United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court at ... and Rules Announced at ..., Volume 273United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner Banks & Bros., Law Publishers, 1927 - Courts |
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... facts . Of the nine counts in the information four charged illegal possession of liquor , four illegal sale and one ... fact that the person sells the liquor which he possessed does not render the possession and the sale necessarily a ...
... facts . Of the nine counts in the information four charged illegal possession of liquor , four illegal sale and one ... fact that the person sells the liquor which he possessed does not render the possession and the sale necessarily a ...
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... fact that the provisions of the federal act allowing deduction of State inheritance taxes in computing the federal tax can not be availed of in Florida , since that State by her constitution is for- bidden to tax inheritance , does not ...
... fact that the provisions of the federal act allowing deduction of State inheritance taxes in computing the federal tax can not be availed of in Florida , since that State by her constitution is for- bidden to tax inheritance , does not ...
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... fact that a state is the plaintiff is not enough . Wisconsin v . Pelican Ins . Co. , 127 U. S. 265 , 287 ; Oklahoma v . A. , T. & Santa Fe Ry . , 220 U. S. 277 , 286 , 289 . The act assailed was passed by Congress in pursuance of its ...
... fact that a state is the plaintiff is not enough . Wisconsin v . Pelican Ins . Co. , 127 U. S. 265 , 287 ; Oklahoma v . A. , T. & Santa Fe Ry . , 220 U. S. 277 , 286 , 289 . The act assailed was passed by Congress in pursuance of its ...
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... fact that a contract made in infancy was induced by the infant's fraudulent misrepresentation of his age , does not estop him from disaffirming the contract and maintaining his action to recover money paid under it . Sims v . Everhardt ...
... fact that a contract made in infancy was induced by the infant's fraudulent misrepresentation of his age , does not estop him from disaffirming the contract and maintaining his action to recover money paid under it . Sims v . Everhardt ...
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... fact ( p . 698 ) that the opinion in the Everhardt case did not deal with the counter - equities , this court said ( p . 700 ) : " A court of equity will look at the real transaction , and will do justice to the adult if it can be done ...
... fact ( p . 698 ) that the opinion in the Everhardt case did not deal with the counter - equities , this court said ( p . 700 ) : " A court of equity will look at the real transaction , and will do justice to the adult if it can be done ...
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Page 282 - That any common carrier, railroad, or transportation company receiving property for transportation from a point in one State to a point in another State shall issue a receipt or bill of lading therefor and shall be liable to the lawful holder thereof for any loss, damage, or injury to such property caused by it...
Page 283 - ... any common carrier, railroad, or transportation company to which such property may be delivered or over whose line or lines such property may pass, and no contract, receipt, rule, or regulation shall exempt such common carrier, railroad, or transportation company from the liability hereby imposed...
Page 433 - When, therefore, one devotes his property to a use in which the public has an interest, he, in effect, grants to the public an interest in that use, and must submit to be controlled by the public for the common good, to the extent of the interest he has created.
Page 617 - No person shall on or after the date when the eighteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States goes into effect, manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, furnish or possess any intoxicating liquor except as authorized in this Act, and all the provisions of this Act shall be liberally construed to the end that the use of intoxicating liquor as a beverage may be prevented.
Page 738 - IN The Court of Errors and Appeals, OF THE — STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
Page 194 - Any payment, conveyance, transfer, assignment, or delivery of money or property made to the alien property custodian hereunder shall be a full acquittance and discharge for all purposes of the obligation of the person making the same to the extent of same.
Page 327 - That if the owner of any vessel transporting merchandise or property to or from any port in the United States of America shall exercise due diligence to make the said vessel in all respects seaworthy and properly manned, equipped, and supplied...
Page 205 - ... shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law, be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.
Page 175 - A legislative body cannot legislate wisely or effectively in the absence of information respecting the conditions which the legislation is intended to affect or change; and where the legislative body does not itself possess the requisite information— which not infrequently is true — recourse must be had to others who possess it.
Page 283 - Provided further, That it shall be unlawful for any such common carrier to provide by rule, contract, regulation or otherwise a shorter period for giving notice of claims than ninety days and for the filing of claims for a shorter period than four months, and for the institution of suits than two years...