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Page 30 - The court said 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 defendant, that the accident arose from want of care.
Page 520 - If the unpaid balance of the contract price shall exceed the expense of finishing the work including compensation for additional managerial and administrative services, such excess shall be paid to the Contractor. If such expense shall exceed such unpaid balance, the Contractor shall pay the difference to the Owner.
Page 434 - STATE OF ILLINOIS > COUNTY OF CHAMPAIGN ] I, , a Notary Public in and for said County, in the State aforesaid, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that MARY ROE and JOHN ROE, her husband, personally known to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, appeared before me this day in person and acknowledged that they signed, sealed and delivered the said instrument...
Page 521 - Contractor , then the time herein fixed for the completion of the work shall be extended for a period equivalent to the time lost by reason of any or all the causes aforesaid...
Page 663 - Where several persons are proved to have combined together for the same illegal purpose, any act done by one of the party, in pursuance of the original concerted...
Page 519 - ... and if the architect shall certify that such refusal, neglect or failure is sufficient ground for such action, the owner shall also be at liberty to terminate the employment of the...
Page 432 - And the said party of the second part, for himself and his heirs, executors, and administrators, does covenant and agree, to and with the said party of the first part...
Page 225 - ... dollars, to be sued for and recovered before any justice of the peace of the proper county...
Page 260 - Facility of Payment" clause in the policy which provided that, "The company may make any payment provided for in this policy to any relative by blood or connection by marriage of the insured, or to any other person appearing to said company to be equitably entitled to the same by reason of having incurred expense on behalf of the insured, for his or her burial, or, if the insured be more than fifteen years of age at the date of this policy, for any other purpose...
Page 538 - Assembly shall provide, by law, that in all elections for directors or managers of incorporated companies, every stockholder shall have the right to vote, in person or by proxy, for the number of shares of stock owned by him, for as many persons as there are directors or managers to be elected...

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