Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, Volume 21; Volume 88W.H. & O.H. Morrison, 1875 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... trustee to whom property is assigned in trust for any person , " before entering upon the discharge of his duty , shall give bond " for the faithful discharge of his duties , his omission to give such bond does not divest the trustee of ...
... trustee to whom property is assigned in trust for any person , " before entering upon the discharge of his duty , shall give bond " for the faithful discharge of his duties , his omission to give such bond does not divest the trustee of ...
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... trustee , of the same State with himself , for the foreclosure of the mortgage or deed of trust executed by Gardner . The service on Gard- ner was by publication . The bill charged " that Walker had never given bond as trustee of said ...
... trustee , of the same State with himself , for the foreclosure of the mortgage or deed of trust executed by Gardner . The service on Gard- ner was by publication . The bill charged " that Walker had never given bond as trustee of said ...
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... trustee . Now , a respectable text - writer , Mr. Burrill , says that " the acceptance must be actually signified by the assignee , " that a mere " delivery of the instrument without acceptance is Dugatory , " and that " the mere taking ...
... trustee . Now , a respectable text - writer , Mr. Burrill , says that " the acceptance must be actually signified by the assignee , " that a mere " delivery of the instrument without acceptance is Dugatory , " and that " the mere taking ...
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... trustee . " It is plain , therefore , that Walker was not the trustee . He did not hold the legal title . He was a useless party . In- deed , he was no proper party at all . The " final determi nation " of the cause did not require his ...
... trustee . " It is plain , therefore , that Walker was not the trustee . He did not hold the legal title . He was a useless party . In- deed , he was no proper party at all . The " final determi nation " of the cause did not require his ...
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... trustee , and of the cestui que trust , will be presumed in the absence of proof to the contrary . And acceptance by the trustee will be presumed , if he do not positively renounce , when notified of the trust , even when not actually ...
... trustee , and of the cestui que trust , will be presumed in the absence of proof to the contrary . And acceptance by the trustee will be presumed , if he do not positively renounce , when notified of the trust , even when not actually ...
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Page 167 - The said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other for their common defence, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever.
Page 298 - ... the business of banking; by discounting and negotiating promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, and other evidences of debt; by receiving deposits; by buying and selling exchange, coin, and bullion; by loaning money on personal security; and by obtaining, issuing, and circulating notes according to the provisions of this title.
Page 533 - Of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, saving to suitors in all cases the right of a common-law remedy where the common law is competent to give it, and to claimants the rights and remedies under the workmen's compensation law of any State.60 Fourth.
Page 172 - And at such meetings every male inhabitant of twenty-one years of age and upwards, having a freehold estate within the Commonwealth, of the annual income of three pounds, or any estate of the value of sixty pounds...
Page 657 - It is not sufficient that he may sustain no injury by a change in the contract, or that it may even be for his benefit. He has a right to stand upon the very terms of his contract; and if he does not assent to any variation of it, and a variation is made, it is fatal.
Page 42 - And where a suit is now pending, or may be hereafter brought, in any state court, in which there is a controversy between a citizen of the state in which the suit is brought and a citizen of another state...
Page 448 - ... after the allowance of such a claim, the ascertainment of the amount due, and the issuing of a warrant for the payment thereof.
Page 339 - ... the assignee may recover the property, or the value of it, from the person so receiving it, or so to be benefited...
Page 147 - The case was submitted to the court without the intervention of a jury. The court found as a matter of fact that plaintiff was employed until May 1, 1924, at a salary of $175 per month ; that he performed his services in a "reasonable way...
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