other person, though without any precedent authority whatever, becomes the act of the principal, if subsequently ratified by him, is the known and well established rule of law.
Page 31 - ... No right is held more sacred, or is more carefully guarded, by the common law, than the right of every individual to the possession and control of his own person, free from all restraint or interference of others, unless by clear and unquestionable authority of law. As well said by Judge Cooley, " The right to one's person may be said to be a right of complete immunity : to be let alone.
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Page 96 - An act which does not amount to a legal injury cannot be actionable because it is done with a bad Intent.
Page 584 - Whether the party thus misrepresenting a fact knew it to be false, or made the assertion without knowing whether it were true or false, is wholly immaterial; for the affirmation of what one does not know, or believe to be true, is equally, in morals and law, as unjustifiable as the affirmation of what is known to be positively false.
Page 310 - ... 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...
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| Title | A Treatise on the Law of Torts, Or, The Wrongs which Arise Independent of Contract Issues 75566-75577 of 19th-century legal treatises Making of modern law |
| Author | Thomas McIntyre Cooley |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Callaghan, 1888 |
| Length | 899 pages |
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