United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court, Volum 161United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner Banks & Bros., Law Publishers, 1896 |
Inni boken
Resultat 1-5 av 100
Side 10
... decided . Judgment affirmed . BELKNAP v . SCHILD . APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA . -- No. 22. Argued January 21 , 22 , 1895. Decided February 8 , 1896 . The United States have ...
... decided . Judgment affirmed . BELKNAP v . SCHILD . APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA . -- No. 22. Argued January 21 , 22 , 1895. Decided February 8 , 1896 . The United States have ...
Side 20
... decided was that the statute of limitations , or adverse possession , might be pleaded in defence of an action of trespass to try title against officers of the United States . 147 U. S. 508 , 518 . In Cunningham v . Macon & Brunswick ...
... decided was that the statute of limitations , or adverse possession , might be pleaded in defence of an action of trespass to try title against officers of the United States . 147 U. S. 508 , 518 . In Cunningham v . Macon & Brunswick ...
Side 27
... decided , in this case . In order that the rights of all parties interested in the con- troversy may be preserved , the entry in this case will be Decree of the Circuit Court reversed , and case remanded to that court with directions to ...
... decided , in this case . In order that the rights of all parties interested in the con- troversy may be preserved , the entry in this case will be Decree of the Circuit Court reversed , and case remanded to that court with directions to ...
Side 29
... Decided January 27 , 1896 . The constitutional right of a defendant to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation against him entitles him to insist , at the outset , by demurrer or by motion to quash , and , after verdict ...
... Decided January 27 , 1896 . The constitutional right of a defendant to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation against him entitles him to insist , at the outset , by demurrer or by motion to quash , and , after verdict ...
Side 44
... decided the contrary rule had been announced in several leading cases in this country , and the court in the Bradlaugh case said : " In support of this conten- tion for the crown some American cases were cited . Deci- Dissenting Opinion ...
... decided the contrary rule had been announced in several leading cases in this country , and the court in the Bradlaugh case said : " In support of this conten- tion for the crown some American cases were cited . Deci- Dissenting Opinion ...
Andre utgaver - Vis alle
United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court, Volum 320 United States. Supreme Court Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1944 |
Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
act of Congress action adjudication affirmed alleged amount appeal Arkansas assignment attorney authority Bannock tribe bill bonds capital stock Central Pacific Railroad charged charter Circuit Court citizen claimants clause Commonwealth constitution contract corporation Decided March decision decree defendant in error delivered the opinion District District of Columbia entitled escheated Evansville evidence execution exemption fact filed grant half sitios held indictment issued judgment jurisdiction jury Justice land legislature liability lien Memphis ment mortgage National Bank obscene offence paid parties patent payment person petition plaintiff in error proceedings prosecution purchase question Railroad Company Railway Company receiver San Francisco Railway shareholders shares of stock Stat Statement statute stockholders suit Supreme Court taxation Tennessee Territory Territory of Utah Texas therein thereof tion treaty trust Union & Planters Union Pacific Railroad United valid void Wall witness writ of error
Populære avsnitt
Side 4 - The shareholders of each association formed under the provisions of this act, and of each existing bank or banking association that may accept the provisions of this act, shall be held individually responsible, equally and ratably, and not one for another, for all contracts, debts, and engagements of such association to the extent of the amount of their stock therein at the par value thereof, in addition to the amount invested in such shares...
Side 594 - An Act to regulate commerce," approved February fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, or of any amendment thereof, on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him, may tend to criminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture. But no person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing, concerning which he may testify, or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise,...
Side 348 - All transfers and assignments made of any claim upon the United States, or of any part or share thereof, or interest therein, whether absolute or conditional, and whatever may be the consideration therefor, and all powers of attorney, orders, or other authorities for receiving payment of any such claim, or of any part or share thereof, shall be absolutely null and void, unless they are freely made and executed in the presence of at least two attesting witnesses, after the allowance ' of such a claim,...
Side 617 - This can only be obviated by adhering to the rule that constitutional provisions for the security of person and property should be liberally construed. A close and literal construction deprives them of half their efficacy, and leads to gradual depreciation of the right, as if it consisted more in sound than in substance. It is the duty of the courts to be watchful for the constitutional rights of the citizen, and against any stealthy encroachments thereon.
Side 610 - No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing documentary evidence before the commission or in obedience to the subpoena of the commission on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend to criminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture.
Side 635 - It may be that it is the obnoxious thing in its mildest and least repulsive form; but illegitimate and unconstitutional practices get their first footing in that way, namely, by silent approaches and slight deviations from legal modes of procedure.
Side 531 - It is not intended to say that these words comprehend that commerce which is completely internal, which is carried on between man and man in a state, or between different parts of the same state, and which does not extend to or affect other states.
Side 509 - A fugitive criminal shall not be surrendered if the offence in respect of which his surrender is demanded is one of a political character...
Side 470 - ... loss or damage arising from negligence, fault, or failure in proper loading, stowage, custody, care, or proper delivery of any and all lawful merchandise or property committed to its or their charge.
Side 126 - In any case in which the jurisdiction of the court is in issue: in such cases the question of jurisdiction alone shall be certified to the Supreme Court from the court below for decision.