Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Tennessee, Volume 11Jones, Purvis, 1878 |
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of ..., Volume 11 Benjamin James Lea Visualização completa - 1883 |
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acres action administrator affidavit agent alleged amount answer Appeal in error attachment authority bond Calloway cause Chancellor Chancery Court charge Church Circuit Court Circuit Judge claim Code complainant contract County Court court of equity creditors Davis & Co Deaderick debt declaration decree deed defendant in error defendant's delivered the opinion demurrer deposition discharge dismissed Eifler entitled entry evidence execution fact favor fendant fraud grant Greene County Hawkins county held Howard & Co insisted issued John Mills Jonesboro judgment jurisdiction jury justice Knox county levy liable lien McClung MCFARLAND ment motion Mountcastle notice paid parties payment plainant plaintiff in error plea pleading Polk's Lessee possession proceedings promise proof purchase question Railroad record rendered replevin Rogersville sell Sneed sold statute sued suit surety Tennessee Term tion trial trust valid void witness writ of error
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Página 698 - That all courts shall be open, and every person, for an injury done him in his lands, goods, person, or reputation, shall have remedy by the. due course of law, and right and justice administered without denial or delay.
Página 591 - That an act done for another, by a person not assuming to act for himself, but for such other person, though without any precedent authority whatever, becomes the act of the principal, if subsequently ratified by him, is the known and well-established rule of law.
Página 521 - ... shall not be alienated without the joint consent of husband and wife, when that relation exists; but no property shall be exempt from sale for taxes, or for the payment of obligations contracted for the purchase of said premises, or for the erection of improvements thereon...
Página 214 - That in actions by or against executors, administrators or guardians, in which judgment may be rendered for or against them, neither party shall be allowed to testify against the other, as to any transaction with, or statement by, the testator, intestate, or ward, unless called to testify thereto by the opposite party, or required to testify thereto by the court.
Página 67 - ... from the making thereof; unless the agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing and signed by the party to be charged therewith...
Página 179 - ... therein, whether absolute or conditional, and whatever may be the consideration therefor, and all powers of attorney, orders or other authorities for receiving payment of any such claim, or...
Página 688 - 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.
Página 605 - No person who may hereafter be a collector or holder of public moneys, shall have a seat in either house of the general assembly...
Página 694 - In fine, the law is applied by the one, and made by the other. To do the first, therefore, — to compare the claims of parties with the law of the land before established, — is in its nature a judicial act. But to do the last — to pass new rules for the regulation of new controversies — is in its nature a legislative act...
Página 533 - A particular church consists of a number of professing Christians, with their offspring, voluntarily associated together, for divine worship and godly living, ngreeably to the holy scriptures; and submitting to a certain form of government.