Reports of Cases at Law and in Equity Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Arkansas, Volume 28B.J. Borden, 1876 |
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... records of the Chicot circuit court , in regard to the establishment of said last will and testament ; also , a certain record entry and decree in the records of the chancery side of said circuit court , dated April , 1860 , and known ...
... records of the Chicot circuit court , in regard to the establishment of said last will and testament ; also , a certain record entry and decree in the records of the chancery side of said circuit court , dated April , 1860 , and known ...
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... records . of said chancery court , made at the December term , 1867 , in a cause therein pending , wherein the ... record , and which arise in the course of the trial , so that when the case is afterwards removed to an appellate ...
... records . of said chancery court , made at the December term , 1867 , in a cause therein pending , wherein the ... record , and which arise in the course of the trial , so that when the case is afterwards removed to an appellate ...
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... records used as evidence in the court below . In Taylor v . Spears , 8 Ark . , 429 , this court held that where ... record or made a part thereof . Did the thing called a bill of exceptions , in this case , advise the court below of ...
... records used as evidence in the court below . In Taylor v . Spears , 8 Ark . , 429 , this court held that where ... record or made a part thereof . Did the thing called a bill of exceptions , in this case , advise the court below of ...
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... records , and if there was no neces- sity for the introduction of the records , then the court did not err in refusing to admit them . Attached to the record in this case are copies of certain rec- ords of the probate and circuit courts ...
... records , and if there was no neces- sity for the introduction of the records , then the court did not err in refusing to admit them . Attached to the record in this case are copies of certain rec- ords of the probate and circuit courts ...
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... record . There may be some questions of merit in this case , but if so , they have been prematurely strangled by the counsel for the appellants , and we cannot consider them in the shape in which they are now presented . The judgment of ...
... record . There may be some questions of merit in this case , but if so , they have been prematurely strangled by the counsel for the appellants , and we cannot consider them in the shape in which they are now presented . The judgment of ...
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Page 135 - The person having the highest number of votes shall be declared duly elected ; but if any two or more shall be highest and equal in votes for the same office, one of them shall be chosen by the joint vote of both houses.
Page 247 - It is a well established principle that where an individual in the prosecution of a right does everything which the law requires him to do, and he fails to attain his right by the misconduct or neglect of a public officer, the law will protect him.
Page 311 - MARCY, delivering the opinion of the court, said: '-The general rule is, that where a statute specifies the time within which a public officer is to perform an official act regarding the rights and duties of others, it will be considered as directory merely, unless the nature of the act to be performed, or the language used by the legislature, show that the designation of the time was intended as a limitation of the power of the officer.