Commentaries on American Law, Volum 2W. Kent, 1848 |
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Side 11
... question as to the pow- er of the court to discharge a jury sworn and charged in a capital case be- fore verdict , and to put the party accused upon trial a second time for the same offence after a verdict rendered , has been much ...
... question as to the pow- er of the court to discharge a jury sworn and charged in a capital case be- fore verdict , and to put the party accused upon trial a second time for the same offence after a verdict rendered , has been much ...
Side 19
... question has been frequently discussed in Massachusetts . In the case of The Commonwealth v . Chase , b in 1808 , it was deci- ded , that the publication of a libel maliciously , and with intent to defame , was clearly a public offence ...
... question has been frequently discussed in Massachusetts . In the case of The Commonwealth v . Chase , b in 1808 , it was deci- ded , that the publication of a libel maliciously , and with intent to defame , was clearly a public offence ...
Side 27
... question of malice is a question of fact for a jury . Lillie v . Prin , 5 Adolp . & Ellis , 645. The facts ought not to be specially pleaded in bar as a justification , when they do not amount to it on the face of the plea ; for whether ...
... question of malice is a question of fact for a jury . Lillie v . Prin , 5 Adolp . & Ellis , 645. The facts ought not to be specially pleaded in bar as a justification , when they do not amount to it on the face of the plea ; for whether ...
Side 33
... question , for any differences in opinion in matters of religion , who do not actually dis- turb the civil peace of the colony . " The principles and character of Roger Williams , the earliest settler and act- ual founder of the state ...
... question , for any differences in opinion in matters of religion , who do not actually dis- turb the civil peace of the colony . " The principles and character of Roger Williams , the earliest settler and act- ual founder of the state ...
Side 36
... question , ( if any question there can really be , ) under the charter of 1629. The former , in his History of the United States , ( vol . i . p . 244-247 , ) follows Neal and other Puritans of that age , in favour of the Puritans ...
... question , ( if any question there can really be , ) under the charter of 1629. The former , in his History of the United States , ( vol . i . p . 244-247 , ) follows Neal and other Puritans of that age , in favour of the Puritans ...
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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...