Commentaries on American Law, Band 2O. Halsted, 1827 |
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... grant- ed , that the common law of England , applicable to our situation and governments ? is the law of this country , in all cases in which it has not been altered or rejected by statute , or varied by local usages , under the ...
... grant- ed , that the common law of England , applicable to our situation and governments ? is the law of this country , in all cases in which it has not been altered or rejected by statute , or varied by local usages , under the ...
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... grant divorces causa impotentiæ ; and in Connecticut , imbecility has been adjudged sufficient to dissolve a marriage , on the ground of fraud.b The canonical disabilities , such as consanguinity , and affinity , and corporeal infirmity ...
... grant divorces causa impotentiæ ; and in Connecticut , imbecility has been adjudged sufficient to dissolve a marriage , on the ground of fraud.b The canonical disabilities , such as consanguinity , and affinity , and corporeal infirmity ...
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... grant such divorces contrary to the lex loci , would be to invite foreigners to come to Scotland and commit adultery for the sake of the divorce , and this would hurt the public morals , and pollute a jurisdiction constituted to act in ...
... grant such divorces contrary to the lex loci , would be to invite foreigners to come to Scotland and commit adultery for the sake of the divorce , and this would hurt the public morals , and pollute a jurisdiction constituted to act in ...
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... grant a divorce , or withhold it , as the case might require , would that be a judicial proceeding , to which full effect ought to be given ? A number of embarrassing questions of this kind may be raised on this subject of interfering ...
... grant a divorce , or withhold it , as the case might require , would that be a judicial proceeding , to which full effect ought to be given ? A number of embarrassing questions of this kind may be raised on this subject of interfering ...
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... grants over the reversion , the grantee cannot sue the husband , for the privity of the ac- tion is destroyed . He can only sue the assignee of the hus- band , for as between them there is a privity of estate . ெ If an estate in land ...
... grants over the reversion , the grantee cannot sue the husband , for the privity of the ac- tion is destroyed . He can only sue the assignee of the hus- band , for as between them there is a privity of estate . ெ If an estate in land ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 17 - The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the invaluable rights of man ; and every citizen may freely speak, write and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty.
Seite 19 - Every citizen may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all...
Seite 44 - The children of persons who have been duly naturalized under any law of the United States, or who, previous to the passing of any law on that subject, by the Government of the United States...
Seite 3 - That the inhabitants of the English colonies in North America, by the immutable laws of nature, the principles of the English constitution, and the several charters or compacts, have the following RIGHTS.
Seite 45 - ... being so naturalized or admitted to the rights of citizenship, shall, if dwelling in the United States, be considered as citizens of the United States, and the children of persons who now are, or have been citizens of the United States...
Seite 261 - The market place, or spot of ground set apart by custom for the sale of particular goods, is also in the country the only market overt ; but in London every shop in which goods are exposed publicly to sale, is market overt, for such things only as the owner professes to trade in.
Seite 4 - That they are entitled to life, liberty, and property, and they have never ceded to any sovereign power whatever, a right to dispose of either without their consent.
Seite 4 - That these, his majesty's colonies, are likewise entitled to all the immunities and privileges, granted and confirmed to them by royal charters, or secured by their several codes of provincial laws.
Seite 215 - A corporation is a franchise possessed by one or more individuals, who subsist as a body politic, under a special denomination, and are vested, by the policy of the law, with the capacity of perpetual succession, and of acting in several respects, however numerous the association may be, as a single individual.
Seite 106 - What merely wounds the mental feelings is in few cases to be admitted, where they are not accompanied with bodily injury, either actual or menaced. Mere austerity of temper, petulance of manners, rudeness of language, a want of civil attention and accommodation, even occasional sallies of passion, if they do not threaten bodily harm, do not amount to legal cruelty...