The Southwestern Reporter, Volume 17West Publishing Company, 1892 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... track . It was proved that the country was then very dry , and that a furious wind was blowing at the time of the fire . The defendant proved that the engines on said trains were provided with the best im proved fire - arresters , which ...
... track . It was proved that the country was then very dry , and that a furious wind was blowing at the time of the fire . The defendant proved that the engines on said trains were provided with the best im proved fire - arresters , which ...
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... within 15 feet of the track , and south of the bayou . Here the witness tes- tifies that he found " grass and brush still of the bayou the defendant had recently cleared and burned 24 ( Tex . SOUTH WESTERN REPORTER , VOL . 17 .
... within 15 feet of the track , and south of the bayou . Here the witness tes- tifies that he found " grass and brush still of the bayou the defendant had recently cleared and burned 24 ( Tex . SOUTH WESTERN REPORTER , VOL . 17 .
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... track was down grade at this point , and that these trains ( as was the habit ) passed along by their own momentum , without the use of steam , or the working of the engines , and that in such case it is " impossible " for an engine to ...
... track was down grade at this point , and that these trains ( as was the habit ) passed along by their own momentum , without the use of steam , or the working of the engines , and that in such case it is " impossible " for an engine to ...
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... track in a thickly settled por- tion of a city , so as to obstruct the view of one approaching the crossing , is not per se negligence , but a finding by the trial court that it was neg- ligence , under certain circumstances , will be ...
... track in a thickly settled por- tion of a city , so as to obstruct the view of one approaching the crossing , is not per se negligence , but a finding by the trial court that it was neg- ligence , under certain circumstances , will be ...
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... track , and that appellee at that time was the owner of the lands over which the way was granted . The contract , among other things , donated to the defendant certain other lands , in the event it would erect | 40 ( Tex . SOUTHWESTERN ...
... track , and that appellee at that time was the owner of the lands over which the way was granted . The contract , among other things , donated to the defendant certain other lands , in the event it would erect | 40 ( Tex . SOUTHWESTERN ...
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Page 238 - The court said there must be reasonable evidence of negligence; but where the thing is .shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the accident is such as, in the ordinary course of things, does not happen if those who have the management use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation by the defendant, that the accident arose from want of care.
Page 102 - And the said records and judicial proceedings, authenticated as aforesaid, 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 whence the said records are or shall be taken.
Page 166 - ... when the question is one of a common or general interest, of many persons, or when the parties are numerous, and it is impracticable to bring them all before the court, one or more may sue or defend for the benefit of all.
Page 187 - ... the fairest and most just construction of the Constitution in all its parts. In our opinion such a construction of the Constitution leads to the conclusion that no State has the right to lay a tax on interstate commerce in any form, whether by way of duties laid on the transportation of the subjects of that commerce, or on the receipts derived from that transportation, or on the occupation or business of carrying it on, and the reason is that such taxation is a burden on that commerce, and amounts...
Page 181 - A conviction cannot be had in any case of felony upon the testimony of an accomplice, unless corroborated by other evidence tending- to connect the defendant with the commission of the offense, and the corroboration is not sufficient if it merely shows that the offense was committed, and the circumstances thereof.
Page vi - When the error alleged is to the charge of the court the specification shall set out the part referred to totidem verbis whether it be instructions given or instructions refused.
Page 181 - A conviction cannot be had upon the testimony of an accomplice unless it be corroborated by such other evidence as shall tend to connect the defendant with the commission of the offense; and the corroboration is not sufficient if it merely shows the commission of the offense or the circumstances thereof.
Page 355 - 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 256 - ... place of public amusement to be open for the purpose of traffic or public amusement on Sunday, shall be fined not less than twenty nor more than fifty dollars. The term place of public amusement...
Page 215 - In this country, the right of property holders or taxable inhabitants to resort to equity to restrain municipal corporations and their officers from transcending their lawful powers or violating their legal duties in any mode which will injuriously affect the tax-payers — such as making an unauthorized appropriation of the...