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Page 90
... benefit of the exemption ? Was it to be the corporation , or was it intended for the individual stockholder ? It was upon that question that the court divided , those in the minority believing that the exemption was in- tended in each ...
... benefit of the exemption ? Was it to be the corporation , or was it intended for the individual stockholder ? It was upon that question that the court divided , those in the minority believing that the exemption was in- tended in each ...
Page 91
... benefit tion creating a new corporation , and that which the state will receive in the develop- the exemption , consequently , of the Natchez , ment of its agricultural resources by means Jackson , & Columbus Railroad properly of said ...
... benefit tion creating a new corporation , and that which the state will receive in the develop- the exemption , consequently , of the Natchez , ment of its agricultural resources by means Jackson , & Columbus Railroad properly of said ...
Page 107
... benefits offered by the void statute , does not thereby make a new con- tract with the state ( although such would ... benefit of their stockholders . Bal- timore v . Baltimore & O. R. Co. 6 Gill , 288 , 48 Am . Dec. 531 . But although ...
... benefits offered by the void statute , does not thereby make a new con- tract with the state ( although such would ... benefit of their stockholders . Bal- timore v . Baltimore & O. R. Co. 6 Gill , 288 , 48 Am . Dec. 531 . But although ...
Page 112
... benefit of 1890 , 90h , expressly provided , in § 3379 , the exemption therein provided only to a that the privilege tax should be imposed on company which should build a railroad after all railroads , without a suggestion of any the ...
... benefit of 1890 , 90h , expressly provided , in § 3379 , the exemption therein provided only to a that the privilege tax should be imposed on company which should build a railroad after all railroads , without a suggestion of any the ...
Page 126
... benefit of her services during all of said time . And we are of the opinion , and there- fore decide , that , upon the facts and law as above stated , the rulings of the trial court , whereby the plaintiff was permitted to in- from the ...
... benefit of her services during all of said time . And we are of the opinion , and there- fore decide , that , upon the facts and law as above stated , the rulings of the trial court , whereby the plaintiff was permitted to in- from the ...
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Page 391 - J., observed that in order for it to apply "there must be reasonable evidence of negligence, but where the thing is shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the accident is such as in the ordinary course of things does not happen, if those who have the management use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation by the defendants, that the accident arose from want of care.
Page 48 - The General Assembly shall provide by law for a uniform and equal rate of assessment and taxation ; and shall prescribe such regulations as shall secure a just valuation for taxation of all property, both real and personal, excepting such only for municipal, educational, literary, scientific, religious or charitable purposes, as may be specially exempted by law.
Page 350 - property," as used in this article and section, is hereby declared to include moneys, credits, bonds, stocks, dues, franchises, and all other matters and things, real, personal, and mixed, capable of private ownership...
Page 261 - Every railroad corporation owning or operating a railroad in this state shall be liable for all damages sustained by any agent or servant thereof by reason of the negligence of any other agent or servant...
Page 118 - Negligence is the failure to do what a reasonable and prudent person would ordinarily have done under the circumstances of the situation, or doing what such a person under the existing circumstances would not have done.
Page 448 - In the event of disagreement as to the amount of loss the same shall, as above provided, be ascertained by two competent and disinterested appraisers, the insured and this company each selecting one, and the two so chosen shall first select a competent and disinterested umpire; the appraisers together shall then estimate and appraise the loss, stating separately sound value and damage, and...
Page 373 - The general assembly shall provide such revenue as may be needful by levying a tax, by valuation, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his, her or its property...
Page 388 - ... naturally there, harmless to others so long as it is confined to his own property, but which he knows to be mischievous if it gets on his neighbour's, should be obliged to make good the damage which ensues if he does not succeed in confining it to his own property. But for his act in bringing it there no mischief could have accrued, and it seems but just that he should at his peril keep it there so that no mischief may accrue, or answer for the natural and anticipated consequences. And upon authority,...
Page 265 - The business of other corporations is not subject to similar dangers to their employes, and no objections, therefore, can be made to the legislation on the ground of its making an unjust discrimination. It meets a particular necessity, and all railroad corporations are, without distinction, made subject to the same liabilities.
Page 43 - ... it is not on slight implication and vague conjecture that the legislature is to be pronounced to have transcended its powers, and its acts to be considered as void. The opposition between the constitution and the law should be such that the judge feels a clear and strong conviction of their incompatibility with each other.