The South Western Reporter, Volume 234West Publishing Company, 1922 - Law reports, digests, etc Includes the decisions of the Supreme Courts of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas, and Court of Appeals of Kentucky; Aug./Dec. 1886-May/Aug. 1892, Court of Appeals of Texas; Aug. 1892/Feb. 1893-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Civil and Criminal Appeals of Texas; Apr./June 1896-Aug./Nov. 1907, Court of Appeals of Indian Territory; May/June 1927-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Appeals of Missouri and Commission of Appeals of Texas. |
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... held invalid . Under Const . § 147 , requiring ballots to be furnished , prepared in private , and deposited at the polls , the absent voters law of 1918 is invalid as to its provisions for voting by ab- sentees . 2. Statutes 64 ( 2 ) ...
... held invalid . Under Const . § 147 , requiring ballots to be furnished , prepared in private , and deposited at the polls , the absent voters law of 1918 is invalid as to its provisions for voting by ab- sentees . 2. Statutes 64 ( 2 ) ...
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... held in trust for their sole and separate use , with full power in each to devise their shares among their bodily heirs . The chief purposes of the codicil were two , viz .: ( a ) The substitution of Charles H. Voorhies , husband of ...
... held in trust for their sole and separate use , with full power in each to devise their shares among their bodily heirs . The chief purposes of the codicil were two , viz .: ( a ) The substitution of Charles H. Voorhies , husband of ...
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... held , that there was substantial evi- dence supporting conviction . 2. Criminal law 822 ( 6 ) — Instruction held correct when construed as a whole . An instruction as to defendant's interest in the manufacture of intoxicating liquors ...
... held , that there was substantial evi- dence supporting conviction . 2. Criminal law 822 ( 6 ) — Instruction held correct when construed as a whole . An instruction as to defendant's interest in the manufacture of intoxicating liquors ...
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... held not an expression of opinion on disputed question . In a prosecution for assault with intent to kill by shooting , the court , in overruling an ob- jection to a question relative to defendant's tracks , stated that , if witness ...
... held not an expression of opinion on disputed question . In a prosecution for assault with intent to kill by shooting , the court , in overruling an ob- jection to a question relative to defendant's tracks , stated that , if witness ...
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... held sufficient to warrant conviction . In a prosecution for grand larceny of an automobile , evidence held sufficient to warrant conviction . 5. Criminal law 958 ( 6 ) -New trial for newly discovered evidence held properly re- fused ...
... held sufficient to warrant conviction . In a prosecution for grand larceny of an automobile , evidence held sufficient to warrant conviction . 5. Criminal law 958 ( 6 ) -New trial for newly discovered evidence held properly re- fused ...
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Page 391 - 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 454 - If a person against whom an action may be brought die before the expiration of the time limited for the commencement thereof, and the cause of action survives, an action may be commenced against his representatives after the expiration of that time, and within one year after the issuing of letters testamentary or of administration...
Page 341 - Property does become clothed with a public interest when used in a manner to make it of public consequence, and affect the community at large. 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 thus created.
Page 63 - All taxes shall be uniform upon the same class of property within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax, and shall be levied and collected for public purposes only.
Page 83 - Neither of the contracting parties shall be bound to deliver up its own citizens or subjects under the stipulations of this Convention.
Page 379 - The net value of the policy, when the premium becomes due and is not paid, shall be computed upon the American experience table...
Page 224 - food," as used herein, shall include all articles used for food, drink, confectionery, or condiment by man or other animals, whether simple, mixed, or compound.
Page 170 - A widow shall be endowed of the third part of all the lands whereof her husband was seized of an estate of inheritance at any time during the marriage, unless she shall have lawfully released her right thereto.
Page 90 - And the supreme court of Xebraska, answering a similar objection, said: "But, in our opinion, the great weight of authority is in favor of the proposition that, upon conviction of several offenses, charged in separate indictments, or in separate counts of the same indictment, the court has power to impose cumulative sentences.
Page 103 - That in actions by or against executors, administrators or guardians, in which judgment may be rendered for or against them, neither party shall be allowed to testify against the other, as to any transaction with, or statement by, the testator, intestate or ward, unless called to testify thereto by the opposite party, or required to testify thereto by the court.