Commentaries on American Law, Volum 2W. Kent, 1848 |
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... owner's right of caption in person or by his agent , and that the state act had become in- operative and null . So the decision in the circuit court in the city of New York in the matter of George Kirk ( Law Reporter for December , 1846 ) ...
... owner's right of caption in person or by his agent , and that the state act had become in- operative and null . So the decision in the circuit court in the city of New York in the matter of George Kirk ( Law Reporter for December , 1846 ) ...
Side 31
... owners of slaves to bring in and retain them within the state in involuntary servitude for a transient period , is ... owner of a fugitive slave would be apt to be deterred under such discourag- ing and hazardous circumstances , ftom ...
... owners of slaves to bring in and retain them within the state in involuntary servitude for a transient period , is ... owner of a fugitive slave would be apt to be deterred under such discourag- ing and hazardous circumstances , ftom ...
Side 182
... owners , and it had become difficult to ascertain whether third persons were safe in dealing for fiduciary property with the trustee , without the concurrence of the beneficial owner . There are no regulations on any other branch of the ...
... owners , and it had become difficult to ascertain whether third persons were safe in dealing for fiduciary property with the trustee , without the concurrence of the beneficial owner . There are no regulations on any other branch of the ...
Side 249
... owner . When a master was murdered by one of his domnestic slaves , all the slaves of his household at the time were to be put to death ; and Tacitus gives a horrible instance , in the time of Nero , of the application of this atrocious ...
... owner . When a master was murdered by one of his domnestic slaves , all the slaves of his household at the time were to be put to death ; and Tacitus gives a horrible instance , in the time of Nero , of the application of this atrocious ...
Side 253
... owner . But as the Ch . Justice observed , in the case of the Commonwealth v . Avis , 18 Pick . 216 , the laws that regard slaves as property are local , and only apply so far as such laws proprio vigore can operate . Such local laws do ...
... owner . But as the Ch . Justice observed , in the case of the Commonwealth v . Avis , 18 Pick . 216 , the laws that regard slaves as property are local , and only apply so far as such laws proprio vigore can operate . Such local laws do ...
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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...