A Digest of the Reported Decisions of the Courts of the United States of America, and Great Britain and Her Colonies, Relating to the Rights and Liabilities of Gas Companies: Together with Extracts from the Statutes of the Various United States Concerning Gas CompaniesLittle, Brown, 1883 - 307 páginas |
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... refusal to supply the plaintiff with gas , the company cannot set up as a defence the fact that such application was not in writing , when its su- perintendent had , by agreeing that the plaintiff should have gas after he had signed the ...
... refusal to supply the plaintiff with gas , the company cannot set up as a defence the fact that such application was not in writing , when its su- perintendent had , by agreeing that the plaintiff should have gas after he had signed the ...
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... refused to appoint any . A suit was brought by the city to compel the company to sell at a price fixed by the commissioners appointed by the court , and it was held that the action would not lie ; that it was an equita- ble proceeding ...
... refused to appoint any . A suit was brought by the city to compel the company to sell at a price fixed by the commissioners appointed by the court , and it was held that the action would not lie ; that it was an equita- ble proceeding ...
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... refused , and this action was brought . The court held that " the corporation which issues a coupon bond is in the position of a maker of a promissory note , not of the drawer of a check or bill of exchange . There is no obligation on ...
... refused , and this action was brought . The court held that " the corporation which issues a coupon bond is in the position of a maker of a promissory note , not of the drawer of a check or bill of exchange . There is no obligation on ...
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... refused to execute on the ground of their want of authority ; that the city thereupon took possession of the gas- works , but without notice to the gas company of their intention ; and it was held that the city had ample authority to ...
... refused to execute on the ground of their want of authority ; that the city thereupon took possession of the gas- works , but without notice to the gas company of their intention ; and it was held that the city had ample authority to ...
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... refused to pay the assessment made upon them in the manner provided by the statute , and claimed that it was illegal and contrary to the section of the Constitution which provides that taxes should be assessed upon property by a uniform ...
... refused to pay the assessment made upon them in the manner provided by the statute , and claimed that it was illegal and contrary to the section of the Constitution which provides that taxes should be assessed upon property by a uniform ...
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Términos y frases comunes
act of Parliament action for damages action to recover aforesaid amount ASSUMPSIT authorized capital stock caused certificate chap charter Coke Co contract Contributory Negligence corporation court debts defendants directors dollars duties easement escape of gas ESTOPPEL evidence explosion of gas franchise furnish gas Gas Co gas company gas fixtures gas furnished Gas Light gas or water gas supplied Gas-Light & Coke gas-light company gas-meters gas-works held highway illuminating gas incorporated injunction inspection inspector jury lay gas-pipes lay pipes leak liable Light & Coke main pipe mandamus manufacture meter municipal N. Y. Supreme Norwich City notice nuisance ordinance Orleans owner paid pany payment person plaintiff premises price of gas privileges purpose quo warranto real estate recover damages refusal to supply service pipe STATUTES stockholders streets subscribed supply gas supply of gas thereof tion Ultra Vires village water or gas
Pasajes populares
Página 243 - ... shall be jointly and severally liable for all the debts of the company then existing, and for all that shall be thereafter contracted...
Página 257 - ... shall be appointed for one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years, and one for five years.
Página 228 - Each subscriber to such articles of association shall subscribe thereto his name, place of residence and the number of shares he agrees to take in said company.
Página 242 - ... of capital, and of the proportion actually paid in, and the amount of its existing debts...
Página 241 - ... when any vacancy shall happen among the trustees, by death, resignation or otherwise, it shall be filled for the remainder of the year in such manner as may be provided for by the by-laws of the said company.
Página 228 - On compliance with the provisions of the next section, such articles of association may be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, who shall indorse thereon the day they are filed, and record the same in a book to be provided by him for that purpose ; and thereupon the persons who have so subscribed such articles of association...
Página 241 - All elections shall be by ballot, and each stockholder shall be entitled to as many votes as he owns shares of stock...
Página 233 - If any certificate or report made, or public notice given, by the officers of any such company, in pursuance of the provisions of this act. shall be false in any material representation, all the officers who shall have signed the same, knowing it to be false, shall be jointly and severally liable for all the debts of the company contracted while they are stockholders or officers thereof.
Página 232 - That all the stockholders incorporated under this act shall be severally individually liable to the creditors of the company in which they are stockholders to an amount equal to the amount of stock held by them respectively...
Página 271 - ... or any engine, machine or structure, or any matter or thing appertaining to the same, shall be stopped, obstructed, impaired, weakened, injured or destroyed, the person or persons so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and...