A Selection of Leading Cases Upon Commercial Law Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States, Volume 725D. Appleton, 1847 - 500 pages |
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... defendant , late secretary at war , by the plaintiff , who was the owner and lessor of a house in the city of Washington , and which was by him leased to the defendant , Mr. Dexter , for the purposes of the war department . The ...
... defendant , late secretary at war , by the plaintiff , who was the owner and lessor of a house in the city of Washington , and which was by him leased to the defendant , Mr. Dexter , for the purposes of the war department . The ...
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... defendant did not keep the premises in repair , inevitable casualties excepted ; but the same were destroyed by an evitable casualty , to wit , fire , which was occasioned and took place from negligence , or from the act or acts of one ...
... defendant did not keep the premises in repair , inevitable casualties excepted ; but the same were destroyed by an evitable casualty , to wit , fire , which was occasioned and took place from negligence , or from the act or acts of one ...
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... defendant also pleaded , " that on the 15th day of May , 1800 , the president of the United States , for the time ... defendant's plea , " and that it became proper and necessary that a suitable building should be hired , in which the ...
... defendant also pleaded , " that on the 15th day of May , 1800 , the president of the United States , for the time ... defendant's plea , " and that it became proper and necessary that a suitable building should be hired , in which the ...
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... defendant on the first . It appears , from the pleadings , that Congress had passed a law authorizing and requiring the president to cause the public offices to be removed from Philadelphia to Washington ; in pur- suance of which law ...
... defendant on the first . It appears , from the pleadings , that Congress had passed a law authorizing and requiring the president to cause the public offices to be removed from Philadelphia to Washington ; in pur- suance of which law ...
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... defendant is stated in the descrip- tion of the parties . This , it has been said , might be occasioned by a willingness in the defendant to describe himself by the high and honorable office he then filled . This , unquestionably , is ...
... defendant is stated in the descrip- tion of the parties . This , it has been said , might be occasioned by a willingness in the defendant to describe himself by the high and honorable office he then filled . This , unquestionably , is ...
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Page 227 - that the laws of the several states, except where the constitution, treaties or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision. In trials at common law, in the courts of the United States, In cases where they apply.
Page 141 - 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.
Page 143 - It must dwell in the place of its creation, and cannot migrate to another sovereignty. But although it must live and have its being in that State only, yet it does not by any means follow that its existence there will not be recognized in other places; and its residence in one State creates no insuperable objection to its power of contracting in another.
Page 228 - In the ordinary use of language, it will hardly be contended that the decisions of courts constitute laws. They are, at most, only evidence of what the laws are, and are not of themselves laws.
Page 91 - ... obligation shall be void and of no effect, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
Page 420 - The distinction between the obligation of a contract, and the remedy given by the legislature to enforce that obligation, has been taken at the bar, and exists in the nature of things. Without impairing the obligation of the contract, the remedy may certainly be modified, as the wisdom of the nation shall direct.
Page 396 - Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court, and, after stating the case, proceeded as follows: The...
Page 394 - I understand the rule, as now clearly settled, to be, that where the contract grows immediately out of and is connected with an illegal or immoral act, a court of justice will not lend its aid to enforce it.
Page 227 - But, admitting the doctrine to be fully settled in New York, it remains to be considered whether it is obligatory upon this court, if it differs from the principles established in the general commercial law. It is observable that the courts of New York do not found their decisions upon this point upon any local statute, or positive, fixed, or ancient local usage ; but they deduce the doctrine from the general principles of commercial law.
Page 442 - Whatever belongs merely to the remedy may be altered according to the will of the State, provided the alteration does not impair the obligation of the contract. But if that effect is produced, it is immaterial whether it is done by acting on the remedy or directly on the contract itself. In either case it is prohibited by the constitution.