The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All the Railroad Cases in the Courts of Last Resort in America and EnglandLawrence Lewis, Adelbert Hamilton, John Houston Merrill, William Mark McKinney, James Manford Kerr, John Crawford Thomson Edward Thompson Company, 1893 Covers cases decided [1879?]-1895. |
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... consideration under this branch of the ap- peal is whether the tax in question was in fact levied upon the franchises of the defendant , which would be undeniably lawful , or upon the property of the corporation invested in the ...
... consideration under this branch of the ap- peal is whether the tax in question was in fact levied upon the franchises of the defendant , which would be undeniably lawful , or upon the property of the corporation invested in the ...
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... consideration discriminated against the agents of foreign principals and the agents of domestic principals , and in others no such discrimination was made . While some of the earlier decisions may seem to conflict with the later ones ...
... consideration discriminated against the agents of foreign principals and the agents of domestic principals , and in others no such discrimination was made . While some of the earlier decisions may seem to conflict with the later ones ...
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... consideration . We learn from this opinion that under an amendment to the constitution of 1874 the right to operate a railroad on the streets of any municipality is re- garded as a privilege , which should be disposed of , for the ...
... consideration . We learn from this opinion that under an amendment to the constitution of 1874 the right to operate a railroad on the streets of any municipality is re- garded as a privilege , which should be disposed of , for the ...
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... consideration of the reasons assigned by the appellant for a reargument of the case , I remain of my former opinion , The grounds of my judgment are briefly these : The mayor and city council , by statutory provision , are invested with ...
... consideration of the reasons assigned by the appellant for a reargument of the case , I remain of my former opinion , The grounds of my judgment are briefly these : The mayor and city council , by statutory provision , are invested with ...
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... consideration of the right of the city to occupy and use the top cross arms of any such poles for its own telegraph purposes , free of charge . But the court , upon the facts of the case , refuted that contention , and cited and quoted ...
... consideration of the right of the city to occupy and use the top cross arms of any such poles for its own telegraph purposes , free of charge . But the court , upon the facts of the case , refuted that contention , and cited and quoted ...
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Página 89 - Be it therefore enacted, 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...
Página 365 - That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers or of like kind of property, under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line, in the same direction, the shorter being included within the longer distance...
Página 375 - America in congress assembled, that the provisions of this act shall apply to any common carrier or carriers engaged in the transportation of passengers or property wholly by railroad, or partly by railroad and partly by water when both are used, under a common control, management or arrangement, for a continuous carriage or shipment...
Página 403 - ... like and contemporaneous service in the transportation of a like kind of traffic under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, such common carrier shall be deemed guilty of unjust discrimination, which is hereby prohibited and declared to be unlawful.
Página 76 - When the death of one is caused by the wrongful act or omission of another, the personal representatives of the former may maintain an action therefor against the latter, if the former might have maintained an action, had he lived, against the latter for an injury for the same act or omission.
Página 54 - ... 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 would have been liable if death had not ensued shall be liable to an action for damages, notwithstanding the death of the person injured, and although the death shall have been caused under such circumstances...
Página 105 - ... of another, his heirs or personal representatives may maintain an action for damages against the person causing the death, or if such person be employed by another person who is responsible for his conduct, then also against such other person. In every action under this and the preceding section, such damages may be given as under all the circumstances of the case, may be just.
Página 291 - The corporate authorities of counties, townships, school districts, cities, towns and villages may be vested with power to assess and collect taxes for corporate purposes, such taxes to be uniform in respect to persons and property, within the jurisdiction of the body imposing the same.
Página 330 - that the laws of the several states, except where the constitution, treaties or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision. In trials at common law, in the courts of the United States, In cases where they apply.
Página 233 - All courts shall be open ; and every man, for injury done to him, in his person, property or reputation, shall have remedy by due course of law.