Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Superior Court of the City of New York, Volume 10W.C. Little & Company, 1856 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 14
... construction of the statute , if hereafter it shall properly arise in a case before us . It is admitted that the goods now in question have been sold by the plaintiff since the possession was restored to him in the present suit , and ...
... construction of the statute , if hereafter it shall properly arise in a case before us . It is admitted that the goods now in question have been sold by the plaintiff since the possession was restored to him in the present suit , and ...
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... construction of such door has in no way or manner injured the said premises , and is , and long has been , and will continue to be of great use and convenience to the tenants who occupy the second story of the premises aforesaid . The ...
... construction of such door has in no way or manner injured the said premises , and is , and long has been , and will continue to be of great use and convenience to the tenants who occupy the second story of the premises aforesaid . The ...
Page 98
... construction of § 130 , then it would follow that a woman during coverture , by uniting with her husband in a conveyance of her lands to a trustee , may under Dempsey v . Tylee . the pretence of reserving a 98 CASES IN THE SUPERIOR COURT .
... construction of § 130 , then it would follow that a woman during coverture , by uniting with her husband in a conveyance of her lands to a trustee , may under Dempsey v . Tylee . the pretence of reserving a 98 CASES IN THE SUPERIOR COURT .
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... construction , however , which my brother has given to § 129 , in the article " Of Powers , " it seems proper that I should now say , that I entirely dissent . As I construe that section , it only means that no person shall take an ...
... construction , however , which my brother has given to § 129 , in the article " Of Powers , " it seems proper that I should now say , that I entirely dissent . As I construe that section , it only means that no person shall take an ...
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... construction . The revised statutes did away with the doctrine of unlawful maintenance , excepting champerty , in contracts concerning pretended titles to land , and a conspi- racy to move and maintain suits . ( Small v . Mott , 22 Wend ...
... construction . The revised statutes did away with the doctrine of unlawful maintenance , excepting champerty , in contracts concerning pretended titles to land , and a conspi- racy to move and maintain suits . ( Small v . Mott , 22 Wend ...
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Page 636 - Every such action shall be brought by and in the names of the personal representatives of such deceased person ; and the amount recovered in every such action shall be for the exclusive benefit of the widow and next of kin of such deceased person, and shall be distributed to such widow and next of kin in the proportions provided by law in relation to the distribution of personal property left by persons dying intestate...
Page 637 - Drew. therefore, enacted, &c., 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...
Page 155 - The court shall, in every stage of an action, disregard any error or defect in the pleadings or proceedings which shall not affect the substantial rights of the adverse party, and no judgment shall be reversed or affected by reason of such error or defect.
Page 568 - ... some writing declaring an intention to revoke the same, and executed in the manner in which a will is hereinbefore required to bo executed, or by the burning, tearing, or otherwise destroying the same by the testator, or by some person in his presence and by his direction, with the intention of revoking the same.
Page 636 - Whereas no action at law is now maintainable against a person who by his wrongful act, neglect, or default may have caused the death of another person, and it is oftentimes right and expedient that the wrongdoer in such case should be answerable in damages for the injury so caused by him...
Page 157 - ... 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 637 - 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 640 - ... 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 115 - No allowance or compensation shall be made to any officer or clerk, by reason of the discharge of duties which belong to any other officer or clerk in the same or any other Department ; and no allowance or compensation shall be made for any extra services whatever, which any officer or clerk may be required to perform, unless expressly authorized by law.
Page 637 - Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, 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...