Weekly Notes of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the County Courts of Philadelphia, and the United States District and Circuit Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Nide 31Kay & Brother, 1893 |
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action affirmed agreement alleged Allegheny Allegheny County amount Appeal appellee April April 24 assignment of error assumpsit authority bank bill Boak charge claim coal Common Pleas consent construction contract corporation County Court of Equity creditors damages deceased decree deed defendant defendant's duty eminent domain entered entitled equity evidence execution executors facts fee simple fendant filed follows Hatry held injury inter alia interest issue John judgment jury land lease liability lien matter ment mortgage negligence opinion ordinance owner paid parties payment person Phila Philadelphia Philadelphia County Pittsburgh plaintiff premises purchase purpose question R. R. Co railroad company real estate reason recover refused road rule scire facias soda-ash statute street sustained testator testified testimony thereof Thomas Van Horne tiff tion township track tract trust verdict WEEKLY NOTES West Philadelphia wife William witness
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Sivu 382 - the objection that a contract is immoral or illegal as between plaintiff and defendant sounds at all times very ill in the mouth of the defendant.
Sivu 384 - It must not be forgotten that you are not to extend, arbitrarily, those rules which say that a given contract is void as being against public policy ; because if there is one thing which more than another public policy requires, it is that men of full age and competent understanding shall have the utmost liberty of contracting, and that their contracts, when entered into freely and voluntarily, shall be held sacred and shall be enforced by Courts of justice.
Sivu 217 - ... on real estate, or of judgments or decrees in its favor; all deposits of money, bullion, or other valuable thing for its use, or for the use of any of its shareholders or creditors; and all payments of money to either, made after the commission of an act of insolvency or in contemplation thereof...
Sivu 127 - A married woman shall be capable of entering into and rendering herself liable in respect of and to the extent of her separate property on any contract, and of suing and being sued, either in contract or in tort, or otherwise, in all respects as if she were a feme sole, and her husband need not be joined with her as plaintiff or defendant, or be made a party to any action or other legal proceeding brought by or taken against her...
Sivu 316 - We think it is a settled principle, growing out of the nature of well-ordered civil society, that every holder of property, however absolute and unqualified may be his title, holds it under the implied liability that his use of it may be so regulated, that it shall not be injurious to the equal enjoyment of others having an equal right to the enjoyment of their property, nor injurious to the rights of the community.
Sivu 47 - ... needed for that purpose, and it shall be the duty of the Attorney General of the United States upon every application of the Secretary of the Interior under this act to cause proceedings to be commenced for condemnation within thirty days from the receipt of the application at the Department of Justice.
Sivu 59 - C. ances unto the said parties of the second part, their heirs and assigns, to and for the only proper use and behoof of the said parties of the second part, their heirs and assigns forever.
Sivu 360 - Witnesseth: That the said party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00), lawful money of the United States of America, to them in hand paid by the said party of the second part...
Sivu 471 - July, 1891, to show cause why judgment should not be entered for want of a sufficient affidavit of defence.
Sivu 408 - In determining what is proximate cause, the true rule is that the injury must be the natural and probable consequence of the negligence; such a consequence as, under the surrounding circumstances of the case, might and ought to have been foreseen by the wrongdoer as likely to flow from his act.