Supreme Court Reporter, Volumes 37-38West Publishing Company, 1917 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 42
... present record presents the very cir- cumstances which we declared afforded no basis for an estimation or award of dam- ages in addition to the beneficiary's pecuni- ary loss . And although apparently not challenged in the state supreme ...
... present record presents the very cir- cumstances which we declared afforded no basis for an estimation or award of dam- ages in addition to the beneficiary's pecuni- ary loss . And although apparently not challenged in the state supreme ...
Page 61
... present case , the franchise tax is imposed upon the capital stock of a corporation consolidated under the state law ... presents no case of arbitrary classification . In both cases , the franchise tax is based upon a percentage of the ...
... present case , the franchise tax is imposed upon the capital stock of a corporation consolidated under the state law ... presents no case of arbitrary classification . In both cases , the franchise tax is based upon a percentage of the ...
Page 67
... present system of interchanging traf- that the three other carriers were in a posi fic between appellants was established in tion , either at New Castle or elsewhere , August , 1900 , a year or two before the line to offer it reciprocal ...
... present system of interchanging traf- that the three other carriers were in a posi fic between appellants was established in tion , either at New Castle or elsewhere , August , 1900 , a year or two before the line to offer it reciprocal ...
Page 80
... present , regard being always had to the amount of the natural flow of water in said river as affecting its navigability from time to time . " [ Section 3. ] sum of $ 25,000 , as a sum due and payable on February 1st , 1913 , for the ...
... present , regard being always had to the amount of the natural flow of water in said river as affecting its navigability from time to time . " [ Section 3. ] sum of $ 25,000 , as a sum due and payable on February 1st , 1913 , for the ...
Page 82
... present any question for deci- sion under the Federal Constitution , and that , for want of jurisdiction , the writ of error must be dismissed . Mr. Justice McKenna and Mr. Justice Pitney dissent upon the ground that chap- ter 355 of ...
... present any question for deci- sion under the Federal Constitution , and that , for want of jurisdiction , the writ of error must be dismissed . Mr. Justice McKenna and Mr. Justice Pitney dissent upon the ground that chap- ter 355 of ...
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Page 314 - Property does become clothed with a public interest when used in a manner to make it of public consequence, and affect the community at large.
Page 65 - ... equal facilities for the interchange of traffic between their respective lines, and for the receiving, forwarding, and delivering of passengers and property to and from their several lines and those connecting therewith, and shall not discriminate in their rates and charges between such connecting lines; but this shall not be construed as requiring any such common carrier to give the use of its tracks or terminal facilities to another carrier engaged in like business.
Page 417 - Office to any person who has invented or discovered any new and useful art, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter...
Page 469 - ... person or persons injured thereby for the full amount of damages sustained in consequence of any such violation of the provisions of this act...
Page 196 - ... any woman or girl In Interstate or foreign commerce, or In any territory or the District of Columbia, In goIng to any place for the purpose of prostitution or debauchery, or for any other Immoral purpose...
Page 258 - The inhabitants of the said territory, shall always be entitled to the benefits of the writ of habeas corpus, and of the trial by jury; of a proportionate representation of the people in the legislature, and of judicial proceedings according to the course of the common law.
Page 263 - Amendment, broad and comprehensive as it is, nor any other amendment was designed to interfere with the power of the state, sometimes termed its "police power," to prescribe regulations to promote the health, peace, morals, education, and good order of the people, and to legislate so as to increase the industries of the state, develop its resources and add to its wealth and prosperity.
Page 470 - The amount of any loss or damage for which any carrier becomes liable shall be computed at the value of the property at the place and time of shipment...
Page 254 - It requires no argument to show that the right to work for a living in the common occupations of the community is of the very essence of the personal freedom and opportunity that it was the purpose of the Amendment to secure.
Page 47 - ... nothing in this Act contained shall in any way abridge or alter the remedies now existing at common law or by statute, but the provisions of this Act are in addition to such remedies...