Weekly Notes of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the County Courts of Philadelphia, and the United States District and Circuit Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Volume 9Kay & Brother, 1881 |
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Act of April Act of Assembly action affidavit affirmed agreement alleged Allegheny County amount Appeal applied April 14 assigning for error Assumpsit auditor authority bill bond charge charter claim Common Pleas Commonwealth contract conveyance corporation County court of equity creditors debt deceased decedent declared decree deed defendant defendant's demurrer entered entitled equity evidence execution executors facias facts fendant filed fraud furnace held husband intention inter alia interest issue Judge judgment June 11 jury land lease liable lien ment mortgage opinion owner paid parties payment petition Phila Philadelphia plaintiff in error premises purchase purchase-money Quarter Sessions question real estate recover refused rule scire facias sheriff sheriff's sale Smith sold statute suit Supreme Court testator thereof tiff tion took this writ tract trial trust Union Township verdict WEEKLY NOTES wife writ of error
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Página 62 - a delivery of goods in trust upon a contract expressed or implied that the trust shall be/iiitA/ully executed on the part of the bailee.' Chancellor Kent defines it 'a delivery of goods in trust upon a contract express or implied, that the trust shall be duly executed and the goods restored by the bailee as soon as the purposes of the bailment shall be answered.
Página 117 - I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, obey, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of this Commonwealth, and that I will discharge the duties of my office with fidelity; that I have not paid or contributed, or promised to pay or contribute, either directly or indirectly, any money or other valuable thing, to procure my nomination or election...
Página 246 - The debt of any county, city, borough, township, school district or other municipality or incorporated district, except as herein provided, shall never exceed seven per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein, nor shall any such municipality or district incur any new debt, or increase its indebtedness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed valuation of property, without the assent of the electors thereof at a public election in such manner as shall be provided...
Página 342 - No act of the General Assembly shall limit the amount to be recovered for injuries resulting in death, or for injuries to persons or property; and in case of death from such injuries, the right of action shall survive, and the General Assembly shall prescribe for whose benefit such actions shall be prosecuted.
Página 182 - November of each year, estimate and appraise the capital stock of the said company at its actual value in cash, not less however than the average price which said stock sold for during said year...
Página 247 - In all cases of mutual debts or mutual credits between the estate of a bankrupt and a creditor the account shall be stated and one debt shall be set off against the other, and the balance only shall be allowed or paid.
Página 70 - That principle is that where a corporation, like a railroad company, has granted to it by charter a franchise intended in large measure to be exer< ised for the' public good, the due performance of those functions being the consideration of the public grant, any contract which disables the corporation from performing those functions, which undertakes, without the consent of the State, to transfer to others the rights and powers conferred by the charter, and to relieve the grantees of the burden which...
Página 4 - ... issues or puts forth any certificate of deposit, draws any order or bill of exchange, makes any acceptance, assigns any note, bond, draft, bill of exchange, mortgage, judgment, or decree; or who makes any false entry in any book, report...
Página 239 - ... something in the nature of the thing empowered to be done, something in the object for which it is to be done, something in the conditions under which it is to be done, something in the title of the person or persons for whose benefit the power is to be exercised, which may couple the power with a duty, and make it the duty of the person in whom the power is reposed to exercise that power when called upon to do so.
Página 81 - It is hereby declared and warranted that the above are fair and true answers to the foregoing questions...