Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Common Pleas, and Other Courts: With Tables of the Cases and Principal Matters, Volume 1 |
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... considered only as a com- mission given to the Colonel ; and the act applies , if at all , to show that the Colonel cannot sit in Parlia- ment . If he is brought within the scope of the act , it cannot be carried below him , without ...
... considered only as a com- mission given to the Colonel ; and the act applies , if at all , to show that the Colonel cannot sit in Parlia- ment . If he is brought within the scope of the act , it cannot be carried below him , without ...
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... considered as overpowering the nice objection , as to the nearness or remoteness of the con- tracting party . With regard to the parties , therefore , nothing can be more general . It is then objected , that commissioners of the ...
... considered as overpowering the nice objection , as to the nearness or remoteness of the con- tracting party . With regard to the parties , therefore , nothing can be more general . It is then objected , that commissioners of the ...
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... considered as of some weight . It will be necessary to review the circumstances of the case . What then are the facts ? General Nichols receives an order from government to clothe his men , he makes a contract with the clothier . I put ...
... considered as of some weight . It will be necessary to review the circumstances of the case . What then are the facts ? General Nichols receives an order from government to clothe his men , he makes a contract with the clothier . I put ...
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... considered as contractors with the public , and so be disqualified from sitting and voting in parliament . I cannot think that such was the intention of the act ; and am therefore of opinion that it is impossible to consider the ...
... considered as contractors with the public , and so be disqualified from sitting and voting in parliament . I cannot think that such was the intention of the act ; and am therefore of opinion that it is impossible to consider the ...
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... considered that General Nichols were a con- tractor with government within the meaning of this act , I should still think that the Defendant , as a sub- contractor , is not liable to the penalties imposed by this statute . The act can ...
... considered that General Nichols were a con- tractor with government within the meaning of this act , I should still think that the Defendant , as a sub- contractor , is not liable to the penalties imposed by this statute . The act can ...
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Page 459 - London, (the act of God, the queen's enemies, fire, and all and every other dangers and accidents of the seas, rivers, and navigation, of whatever nature and kind soever, excepted,) unto order or to assigns, he or they paying freight for the said goods at 51.
Page 229 - The general principle upon which it depends, appears to be that, where there is any defect, imperfection, or omission in any pleading, whether in substance or form, which would have been a fatal objection upon demurrer, yet, if the issue joined be such as necessarily required, on the trial, proof of the facts so defectively or imperfectly stated or omitted, and without which it is not to be presumed that either the judge would direct the jury to give, or the jury would have given, the verdict...
Page 575 - A CRIME, or misdemeanor, is an act committed, or omitted, in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it.
Page 370 - A rule having been obtained calling on the plaintiff to shew cause why the verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial had...
Page 392 - The question for the opinion of the court was, whether the plaintiffs were entitled to recover back the money so paid to the defendants.
Page 238 - ... that, where the plaintiff" has stated his title or ground of action defectively or inaccurately, because, to entitle him to recover, all circumstances necessary, in form or substance, to complete the title so imperfectly stated, must be proved at the trial, it is a fair presumption, after...
Page 557 - ... if it be against a magistrate, or other public person, it is a greater offence; for it concerns not only the breach of the peace, but also the scandal of Government...
Page 489 - The following certificate was afterwards sent : — " This case has been argued before us by counsel. We have considered it, and are of opinion, that the...
Page 577 - The direct tendency of these libels is the breach of the public peace, by stirring up the objects of them to revenge, and perhaps to bloodshed.
Page 272 - if at any time hereafter any person or persons shall become bankrupt, and at such time as they shall so become bankrupt shall by the consent and permission of the true owner and proprietary, have in their possession, order, and disposition, any goods or chattels, whereof they shall be reputed owners, and take upon them the sale, alteration, or disposition, as owners...