Lawyers' Reports Annotated, Book 46Lawyers' Co-operative Publishing Company, 1913 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... rule that if he does go upon the witness stand he then stands in the precise attitude of any other witness is , except in this state , and , as stated in California , where the rule is subject to some doubt , also univer- sal . Mr ...
... rule that if he does go upon the witness stand he then stands in the precise attitude of any other witness is , except in this state , and , as stated in California , where the rule is subject to some doubt , also univer- sal . Mr ...
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... rule that in lege against self - incrimination is expressly cross - examination . the defendant may be provided , without the necessity for a ref- asked if he has ever been convicted of a erence of the point to a judicial construc ...
... rule that in lege against self - incrimination is expressly cross - examination . the defendant may be provided , without the necessity for a ref- asked if he has ever been convicted of a erence of the point to a judicial construc ...
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... rule . But there is no such restriction upon him . His right to explain , deny , and contradict is as un- limited as the rules of evidence , and as broad as the issues pertinent to the matter under inquiry . In order to reach this con ...
... rule . But there is no such restriction upon him . His right to explain , deny , and contradict is as un- limited as the rules of evidence , and as broad as the issues pertinent to the matter under inquiry . In order to reach this con ...
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... rule would apply if the aban- donment was due to his misfortune or to some just cause ; but where it is done vol ... rule of court requires that requests to charge must be presented in writing , and before the argument begins . This was ...
... rule would apply if the aban- donment was due to his misfortune or to some just cause ; but where it is done vol ... rule of court requires that requests to charge must be presented in writing , and before the argument begins . This was ...
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... rule . This conclusion is , I think , supported by the principle of the excep- tion before noticed , and by the common case in which a party is permitted to prove by way of defense that , owing to some defect in the execution of the ...
... rule . This conclusion is , I think , supported by the principle of the excep- tion before noticed , and by the common case in which a party is permitted to prove by way of defense that , owing to some defect in the execution of the ...
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Page 186 - ... such as may fairly and reasonably be considered either arising naturally, ie according to the usual course of things, from such breach of contract itself, or such as may reasonably be supposed to have been in the contemplation of both parties at the time they made the contract, as the probable result of the breach of it.
Page 205 - Act required to be done, such common carrier shall be liable to the person or persons injured thereby for the full amount of damages sustained in consequence of any such violation of the provisions of this Act...
Page 164 - An accommodation party is one who has signed the instrument as maker, drawer, acceptor or indorser, without receiving value therefor, and for the purpose of lending his name to some other person. Such a person is liable on the instrument to a holder for value, notwithstanding such holder at the time of taking the instrument knew him to be only an accommodation party.
Page 389 - That the provisions of this act shall apply to any corporation or any person or persons engaged in the transportation of oil or other commodity except water, and except natural or artificial gas, by means of pipe lines...
Page 93 - By a valid tender of payment made by a prior party; 5. By a release of the principal debtor, unless the holder's right of recourse against the party secondarily liable is expressly reserved; 6. By any agreement binding upon the holder to extend the time of payment, or to postpone the holder's right to enforce the instrument unless made with the assent of the party secondarily liable, or unless the right of recourse against such party is expressly reserved.
Page 389 - Provided, however, That the provisions of this Act shall not apply to the transportation of passengers or property, or to the receiving , delivering, storage, or handling of property wholly within one State and not shipped to or from a foreign country from or to any State or Territory as aforesaid.
Page 269 - A conviction cannot be had upon the testimony of an accomplice, unless he be corroborated by such other evidence as tends 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 164 - A person placing his signature upon an instrument otherwise than as maker, drawer or acceptor, is deemed to be an indorser, unless he clearly indicates by appropriate words his intention to be bound in some other capacity.
Page 40 - That in all controversies at law, respecting property, the ancient mode of trial by jury is one of the best securities of the rights of the people, and ought to remain sacred and inviolable.
Page 67 - Where an instrument is negotiated back to a prior party, such party may, subject to the provisions of this act, reissue and further negotiate the same. But he is not entitled to enforce payment thereof against any intervening party to whom he was personally liable.