The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All Cases, Affecting Railroads of Every Kind, Decided by the Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction in the United States, England, and Canada [1894-1913].E. Thompson Company, 1897 |
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... trial having been made and overruled , judgment was entered upon the verdict . The principal question before us is whether the statute of Ohio passed April 2 , 1890 ( Laws Ohio 1890 , p . 149 ) , entitled " An act for the protection and ...
... trial having been made and overruled , judgment was entered upon the verdict . The principal question before us is whether the statute of Ohio passed April 2 , 1890 ( Laws Ohio 1890 , p . 149 ) , entitled " An act for the protection and ...
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... trial of any action in the courts of this state , brought by such employee , or his legal representatives , against any railroad corporation for damages , on account of such injuries so received , the same shall be prima facie evidence ...
... trial of any action in the courts of this state , brought by such employee , or his legal representatives , against any railroad corporation for damages , on account of such injuries so received , the same shall be prima facie evidence ...
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... trial court and the circuit court of appeals were of opinion that the third section of the judiciary act of March 3 , 1887 , c . 373 , § 2 ( 24 Stat . 552 , 554 ) , authorizing suits to be brought against receivers of railroads without ...
... trial court and the circuit court of appeals were of opinion that the third section of the judiciary act of March 3 , 1887 , c . 373 , § 2 ( 24 Stat . 552 , 554 ) , authorizing suits to be brought against receivers of railroads without ...
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... trial court on a motion for a new trial . Upon a writ of error this court can deal only with questions of law . If there was a case of disputed facts upon which the plaintiff was entitled to go to the jury , as un- doubtedly there was ...
... trial court on a motion for a new trial . Upon a writ of error this court can deal only with questions of law . If there was a case of disputed facts upon which the plaintiff was entitled to go to the jury , as un- doubtedly there was ...
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... trial court to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial , and in the as- signment of error to the appellate court , upon the overruling of such motion , assert its claim to rights under the constitution of the United States ...
... trial court to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial , and in the as- signment of error to the appellate court , upon the overruling of such motion , assert its claim to rights under the constitution of the United States ...
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Página 478 - ... in the course of transportation from one State to another, or to a foreign country, shall be forfeited to the United States, and may be seized and condemned by like proceedings as those provided by law for the forfeiture, seizure, and condemnation of property imported into the United States contrary to law.
Página 212 - ... such as may fairly and reasonably be considered either arising naturally, ie according to the usual course of things from such breach of contract itself, or such as may reasonably be supposed to have been in the contemplation of both parties at the time they made the contract, as the probable result of the breach of it.
Página 486 - A bell of at least thirty pounds weight or a steam whistle shall be placed on each locomotive engine, and shall be rung or whistled at the distance of at least eighty rods from the place where...
Página 477 - Every contract, combination in form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce, in any territory of the United States or of the District of Columbia, or in restraint of trade or commerce between any such territory and another, or between any such territory or territories, and any 331 state or states or the District of Columbia or with foreign nations, or between the District of Columbia and any state or states or foreign nations, is hereby declared illegal.
Página 404 - MR. JUSTICE PECKHAM, after stating the facts in the foregoing language, delivered the opinion of the court. The...
Página 462 - 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 212 - Where two parties have made a contract which one of them has broken, the damages which the other party ought to receive in respect of such breach of contract should be such as may fairly and reasonably be considered either arising naturally — ie, according to the usual course of things, from such breach of contract itself...
Página 389 - The public policy of the Government is to be found in its statutes, and when they have not directly spoken, then in the decisions of the courts and the constant practice of the Government officials; but when the lawmaking power speaks upon a particular subject, over which it has constitutional power to legislate, public policy in such a case is what the statute enacts.
Página 477 - Sec. 4. The several circuit courts of the United States are hereby invested with jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of this act; and it shall be the duty of the several district attorneys of the United States, in their respective districts, under the direction of the attorney general, to institute proceedings in equity to prevent and restrain such violations.
Página 445 - Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, is hereby declared to be illegal. Every person who shall make any such contract or engage in any such combination or conspiracy, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor...