Commentaries on American Law, Volum 2W. Kent, 1848 |
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Side 31
... held to be contrary to the constitution and laws of the United States , and void in respect to slaves being fugitives from labor from states where slavery is lawful ; for the constitution and law of the United States contemplated a ...
... held to be contrary to the constitution and laws of the United States , and void in respect to slaves being fugitives from labor from states where slavery is lawful ; for the constitution and law of the United States contemplated a ...
Side 38
... held , that his allegiance accrued to the state in which he was born , as the lawful successor of the king ; and that he was to be considered a subject by birth.a It was admitted , that this * claim of the state to the alle- giance of ...
... held , that his allegiance accrued to the state in which he was born , as the lawful successor of the king ; and that he was to be considered a subject by birth.a It was admitted , that this * claim of the state to the alle- giance of ...
Side 56
... held , in that case , that the postnati of Scotland , born after the union of the two crowns , were natural born subjects , and could inherit lands in England . The community of allegiance , at the time of birth , and at the time of de ...
... held , in that case , that the postnati of Scotland , born after the union of the two crowns , were natural born subjects , and could inherit lands in England . The community of allegiance , at the time of birth , and at the time of de ...
Side 58
... held , that an American born in this country before the revolution , and adhering to the United States during the war , and until after the peace of 1783 , was an alien discharged from his allegiance to the king , and was an alien to ...
... held , that an American born in this country before the revolution , and adhering to the United States during the war , and until after the peace of 1783 , was an alien discharged from his allegiance to the king , and was an alien to ...
Side 60
... held , that though a woman was born in South Carolina , before the declaration of independence , and con- tinued there until 1782 , and became a citizen , yet as she was involved in the capture of Charleston in 1780 , and married a ...
... held , that though a woman was born in South Carolina , before the declaration of independence , and con- tinued there until 1782 , and became a citizen , yet as she was involved in the capture of Charleston in 1780 , and married a ...
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Side 314 - Of Law there can be no less acknowledged than that her seat is the bosom of God ; her voice the harmony of the world. All things in heaven and earth do her homage ; the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power.
Side 6 - Your representative owes you, not his industry only but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion.
Side 509 - ... be actually made, procured, or provided, or fit, or ready for delivery, or some act may be requisite for the making or completing thereof, or rendering the same fit for delivery...
Side 92 - That one of the parties was physically incapable of entering into the marriage state.
Side 254 - State from bringing with them such persons as are deemed slaves by the laws of any one of the United States...
Side 507 - ... or upon any contract or sale of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, or any interest in or concerning them ; or upon any agreement that is not to be performed within the space of one...
Side 482 - The common law affords to every one reasonable protection against fraud in dealing ; but it does not go to the romantic length of giving indemnity against the consequences of indolence and folly, or a careless indifference to the ordinary and accessible means of information.
Side 219 - Constitution, includes all the jurisdiction, which was possessed and exercised by the Supreme Court of the Colony of New York, at any time, and by the Court of Chancery in England, on the 4th day of July, 1776; with the exceptions, additions, and limitations, created and imposed by the Constitution and laws of the state. Subject to those exceptions and limitations, the Supreme Court of the state has all the powers and authority of each of those courts, and exercises the same in like manner.
Side 116 - Mere austerity of temper, petulance of manners, rudeness of language, a want of civil attention and accommodation, even occasional sallies of passion, if they do not threaten bodily harm, do not amount to legal cruelty...