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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Side 2
... effect would be to accumulate surface water , and cause it to flow on plaintiff's land , where it would not otherwise flow . The jury rendered a general Verdict . verdict in favor of the plaintiff , and also returned answers to 16 ...
... effect would be to accumulate surface water , and cause it to flow on plaintiff's land , where it would not otherwise flow . The jury rendered a general Verdict . verdict in favor of the plaintiff , and also returned answers to 16 ...
Side 6
... effect of carrying off , in a rapid man- ner and in large measure , the lighter portions of the hills so Removal of trees . loosened and made ready to be carried away to the 6 [ VOL . 41 MISSISSIPPI & TENNESSEE R. CO . v . ARCHIBALD .
... effect of carrying off , in a rapid man- ner and in large measure , the lighter portions of the hills so Removal of trees . loosened and made ready to be carried away to the 6 [ VOL . 41 MISSISSIPPI & TENNESSEE R. CO . v . ARCHIBALD .
Side 8
... effect , instructs the jury that if the defendant railroad , since October , 1885 , had carlessly obstructed the waters in the water - courses so as to cause them to overflow the lands of plaintiffs , and to damage them , then the jury ...
... effect , instructs the jury that if the defendant railroad , since October , 1885 , had carlessly obstructed the waters in the water - courses so as to cause them to overflow the lands of plaintiffs , and to damage them , then the jury ...
Side 22
... effect here of an admission that the allegations of the bill are true . This cannot be conceded . The demurrer , it is true , was an admission of the truth of such matters in the bill as were well pleaded ; but it was such admission ...
... effect here of an admission that the allegations of the bill are true . This cannot be conceded . The demurrer , it is true , was an admission of the truth of such matters in the bill as were well pleaded ; but it was such admission ...
Side 27
... effect following , to wit : " The Comments on last half - hour , he thought , had been unnecessarily consumed , and was not calculated to enlighten court or jury . " It appears that these remarks were not excepted to at the time they ...
... effect following , to wit : " The Comments on last half - hour , he thought , had been unnecessarily consumed , and was not calculated to enlighten court or jury . " It appears that these remarks were not excepted to at the time they ...
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Side 676 - The legislatures of those districts or new states, shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil by the United States in Congress assembled, nor with any regulations Congress may find necessary for securing the title in such soil to the bona fide purchasers. No tax shall be imposed on lands the property of the United States; and in no case shall non-resident proprietors be taxed higher than residents.
Side 644 - Corporations may be formed under general laws ; but shall not be created by special act,, except for municipal purposes, and in cases where in the judgment of the Legislature, the objects of the corporation cannot be attained under general laws. All general laws and special acts passed pursuant to this section, may be altered from time to time, or repealed.
Side 694 - No money shall be paid out of the Treasury except in pursuance of an appropriation made by law.
Side 509 - Every such action shall be brought by and in the names of the personal representatives of such deceased person, and the amount recovered in every such action shall be for the exclusive benefit of the widow and next of kin of such deceased person, and shall be distributed to such widow and next of kin in the proportions provided by law, in relation to the distribution of personal property, left by persons dying intestate...
Side 205 - ... in the course of professional employment. 3. A clergyman or priest cannot, without the consent of the person making the confession, be examined as to any confession made to him in his professional character in the course of discipline enjoined by the church to which he belongs.
Side 488 - ... which each other shall perform his appropriate duty, each is an observer of the conduct of the others, can give notice of any misconduct, incapacity or neglect of duty, and leave the service, if the common employer will not take such precautions, and employ such agents as the safety of the whole party may require. By these means, the safety of each will be much more effectually secured, than could be done by a resort to the common employer for indemnity in case of loss by the negligence of each...
Side 676 - States, that the said state shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil within the same by the United States, nor with any regulations congress may find necessary for securing the title in such soil to the bona fide purchasers thereof; and that no tax shall be imposed on lands the property of the United States; and that in no case shall non-resident proprietors be taxed higher than residents...
Side 38 - But we think it may safely be said that State legislation which seeks to impose a direct burden upon inter-state commerce, or to interfere directly with its freedom, does encroach upon the exclusive power of Congress.
Side 279 - ... when such wrongs are in any manner connected with the use and operation of any railway, on or about which they shall be employed, and no contract which restricts such liability shall be legal or binding.
Side 488 - In considering the rights and obligations arising out of particular relations, it is competent for courts of justice to regard considerations of policy and general convenience, and to draw from them such rules as will, in their practical application, best promote the safety and security of all parties concerned.