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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... reason to believe , that the plaintiff preferred the private responsibility of the defendant to that of the government ; or that he was unwilling to contract on the faith of govern- ment . Under these circumstances , the intent of the ...
... reason to believe , that the plaintiff preferred the private responsibility of the defendant to that of the government ; or that he was unwilling to contract on the faith of govern- ment . Under these circumstances , the intent of the ...
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... reason and common sense , can make no difference in designating the person to be responsible for the contract ; and so it has been determined in Unwin v . Wolseley , 1 Term . Rep . 674 . The Court is unanimously and clearly of opinion ...
... reason and common sense , can make no difference in designating the person to be responsible for the contract ; and so it has been determined in Unwin v . Wolseley , 1 Term . Rep . 674 . The Court is unanimously and clearly of opinion ...
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... reason of the rule is a plain one . It seems founded on the presumption , that the substi- tute acts by virtue of the authority of his principal , existing at the time the act is performed ; and on the manner in which he must execute ...
... reason of the rule is a plain one . It seems founded on the presumption , that the substi- tute acts by virtue of the authority of his principal , existing at the time the act is performed ; and on the manner in which he must execute ...
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... reason of this resolution is obvious . The title can , regularly , pass out of the person in whom it is vested , only by a conveyance in his own name ; and this cannot be executed by another for him , when it could not , in law , be exe ...
... reason of this resolution is obvious . The title can , regularly , pass out of the person in whom it is vested , only by a conveyance in his own name ; and this cannot be executed by another for him , when it could not , in law , be exe ...
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... reason which limits a power to the life of the person giving it , exists no longer , and the rule ceases with the reason on which it is founded . The intention of the instrument may be effected without violating any legal principle ...
... reason which limits a power to the life of the person giving it , exists no longer , and the rule ceases with the reason on which it is founded . The intention of the instrument may be effected without violating any legal principle ...
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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.