The Southeastern Reporter, Volume 34West Publishing Company, 1900 |
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Page 342 - All the rest, residue, and remainder of all the property and estate, real, personal, and mixed, of every description, and wheresoever situated, of which I may die seized or possessed, or to which I may be entitled at the time of my decease...
Page 86 - It is also conceded that the burden of proof was upon the defendant to show that the...
Page 415 - That, in all capital or criminal prosecutions, a man hath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accusation, to be confronted with the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence...
Page 14 - From the time of the service of the summons in a civil action, or the allowance of a provisional remedy, the court is deemed to have acquired jurisdiction, and to have control of all the subsequent proceedings.
Page 5 - ... involuntary killing shall happen in the commission of an unlawful act, which in its consequences naturally tends to destroy the life of a human being, or is committed in the prosecution of a felonious intent, the offence shall be deemed and adjudged to be murder.
Page 421 - That the constitution of Arkansas shall never be so amended or changed as to deprive any citizen or class of citizens of the United States of the right to vote, who are entitled to vote by the constitution herein recognized...
Page 319 - Indeed, it may be said generally that any reasonable expectation of pecuniary benefit or advantage from the continued life of another creates an insurable interest in such life...
Page 218 - Laws of a general nature shall have uniform operation throughout the State, and no special law shall be enacted in any case for which provision has been made by an existing general law.
Page 283 - M A common carrier cannot limit his legal liability by any notice given, either by publication, or by entry on receipts given, or tickets sold. He may make an express contract and will then be governed thereby.
Page 244 - There can be no doubt of the power of the court to grant a new trial where in such an action the damages are excessive.