Reports of Cases in Law and Equity, Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, in the Year ..., Volumen18Edward O. Jenkins, 1855 |
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... rule as to testaments is , that the time of the testament , and not the testator's death , is regarded . " Probably , basing their opinions upon the authority of these cases , other and more modern Courts have adopted the rule , that ...
... rule as to testaments is , that the time of the testament , and not the testator's death , is regarded . " Probably , basing their opinions upon the authority of these cases , other and more modern Courts have adopted the rule , that ...
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... rule upon this subject , applicable to all trustees , as well those already qualified , as such as might thereafter be appointed , we felt ourselves relieved , of course , from the necessity of laying down any rule , and simply af ...
... rule upon this subject , applicable to all trustees , as well those already qualified , as such as might thereafter be appointed , we felt ourselves relieved , of course , from the necessity of laying down any rule , and simply af ...
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... rule and rests the exception . In other words , in order to charge compound interest , there must be a special case . He went further and specified , by way of illustration , what would constitute such a case . " For example , " says ...
... rule and rests the exception . In other words , in order to charge compound interest , there must be a special case . He went further and specified , by way of illustration , what would constitute such a case . " For example , " says ...
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... rule too broadly , and that the Court should rather have charged the Jury , that although there might have been no assault com- mitted by Henly on Stokes ; yet , if Stokes had other and very great provocation from Henly , such ...
... rule too broadly , and that the Court should rather have charged the Jury , that although there might have been no assault com- mitted by Henly on Stokes ; yet , if Stokes had other and very great provocation from Henly , such ...
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... rule is well settled , that a witness must state facts , and not his inferences from them . And where conversations to which he has listened are proper evidence , he must state the words used , as near as he can recollect them , and ...
... rule is well settled , that a witness must state facts , and not his inferences from them . And where conversations to which he has listened are proper evidence , he must state the words used , as near as he can recollect them , and ...
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action adm'r administrator admitted affidavit alleged amount answer appeal applied assigned assumpsit Baker County Bank of Columbus Bank of Darien bill Central Bank certificates charged the Jury charter City of Griffin Common Law complainant corporation County Court of Equity Court of Ordinary Court.-STARNES creditors Darien Bank death debt deceased decision declaration deed defendant excepted defendant in error defendant's Counsel delivering the opinion directors dollars Equity evidence execution executor fact garnishee Georgia ground held Henly issue James James Rutledge judgment Juror Keener land Lawton Leary Legislature liable manumission manumitted McDougald ment Milledgeville mortgage motion negroes objection paid party payment person plaintiff in error plea prisoner proceeding question reason Reese rule Rutledge Sheriff Silk Hope slaves specie Statute stockholders Stokes sued suit Superior Court sworn Term testator testimony Thomas tion trial Tried before Judge verdict wife witness Wooten
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Página 681 - And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; and said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb : for the great day of his wrath is come ; and who shall be able to stand...
Página 681 - And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains...
Página 681 - I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake ; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood ; 13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
Página 226 - A bare fear of any of these offenses, to prevent which the homicide is alleged to have been committed, shall not be sufficient to justify the killing. It must appear that the circumstances were sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable person, and that the party killing really acted under the influence of those fears, and not in a spirit of revenge.
Página 229 - A man cannot see by another's eye, nor hear by another's ear, no more can a man conclude or infer the thing to be resolved by another's understanding or reasoning...
Página 603 - The affairs of men consist of a complication of circumstances so intimately interwoven as to be hardly separable from each other. Each owes its birth to some preceding circumstance, and in its turn becomes the prolific parent of others; and each, during its existence, has its inseparable attributes and its kindred facts, materially affecting its character, and essential to be known in order to a right understanding of its nature. These surrounding circumstances, constituting parts of the res gestae,...
Página 419 - In case of excess, the directors under whose administration it shall happen, shall be liable for the same in their natural and private capacities ; and an action of debt may in such case be brought against them, or any of them, their or any of their heirs, executors, or administrators, in any court of...
Página 226 - When resisting any attempt to murder any person, or to commit a felony, or to do some great bodily injury upon any person; or, 2. When committed in defense of habitation, property, or person, against one who manifestly intends or endeavors, by violence or surprise, to commit a felony...
Página 419 - No court will lend its aid to a man who founds his cause of action upon an immoral or an illegal act. If from the plaintiff's own stating or otherwise the cause of action appears to arise ex turpi causa, or the transgression of a positive law of this country, there the court says he has no right to be assisted. It is upon that ground the court goes; not for the sake of the defendant, but because they will not lend their aid to such a plaintiff.
Página 681 - And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake ; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood...