Reports of Cases Decided in the Court of Chancery of the State of New Jersey, Volume 17Soney & Sage, 1868 |
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... owner in his own right of a part of the land , having purchased the legal title from a part of the heirs of Jonathan A. Park , the grantee . But he can- not thereby defeat the equitable title of the cestuis que trust , for it is obvious ...
... owner in his own right of a part of the land , having purchased the legal title from a part of the heirs of Jonathan A. Park , the grantee . But he can- not thereby defeat the equitable title of the cestuis que trust , for it is obvious ...
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... owners of certain lands and water power at Paterson , conveyed to Roswell L. Colt , lot No. 8 , on their middle canal , with ... owner of the interest of Beggs therein , together with the complainants , executed an instrument in writing ...
... owners of certain lands and water power at Paterson , conveyed to Roswell L. Colt , lot No. 8 , on their middle canal , with ... owner of the interest of Beggs therein , together with the complainants , executed an instrument in writing ...
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... owners of the water and of the works at Paterson , under their act of incorporation . The defendant , by his answer , says that he believes that neither the act of incorporation , nor the supple- ments thereto , nor any acts which the ...
... owners of the water and of the works at Paterson , under their act of incorporation . The defendant , by his answer , says that he believes that neither the act of incorporation , nor the supple- ments thereto , nor any acts which the ...
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... owners of the lands , the society has a clear and undoubted right , in my opinion , to the flow of all the waters of the Passaic at the great falls in their ancient channel , without diminution or alteration . The society has ...
... owners of the lands , the society has a clear and undoubted right , in my opinion , to the flow of all the waters of the Passaic at the great falls in their ancient channel , without diminution or alteration . The society has ...
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... owner on the upper canal , the supply of water in the middle canal had been irregular ; and that , by reason of the increased velocity of the flow of water through the canals , the head under which the water is drawn upon the wheel has ...
... owner on the upper canal , the supply of water in the middle canal had been irregular ; and that , by reason of the increased velocity of the flow of water through the canals , the head under which the water is drawn upon the wheel has ...
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Page 283 - June [1677] all declarations or creations of trusts or confidences of any lands, tenements, or hereditaments, shall be manifested and proved by some writing signed by the party who is by law enabled to declare such trust, or by his last will in writing, or else they shall be utterly void and of none effect.
Page 38 - A widow shall be endowed of the third part of all the lands whereof her husband was seized of an estate of inheritance at any time during the marriage, unless she shall have lawfully released her right thereto.
Page 55 - But when the covenant extends to a thing which is not in being at the time of the demise made, it...
Page 589 - ' the established inference of law is that a conveyance of land bounded on a public highway carries with it the fee to the center of the road, as part and parcel of the grant.
Page 79 - The two uses are almost, if not wholly, inconsistent with each other, so that taking the highway for a railroad will nearly supersede the former use to which it had been legally appropriated.
Page 309 - But it is a rule which applies universally to all who come within its principle ; which principle is, that no party can be permitted to purchase an interest in property and hold it for his own benefit, where he has a duty to perform in relation to such property which is inconsistent with the character of a purchaser on his own account and for his individual use.
Page 131 - To hold, purchase and convey such real and personal estate, as the purposes of the corporation shall require, not exceeding the amount limited in its charter:
Page 19 - It is not consistent with good faith, nor with the duty which the connection of the parties, as claimants of a common subject, created, that one of them should be able, without the consent of the other, to buy in an outstanding title, and appropriate the whole subject to himself, and thus undermine, and oust his companion.
Page 78 - ... bargain" (again using Madison's word), by which the present peace and quiet of the United States, as well as their future prosperity and greatness, were largely secured, and which was brought about by the sacrifice of the interests of individual citizens, falls within the intent and meaning of the Constitution, which prohibits the taking of private property for public use without just compensation.
Page 186 - ... the foreclosure of the mortgage and the sale of the mortgaged premises; but what deficiency judgment was It that he thus assumed to pay?