Reports of Cases Decided in the Circuit Courts of the United States for the Fourth Circuit; Most of Them Since Chief Justice Waite Came Upon the Bench; and of Selected Cases in Admiralty and Bankruptcy, Decided in the District Courts of that Circuit. With an Appendix to the Second Volume, Containing the Rules in Admiralty and Bankruptcy;, of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the Rules of the Circuit Court for that District, Etc., Etc, Band 1W. H. & O. H. Morrison, 1877 |
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... cause , who has collected the dividends thereon as they have from time to time been declared and paid . These dividends as far as received have been applied to the payment of interest , but there is still a large amount in arrears , and ...
... cause , who has collected the dividends thereon as they have from time to time been declared and paid . These dividends as far as received have been applied to the payment of interest , but there is still a large amount in arrears , and ...
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... cause to believe that he was insolvent and made the deed to defeat the provisions of the Bank- rupt Law ; yet , that these especial facts out of which the deed arose , were sufficient to remove all doubt and to constitute reasonable cause ...
... cause to believe that he was insolvent and made the deed to defeat the provisions of the Bank- rupt Law ; yet , that these especial facts out of which the deed arose , were sufficient to remove all doubt and to constitute reasonable cause ...
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... cause for the creditor to believe that he was insolvent or con- templated insolvency , and made the deed with such intent . There are many contracts which the law treats as void , how- ever honest may be the intent with which they are ...
... cause for the creditor to believe that he was insolvent or con- templated insolvency , and made the deed with such intent . There are many contracts which the law treats as void , how- ever honest may be the intent with which they are ...
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... cause to believe that they were insolvent at the time of the as- signment ; you shall not do so , because such transactions contra- vene my policy of a pro rata distribution , which is a policy of justice . " It so declares without any ...
... cause to believe that they were insolvent at the time of the as- signment ; you shall not do so , because such transactions contra- vene my policy of a pro rata distribution , which is a policy of justice . " It so declares without any ...
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... cause to be- lieve " at the time of the deed , that the grantor was insolvent , and made the deed to prevent a pro rata distribution of his effects . It is useless to enter into any inquiry whether this was , and was intended to be , a ...
... cause to be- lieve " at the time of the deed , that the grantor was insolvent , and made the deed to prevent a pro rata distribution of his effects . It is useless to enter into any inquiry whether this was , and was intended to be , a ...
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Seite 258 - It is agreed that creditors on either side, shall meet with no lawful impediment to the recovery of the full value in sterling money, of all bona fide debts heretofore contracted.
Seite 550 - We doubt very much whether any action of a State not directed, by way of discrimination, against the negroes as a class, or on account of their race, will ever be held to come within the purview of this provision.
Seite 427 - that the laws of the several States, except where the Constitution, treaties, or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States, in cases where they apply.
Seite 252 - The United States in Congress assembled shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war...
Seite 545 - That all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters, and other places of public amusement; subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law, and applicable alike to citizens of every race and color, regardless of any previous condition of servitude.
Seite 284 - ... uniform in respect to persons and property, within the jurisdiction of the body imposing the same.
Seite 506 - ... by subjecting them to the control of Congress, in the exercise of powers heretofore universally conceded to them of the most ordinary and fundamental character; when in fact it radically changes the whole theory of the relations of the State and Federal governments to each other and of both these governments to the people; the argument has a force that is irresistible, in the absence of language which expresses such a purpose too clearly to admit of doubt. We are convinced that no such results...
Seite 534 - No pleading of a party, nor any discovery or evidence obtained from a party or witness by means of a judicial proceeding in this or any foreign country, shall be given in evidence, or in any manner used against him or his property or estate, in any court of the United States, in any criminal proceeding, or for the enforcement of any penalty or forfeiture...
Seite 315 - ... no civil suit shall be brought before either of said courts against any person by any original process or proceeding in any other district than that whereof he is an inhabitant...
Seite 486 - If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any citizen in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States...