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, 1890 Covers cases decided [1879?]-1895. |
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... pany which is authorized to acquire land 100 feet in width for right of way , and also such lands as are needed for depot buildings , etc. , and for purposes connected with the use and management of the railroad , cannot acquire lands ...
... pany which is authorized to acquire land 100 feet in width for right of way , and also such lands as are needed for depot buildings , etc. , and for purposes connected with the use and management of the railroad , cannot acquire lands ...
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... pany being in the hands of a receiver , namely , Timothy Case , in the circuit court of the United States for the eastern district of Wisconsin , in a suit by the Far- mers ' Loan & Trust Company to foreclose a mortgage on said railroad ...
... pany being in the hands of a receiver , namely , Timothy Case , in the circuit court of the United States for the eastern district of Wisconsin , in a suit by the Far- mers ' Loan & Trust Company to foreclose a mortgage on said railroad ...
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... pany on its right of way are in their nature dangerous , and the duty is imposed upon railroad companies to keep their rights of way clear of those and other dangerous combustible materials . The instruction , to be accurate , should ...
... pany on its right of way are in their nature dangerous , and the duty is imposed upon railroad companies to keep their rights of way clear of those and other dangerous combustible materials . The instruction , to be accurate , should ...
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... pany for the use of the Phoenix Insurance Company against the Louisville , New Orleans & Texas Railway Company , to recover damages for the destruction of cotton by fire . The cotton had been delivered to the nominal plaintiff for trans ...
... pany for the use of the Phoenix Insurance Company against the Louisville , New Orleans & Texas Railway Company , to recover damages for the destruction of cotton by fire . The cotton had been delivered to the nominal plaintiff for trans ...
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... pany operat . ing railroad . ment is not repeated , but it is made certain by reference to the first count ; and in the answer the incorporation , corpo- rate existence , and ownership of the railroad is directly ad- mitted and averred ...
... pany operat . ing railroad . ment is not repeated , but it is made certain by reference to the first count ; and in the answer the incorporation , corpo- rate existence , and ownership of the railroad is directly ad- mitted and averred ...
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Página 546 - ... with the secretary of the interior a copy of its articles of incorporation, and due proofs of its organization under the same...
Página 87 - The mayor and council shall have the care, supervision, and control of all public highways, bridges, streets, alleys, public squares, and commons within the city, and shall cause the same to be kept open and in repair, and free from nuisances.
Página 533 - That any and all lands heretofore reserved to the United States by any act of Congress, or in any other manner, by competent authority, for the purpose of aiding in any object of internal improvement, or for any other purpose whatsoever...
Página 537 - That nothing in this act contained shall be construed to impair the rights of person or property now pertaining to the Indians in said territory, so long as such rights shall remain unextinguished by treaty between the United States and such Indians...
Página 247 - The General Assembly shall not grant to any citizen, or class of citizens, privileges or immunities, which, upon the same terms, shall not equally belong to all citizens.
Página 390 - That a director of a joint-stock corporation occupies one of those fiduciary relations where his dealings with the subject-matter of his trust or agency, and with the beneficiary or party whose interest is confided to his care, is viewed with jealousy by the courts, and may be set aside on slight grounds, is a doctrine founded on the soundest morality, and which has received the clearest recognition in this court and in others.
Página 399 - The court instructed the jury that if they should find from the evidence that the plaintiff...
Página 558 - The company shall not be entitled to any mines of coal, ironstone, slate, or other minerals under anv land purchast-d by them, except only such parts thereof as shall be necessary to be dug or carried away or used in the construction of the works, unless the same shall have been expressly purchased; and all such mines, excepting as aforesaid, shall be deemed to be excepted out of the conveyance of such lands. unless they shall have been expressly named therein and conveyed thereby.
Página 161 - To construct its road upon or across any stream of water, water-course, highway, railroad or canal, so as not to interfere with the free use of the same, which the route of its road shall intersect, in such manner as to afford security for life and property: but the corporation shall restore the stream or water- course, road or highway, thus intersected, to its former state, or in a sufficient manner not to unnecessarily impair its usefulness or injure its franchises.
Página 391 - When a corporation becomes insolvent, it is so far civilly dead that its property may be administered as a trust fund for the benefit of its stockholders and creditors. A court of equity, at the instance of the proper parties, will then make those funds trust funds, which, in other circumstances, are as much the absolute property of the corporation as any man's property is his.