The American Reports: Containing All Decisions of General Interest Decided in the Courts of Last Resort of the Several States with Notes and References, Volume 2Bancroft-Whitney, 1871 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... held , that when the corporation have a general agent , who is employed by them for the express purpose of recover- ing and transporting merchandise for him , and is held out to the world as invested with authority for this purpose , if ...
... held , that when the corporation have a general agent , who is employed by them for the express purpose of recover- ing and transporting merchandise for him , and is held out to the world as invested with authority for this purpose , if ...
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... held an answer to the plaintiffs ' claim , on the ground that the legislature had no right to impair its validity , then it would follow , that they might be ousted of their control and jurisdiction during the whole existence of the ...
... held an answer to the plaintiffs ' claim , on the ground that the legislature had no right to impair its validity , then it would follow , that they might be ousted of their control and jurisdiction during the whole existence of the ...
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... held that a railroad corpora- tion is liable for the willful tort of its servants whereby a passenger on the train is injured . " In Brand v . Railroad , 8 Barb . 368 , the court say : A passenger on board a stage - coach or railroad ...
... held that a railroad corpora- tion is liable for the willful tort of its servants whereby a passenger on the train is injured . " In Brand v . Railroad , 8 Barb . 368 , the court say : A passenger on board a stage - coach or railroad ...
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... held otherwise . " A railway company , " said the court , " selects its own agents at its own pleasure , and it is bound to employ none except capable , prudent and humane men . In the present case , the com- pany and its agents were ...
... held otherwise . " A railway company , " said the court , " selects its own agents at its own pleasure , and it is bound to employ none except capable , prudent and humane men . In the present case , the com- pany and its agents were ...
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... held as a trust fund , was made liable to taxation . By virtue of that statute , the tax in question was duly assessed o the defendants as commissioners of the sinking fund of the Ken- ebec and Portland Railroad Company , and the lists ...
... held as a trust fund , was made liable to taxation . By virtue of that statute , the tax in question was duly assessed o the defendants as commissioners of the sinking fund of the Ken- ebec and Portland Railroad Company , and the lists ...
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