United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court at ... and Rules Announced at ..., Volumen213United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner Banks & Bros., Law Publishers, 1909 |
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... meaning which the law attributes to the word " cause " when used in this connection . The law , in its practical administration , in cases of this kind regards only proxi- mate or immediate and not remote causes , and in ascertaining ...
... meaning which the law attributes to the word " cause " when used in this connection . The law , in its practical administration , in cases of this kind regards only proxi- mate or immediate and not remote causes , and in ascertaining ...
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... meaning of the makers ; and such construction should be put upon them as best to answer that intention , which may be collected from the cause or necessity of making the act , or from foreign circumstances , and , when discovered ...
... meaning of the makers ; and such construction should be put upon them as best to answer that intention , which may be collected from the cause or necessity of making the act , or from foreign circumstances , and , when discovered ...
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... meaning of the provisions of the act of April 12 , 1900 , c . 191 , 31 Stat . 77 , as amended by the act of March 2 , 1901 , c . 812 , 31 Stat . 953 , re- lating to the jurisdiction of the District Court of the United States for Porto ...
... meaning of the provisions of the act of April 12 , 1900 , c . 191 , 31 Stat . 77 , as amended by the act of March 2 , 1901 , c . 812 , 31 Stat . 953 , re- lating to the jurisdiction of the District Court of the United States for Porto ...
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... meaning when used in the definition of the jurisdiction of the Circuit Courts of the United States . Louis & San Francisco Railway v . James , 161 U. S. 545 . St. By the treaty of peace ( 30 Stat . 1754 ) , Spain ceded Porto Rico to the ...
... meaning when used in the definition of the jurisdiction of the Circuit Courts of the United States . Louis & San Francisco Railway v . James , 161 U. S. 545 . St. By the treaty of peace ( 30 Stat . 1754 ) , Spain ceded Porto Rico to the ...
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... meaning and construction of the charter as held by the state court will be binding on the Federal courts , and , in the absence of any Fed- eral question , the construction of the contract by the state court will be of most persuasive ...
... meaning and construction of the charter as held by the state court will be binding on the Federal courts , and , in the absence of any Fed- eral question , the construction of the contract by the state court will be of most persuasive ...
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Página 443 - ... not a collusive one to confer on a court of the United States jurisdiction of a case of which it would not otherwise have cognizance. It must also set forth with particularity the efforts of the plaintiff to secure such action as he desires on the part of the managing directors or trustees and, if necessary, of the shareholders, and the causes of his failure to obtain such action or the reasons for not making such effort.
Página 98 - That all the before-mentioned courts of the United States shall have power to issue writs of scire facias, habeas corpus, and all other writs, not specially provided for by statute, which may be necessary for the exercise of their respective jurisdictions, and agreeable to the principles and usages of law.
Página 143 - This government is acknowledged by all to be one of enumerated powers. The principle, that it can exercise only the powers granted to it, would seem too apparent to have required to be enforced by all those arguments which its enlightened friends, while it was depending before the people, found is necessary to urge. That principle is now universally admitted.
Página 238 - If a bankrupt shall have given a preference within four months before the filing of a petition, or after the filing of the petition and before the adjudication, and the person receiving it, or to be benefited thereby, or his agent acting therein, shall have had reasonable cause to believe that it was intended thereby to give a preference, it shall be voidable by the trustee, and he may recover the property or its value from such person.
Página 135 - We think that in all cases of this nature the law has invested courts of justice with the authority to discharge a jury from giving any verdict whenever, in their opinion, taking all the circumstances into consideration, there is a manifest necessity for the act, or the ends of public justice would otherwise be defeated.
Página 237 - ... suffered a judgment to be entered against himself in favor of any person, or made a transfer of any of his property, and the effect of the enforcement of such judgment or transfer will be to enable any one of his creditors to obtain a greater percentage of his debt than any other of such creditors of the same class.
Página 211 - Where a court has jurisdiction, it has a right to decide every question which occurs in the cause; and whether its decision be correct or otherwise, its judgment, until reversed, is regarded as binding in every other court. But if it act without authority, its judgments and orders are regarded as nullities. They are not voidable, but simply void ; and form no bar to a recovery sought, even prior to a reversal, in opposition to them.
Página 444 - ... he has exhausted all the means within his reach to obtain, within the corporation itself, the redress of his grievances, or action in conformity to his wishes.
Página 13 - All laws should receive a sensible construction. General terms should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions to its language, which would avoid results of this character. The reason of the law in such cases should prevail over its letter.