The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All the Railroad Cases in the Courts of Last Resort in America and EnglandLawrence Lewis, Adelbert Hamilton, John Houston Merrill, William Mark McKinney, James Manford Kerr, John Crawford Thomson Edward Thompson Company, 1891 Covers cases decided [1879?]-1895. |
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... tion of private property for public use , why make any pro- vision at all in the charter about it ? Indeed , when we go to the constitution , we find the state has subordinated its power to that of the local authority , and surrendered ...
... tion of private property for public use , why make any pro- vision at all in the charter about it ? Indeed , when we go to the constitution , we find the state has subordinated its power to that of the local authority , and surrendered ...
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... tion was authorized , in 1859 , to construct and op- erate a street railway in the city of Cleveland , sub- ject to such restrictions as the council may hereaf ter pass . " In 1874 the council passed an ordinance author- izing the ...
... tion was authorized , in 1859 , to construct and op- erate a street railway in the city of Cleveland , sub- ject to such restrictions as the council may hereaf ter pass . " In 1874 the council passed an ordinance author- izing the ...
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... tion 1531 of the General Statutes is in these words : " When a railroad is laid out across a highway or other way , it shall be constructed so as not to obstruct the same . " Now , surely the words which I have italicized are broad ...
... tion 1531 of the General Statutes is in these words : " When a railroad is laid out across a highway or other way , it shall be constructed so as not to obstruct the same . " Now , surely the words which I have italicized are broad ...
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... tion , but , on the contrary , plaintiff's own testimony , as set out in the case , shows that it is not true . According to his own statement , after the road was constructed , his right of way in front of his own lot was 25 feet wide ...
... tion , but , on the contrary , plaintiff's own testimony , as set out in the case , shows that it is not true . According to his own statement , after the road was constructed , his right of way in front of his own lot was 25 feet wide ...
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... tion like that below . Now , while it is true that the act in question supplies to railroad corporations the necessary ma- chinery for acquiring right of ways over the lands of others ; and also lots for the erection of depots , station ...
... tion like that below . Now , while it is true that the act in question supplies to railroad corporations the necessary ma- chinery for acquiring right of ways over the lands of others ; and also lots for the erection of depots , station ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
abutting owners acquired action alleged amended appellant appellee authority bill bonds cars cause charter Cheshire Railroad Chicago circuit court claim common carrier compensation condition consent constitution contract conveyed corporation court of equity damages decision decree deed defendant defendant's earnings easement electric eminent domain entitled equity estopped evidence excessive for injury fact feet filed foreclosure franchise held highway interest judgment jury Keokuk lease legislative legislature liability lien limits Louis ment negligence Ohio opinion ordinance pany parties passed passenger payment Pensacola person petition plaintiff plaintiff in error possession premises proceedings purchase purpose question rail receiver recover road company rule Rutland Railroad Sioux City Southern Pacific Railroad Southern Railway Company statute street railway company sub judice supreme court thereof tion Toledo track trust United verdict
Passagens conhecidas
Página 686 - It is a maxim, not to be disregarded, that general expressions, in every opinion, are to be taken in connection with the case in which those expressions are used. If they go beyond the case, they may be respected, but ought not to control the judgment in a subsequent suit, when the very point is presented for decision.
Página 297 - States may be sued in respect of any act or transaction of his in carrying on the business connected with such property, without the previous leave of the court in which such receiver or manager was appointed...
Página 163 - But no law shall ^ -authorize the construction or operation of a street railroad except upon the condition that the consent of the owners of one-half in value of the property bounded on, and the consent also of the local authorities having the control of, that portion of a street or highway upon which it is proposed to construct or operate such railroad be first obtained...
Página 434 - That the President of the United States shall cause the lands to be surveyed for forty miles in width on both sides of the entire line of said road after the general route shall be fixed. and as fast as may be required by the said railroad ; and the odd sections of land hereby granted shall not be liable to sale or entry, or pre-emption, before or after they are surveyed, except by said company, as provided in this act...
Página 282 - The General Assembly shall have the power to alter, revoke, or annul any charter of incorporation now existing and revocable at the adoption of this Constitution, or any that may hereafter be created, whenever, in their opinion it may be injurious to the citizens of this Commonwealth, in such manner, however, that no injustice shall be done to the corporators.
Página 98 - Granting to any corporation, association or individual the right to lay down railroad tracks...
Página 659 - The sound and true rule is, that if the contract, when made, was valid by the laws of the State as then expounded by all departments of the government, and administered in its courts of justice, its validity and obligation cannot be impaired by any subsequent action of legislation, or decision of its courts altering the construction of the law.
Página 684 - The limitation as to value has no tendency to exempt from liability for negligence. It does not induce want of care. It exacts from the carrier the measure of care due to the value agreed on. The carrier is bound to respond in that value for negligence. The compensation for carriage is based on that value. The shipper is estopped from saying that the value is greater.
Página 280 - No corporation shall issue stocks or bonds except for money, labor done, or money or property actually received, and all fictitious increase of stock or indebtedness shall be void. The stock and indebtedness of corporations shall not be increased except in pursuance of general law, nor without the consent of the persons holding the larger amount in value of the stock first obtained at a meeting to be held after sixty days' notice given in pursuance of law.
Página 712 - That nothing In this Act shall prevent the carriage, storage, or handling of property free or at reduced rates for the United States. State, or municipal governments, or for charitable purposes, or to or from fairs and expositions for exhibition thereat, or the free carriage of destitute and homeless persons transported by charitable societies, and the necessary agents employed In such transportation, or the Issuance of mileage, excursion, or commutation passenger tickets...