The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All the Railroad Cases in the Courts of Last Resort in America and EnglandLawrence Lewis, Adelbert Hamilton, John Houston Merrill, William Mark McKinney, James Manford Kerr, John Crawford Thomson Edward Thompson Company, 1882 Covers cases decided [1879?]-1895. |
Dari dalam buku
Hasil 1-5 dari 86
Halaman 7
... tion of the road between Quincy and Jacksonville : Provided , how- ever , the State bonds under this section shall not be exchanged for first - mortgage bonds for a greater length than one hundred miles of any part of railroad between ...
... tion of the road between Quincy and Jacksonville : Provided , how- ever , the State bonds under this section shall not be exchanged for first - mortgage bonds for a greater length than one hundred miles of any part of railroad between ...
Halaman 10
... tion of their issue when they were adopted , report the following resolution in respect thereto : " Resolved , that the resolution adopting the bonds to be issued by the company , signed by George W. Swepson , president , and H. H. ...
... tion of their issue when they were adopted , report the following resolution in respect thereto : " Resolved , that the resolution adopting the bonds to be issued by the company , signed by George W. Swepson , president , and H. H. ...
Halaman 22
... tion in their favor . The next important inquiry is whether the necessary authority for the issue and exchange of the bonds was given by the corpora- tion itself . Certainly the resolution of June 2 , 1870 , is on its face sufficient ...
... tion in their favor . The next important inquiry is whether the necessary authority for the issue and exchange of the bonds was given by the corpora- tion itself . Certainly the resolution of June 2 , 1870 , is on its face sufficient ...
Halaman 45
... tion for the subscription to the stock of the railroad company should be submitted to the " inhabitants of the town and affirmed by them . " The plaintiff being , as appears from the findings of the court , a bona - fide holder of the ...
... tion for the subscription to the stock of the railroad company should be submitted to the " inhabitants of the town and affirmed by them . " The plaintiff being , as appears from the findings of the court , a bona - fide holder of the ...
Halaman 47
... tion called by its board of supervisors . A subsequent statute , relating to the company , provides that " all elections held for the purpose of voting said stock , and the manner in which said stock was voted , are hereby legalized in ...
... tion called by its board of supervisors . A subsequent statute , relating to the company , provides that " all elections held for the purpose of voting said stock , and the manner in which said stock was voted , are hereby legalized in ...
Isi
196 | |
201 | |
202 | |
217 | |
224 | |
227 | |
232 | |
234 | |
237 | |
246 | |
252 | |
259 | |
271 | |
272 | |
285 | |
297 | |
298 | |
312 | |
401 | |
425 | |
449 | |
451 | |
463 | |
464 | |
481 | |
487 | |
495 | |
528 | |
537 | |
547 | |
548 | |
594 | |
602 | |
635 | |
646 | |
Edisi yang lain - Lihat semua
Istilah dan frasa umum
action affirmed alleged amount appellant appellees bill bill of lading capital stock carrier cause cent charge charter Circuit Court claim common carrier complainants Constitution construction contract county of Jasper county of Wilson coupons creditors crossing damages debt decree defendant defendant's delivered depot dollars donation Duanesburgh duty election entitled evidence facts franchises freight Grand Trunk Railway granted held holders Illinois Illinois River injury interest issue bonds Jacksonville judgment jury land legislature levied liability lien ment Morgan County mortgage municipal negligence Ohio opinion owner pany parties passed passenger payable payment Pensacola person petition plaintiff in error proposition purchase purpose question railroad company railway company reason received recover River R. R. road statute street subscribe subscription suit thereof ticket tion town township track train trustees ultra vires United States Reports valid vote voters
Bagian yang populer
Halaman 353 - Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided upon those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do.
Halaman 454 - We do not say that even the natural and probable consequences of a wrongful act or omission are in all cases to be chargeable to the misfeasance or nonfeasance. They are not when there Is a sufficient and independent cause operating between the wrong and the injury. In such a case the resort of the sufferer must be to the originator of the intermediate cause.
Halaman 449 - In respect of such breach of contract should be such as may fairly and reasonably be considered either arising naturally (ie, according to the usual course of things) from such breach of contract Itself, or as such as may reasonably be supposed to have been in the contemplation of both parties at the time they made the contract as the probable result of the breach of it.
Halaman 50 - No county, city, township school district or other municipal corporation shall be allowed to become indebted in any manner or for any purpose to an amount, including existing indebtedness in the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes previous to the incurring of such indebtedness.
Halaman 454 - In the nature of things, there Is in every transaction a succession of events, more or less dependent upon those preceding, and it is the province of a jury to look at this succession of events or facts, and ascertain whether they are naturally and probably connected with each other by a continuous sequence, or are dissevered by new and independent agencies, and this must be determined in view of the circumstances existing at the time.
Halaman 373 - No variance between the allegation in a pleading and the proof is to be deemed material, unless it has actually misled the adverse party to his prejudice in maintaining his action or defense upon the merits.
Halaman 265 - The amount of any loss or damage for which any carrier is liable shall be computed on the basis of the value of the property (being the bona fide invoice price, if any, to the consignee, including the freight charges, if prepaid) at the place and time of shipment under this bill of lading...
Halaman 196 - In our opinion, the combination described in the declaration is a combination " in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States," in the sense in which those words are used in the act, and the action can be maintained accordingly.
Halaman 476 - A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law, it possesses only those properties which the charter of its creation confers upon it, either expressly, or as incidental to its very existence.
Halaman 449 - Where two parties have made a contract which one of them has broken, the damages which the other party ought to receive in respect of such breach of contract should be such as may fairly and reasonably be considered either arising naturally — ie, according to the usual course of things, from such breach of contract itself — or such as may reasonably be supposed to have been in the contemplation...