Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the District Courts of the United States Within the Second Circuit, Volume 4Baker, Voorhis, 1872 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... JUDGMENT . - FORFEITURE OF DEBT . - DUTY OF CREDITOR . M. a creditor of D. an insolvent , knowing that he was insolvent , commenced an action against him in a State Court , and , without opposition , obtained a judgment against him and ...
... JUDGMENT . - FORFEITURE OF DEBT . - DUTY OF CREDITOR . M. a creditor of D. an insolvent , knowing that he was insolvent , commenced an action against him in a State Court , and , without opposition , obtained a judgment against him and ...
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... judgment ; and that the sheriff of the city and county of New York , to whom such execution was issued , be ordered to pay over to the petitioner the sum of $ 2,847.02 , now in his hands as assets of said bankrupt , realized on a sale ...
... judgment ; and that the sheriff of the city and county of New York , to whom such execution was issued , be ordered to pay over to the petitioner the sum of $ 2,847.02 , now in his hands as assets of said bankrupt , realized on a sale ...
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... judgment , and of the levy and sale thereunder , the bankrupt was insolvent ; that he suffered and procured his property to be taken on said execu- tion , with intent to give a preference to Mowbray , and with intent , by such ...
... judgment , and of the levy and sale thereunder , the bankrupt was insolvent ; that he suffered and procured his property to be taken on said execu- tion , with intent to give a preference to Mowbray , and with intent , by such ...
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... judgment for the whole amount in the one case , and refuse to permit any recovery in an action by one of the parties in fault . But while such is the rule of courts of common law , courts of admiralty , " where a mixture of public law ...
... judgment for the whole amount in the one case , and refuse to permit any recovery in an action by one of the parties in fault . But while such is the rule of courts of common law , courts of admiralty , " where a mixture of public law ...
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... judgment of this court . As the facts bearing upon portions of the controversy are somewhat complicated , some of them dating back several years , a chronological statement of them will aid us in presenting the questions involved ...
... judgment of this court . As the facts bearing upon portions of the controversy are somewhat complicated , some of them dating back several years , a chronological statement of them will aid us in presenting the questions involved ...
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Page 315 - Pilot vessels, when engaged on their station on pilotage duty, shall not show the lights required for other vessels, but shall carry a white light at the masthead, visible all round the horizon, and shall also exhibit a flare-up light or flare-up lights at short intervals, which shall never exceed fifteen minutes.
Page 244 - ... exclusive original cognizance of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, including all seizures under laws of impost, navigation or trade of the United States, where the seizures are made, on waters which are navigable from the sea by vessels of ten or more tons burthen, within their respective districts as well as upon the high seas...
Page 437 - And the said party of the second part, in consideration of the leasing of the premises aforesaid, by the said party of the first part, to the said party of the second part...
Page 207 - It is clear there can be no common law of the United States. The Federal Government is composed of twenty-four sovereign and independent States, each of which may have its local usages, customs, .and common law. There is no principle which pervades the Union, and has the authority of law, that is not embodied in the Constitution or laws of the Union.
Page 218 - ... abaft the beam on the starboard side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles. (c) On the...
Page 427 - Commercial Agents should require their assistance to cause their decisions to be carried into effect or supported. It is, however, understood, that this species of judgment or arbitration shall not deprive the contending parties of the right they have to resort, on their return, to the judicial authority of their country.
Page 218 - On the starboard side a green light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam...
Page 375 - That if any person shall knowingly and wilfully, with intent to defraud the revenue of the United States, smuggle or clandestinely introduce into the United States any goods, wares, or merchandise, subject to duty by law, and which should have been invoiced, without paying or accounting for the duty...
Page 417 - Agents shall have the right, as such, to sit as judges and arbitrators in such differences as may arise between the captains and crews of the vessels belonging to the nation whose interests are committed to their charge, without the interference of the local authorities...
Page 465 - An act to prevent and punish frauds upon the revenue, to provide for the more certain and speedy collection of claims in favor of the United States, and for other purposes," so far as the same applies to officers of internal revenue.