United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court at ... and Rules Announced at ..., Volume 143United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner Banks & Bros., Law Publishers, 1892 - Courts |
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... answer , and was not admissible under a general denial . Nor were the answers to these questions admissible to show his interest in the suit , since , being himself the plaintiff , that was already clearly manifest . ( 3 ) There was no ...
... answer , and was not admissible under a general denial . Nor were the answers to these questions admissible to show his interest in the suit , since , being himself the plaintiff , that was already clearly manifest . ( 3 ) There was no ...
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... answer , it was competent evi- dence in behalf of the plaintiff as an admission by the defendant that the facts stated in it were true . Having affirmed that it was credible when used for one purpose defendant will not be permitted to ...
... answer , it was competent evi- dence in behalf of the plaintiff as an admission by the defendant that the facts stated in it were true . Having affirmed that it was credible when used for one purpose defendant will not be permitted to ...
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... confesso was entered against the other defendants . Subsequently an answer was filed , alleg- ing in substance that the charter of the Baton Rouge Company • Counsel for Appellants . did not authorize a mortgage 44 OCTOBER TERM , 1891 . 679.
... confesso was entered against the other defendants . Subsequently an answer was filed , alleg- ing in substance that the charter of the Baton Rouge Company • Counsel for Appellants . did not authorize a mortgage 44 OCTOBER TERM , 1891 . 679.
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... be construed to cover a land grant made by Congress the following year to the Baton Rouge Company , in aid of the construction of its road . To Opinion of the Court . answer this question satisfactorily it 52 OCTOBER TERM , 1891 .
... be construed to cover a land grant made by Congress the following year to the Baton Rouge Company , in aid of the construction of its road . To Opinion of the Court . answer this question satisfactorily it 52 OCTOBER TERM , 1891 .
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... answer this question satisfactorily it is necessary to consider the power of this company under its charter , and the manner in which it attempted to exercise this power . The act of 1869 of the legislature of Louisiana , incorporating ...
... answer this question satisfactorily it is necessary to consider the power of this company under its charter , and the manner in which it attempted to exercise this power . The act of 1869 of the legislature of Louisiana , incorporating ...
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