The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and Authority Subsequent to Those Contained in the "American Decisions" [1760-1869] and the "American Reports" [1869-1887] Decided in the Courts of Last Resort of the Several States [1886-1911], Band 97Abraham Clark Freeman Bancroft-Whitney Company, 1904 |
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Seite 36
... follows : " It appears from an examination of the allegations of the bill that only five of the twelve directors in office at the time of the institution of the suit were upon the board at the time when the illegal dividends were ...
... follows : " It appears from an examination of the allegations of the bill that only five of the twelve directors in office at the time of the institution of the suit were upon the board at the time when the illegal dividends were ...
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... follows : " Every bill brought by one or more stockholders in a corporation , against the corporation and other parties , founded on rights which may properly be asserted by the corporation , must be verified by oath , and must contain ...
... follows : " Every bill brought by one or more stockholders in a corporation , against the corporation and other parties , founded on rights which may properly be asserted by the corporation , must be verified by oath , and must contain ...
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... follows that the mere refusal of the corporation to bring a suit will authorize any stock- holder dissatisfied with such decision to himself conduct the suit . A very wide discretion is necessarily reposed in the directors of a ...
... follows that the mere refusal of the corporation to bring a suit will authorize any stock- holder dissatisfied with such decision to himself conduct the suit . A very wide discretion is necessarily reposed in the directors of a ...
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... follows : " A widow , or , if no widow , a child or children , may recover for the homicide of the husband or parent ; and if suit be brought by the widow or children , and the former or one of the latter dies pending the action , the ...
... follows : " A widow , or , if no widow , a child or children , may recover for the homicide of the husband or parent ; and if suit be brought by the widow or children , and the former or one of the latter dies pending the action , the ...
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... follows : " Service of a sum- mons of garnishment upon the agent in charge of the office or business of the corporation in the county or district at the time of service shall be sufficient . " To give the court jurisdiction of the ...
... follows : " Service of a sum- mons of garnishment upon the agent in charge of the office or business of the corporation in the county or district at the time of service shall be sufficient . " To give the court jurisdiction of the ...
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Seite 550 - ... provided by law in relation to the distribution of personal property left by persons dying intestate...
Seite 549 - Be it therefore enacted, that whensoever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect or default, and the act, neglect or default is such as would (if death had not ensued) have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof...
Seite 340 - Municipal corporations owe their origin to, and derive their powers and rights wholly from, the Legislature. It breathes into them the breath of life, without which they cannot exist. As it creates, so it may destroy. If It may destroy, it
Seite 38 - ... was a shareholder at the time of the transaction of which he complains or that his...
Seite 816 - The objection, that a contract is immoral or illegal as between plaintiff and defendant, sounds at all times very ill in the mouth of the defendant.
Seite 483 - Every contract for the leasing for a longer period than one year, or for the sale of any lands or any interest in lands, shall be void, unless the contract, or some note or memorandum thereof, expressing the consideration, be In writing, and be subscribed by the party by whom the lease or sale is to be made.
Seite 476 - And it is agreed that if any rent shall be due and unpaid, or if default shall be made in any of the covenants herein contained, then it shall be lawful for the said party of the first part to re-enter the said premises, and to remove all persons therefrom.
Seite 31 - But in addition to the existence of grievances which call for this kind of relief, it is equally important that before the shareholder is permitted in his own name to institute and conduct a litigation which usually belongs to the corporation, he should show to the satisfaction of the court that he has exhausted all the means within his reach to obtain, within the corporation itself, the redress of his grievances, or action in conformity to his wishes.
Seite 850 - ... no man shall be deprived of his liberty or property, but by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land...
Seite 344 - It also limited the hours of labor in smelting and other institutions for the reduction or refining of ores or metals to eight hours per day, except in like cases of emergency.