Reports of Cases in Law and Equity in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Volume 40Gould, Banks & Gould, 1864 |
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... term " action ex contractu , " which , under the system before the code , included only " personal actions for the recovery of a debt or damages for the breach of a contract . " ( 1 Ch . Pl . 109. ) The claim in question obviously is ...
... term " action ex contractu , " which , under the system before the code , included only " personal actions for the recovery of a debt or damages for the breach of a contract . " ( 1 Ch . Pl . 109. ) The claim in question obviously is ...
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... should be reversed , and the motion granted . Order affirmed . [ MONROE GERERAL TERM , December 1 , 1862. Johnson , James C. Smith aud Welles , Justices . ] DEWEY US . REED . Where a note , payable MONROE - DECEMBER , 1862 . 15.
... should be reversed , and the motion granted . Order affirmed . [ MONROE GERERAL TERM , December 1 , 1862. Johnson , James C. Smith aud Welles , Justices . ] DEWEY US . REED . Where a note , payable MONROE - DECEMBER , 1862 . 15.
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... terms of the note , as to the time of payment of the interest . ( 2. ) The court also found that this writing was not intended , when made , as a mere memorandum for some innocent pur- pose , but as an alteration of the terms of the ...
... terms of the note , as to the time of payment of the interest . ( 2. ) The court also found that this writing was not intended , when made , as a mere memorandum for some innocent pur- pose , but as an alteration of the terms of the ...
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... terms ; and if so , it is equally clear that the defendant was thereby discharged from liability thereon . By the Court , JOHNSON , J. This case was correctly decided at special term , both in respect to the facts and the law . It falls ...
... terms ; and if so , it is equally clear that the defendant was thereby discharged from liability thereon . By the Court , JOHNSON , J. This case was correctly decided at special term , both in respect to the facts and the law . It falls ...
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... TERM , June 2 , 1863. E. Darwin Smith , Welles and Johnson , Justices . ] GARBUTT vs. SMITH . A creditor will not be allowed to suffer a deed to stand as conclusive evi- dence of the grantee's ownership of the land , and seize by ...
... TERM , June 2 , 1863. E. Darwin Smith , Welles and Johnson , Justices . ] GARBUTT vs. SMITH . A creditor will not be allowed to suffer a deed to stand as conclusive evi- dence of the grantee's ownership of the land , and seize by ...
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Page 496 - AVhere a remainder shall be limited to the heirs, or iifefwhe'nto heirs of the body of a person to whom a life estate, in the same premises...
Page 10 - A cause of action arising out of the contract or transaction, set forth in the complaint as the foundation of the plaintiff's claim, or connected with the subject of the action.
Page 572 - And in that state of things, the officers engaged in its military service might lawfully arrest any one, who, from the information before them, they had reasonable grounds to believe was engaged in the insurrection...
Page 100 - Every contract for the sale of any goods, chattels, or things in action, for the price of fifty dollars or more, shall be void, unless, First.
Page 93 - All persons having an Interest In the subject of the action and In obtaining the relief demanded may join as plaintiffs, and any person may be made a defendant who has or claims an interest adverse to the plaintiff.
Page 89 - Monypenny for and during the term of his natural life ; and, from and immediately after his decease, to the use of the first son of the body of such first son, and the heirs male of his body ; and, in default of such issue...
Page 341 - York of 1828, chap. 18, tit. 3, it was enacted that "the charter of every corporation that shall hereafter be granted by the legislature shall be subject to alteration, suspension, and repeal, in the discretion of the legislature.
Page 217 - Judgment may be given for or against one or more of several plaintiffs, and for or against one or more of several defendants...
Page 494 - To have and to hold the above granted, bargained, and described premises, with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, to his and their own proper use, benefit, and behoof, forever.
Page 371 - An unconditional promise in writing to accept a bill before it is drawn is deemed an actual acceptance in favor of every person who, upon the faith thereof, receives the bill for value.