Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Superior Court and Supreme Court of Errors: Form July, A.D. 1789 to [January A.D. 1798] ... with a Variety of Cases Anterior to that Period [1764-1789] Prefaced with Observations Upon the Government and Laws of Connecticut. To which is Subjoined, Sundry Law Points Adjudged, and Rules of Practice Adopted in the Superior Court, Volum 1Dissell publishing Company, 1898 |
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Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Superior Court and Supreme Court ..., Volum 1 Connecticut. Superior Court,Jesse Root Visualització completa - 1898 |
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action brought ACTION of ejectment adjudged administrator admitted aforesaid alleged appear assumpsit bond cause chancery complained constable cost County Court court of chancery Court of Errors Court of Probate creditor damages dated debt deceased December A. D. declaration decree deed defendant plead defendant's delivered demurrer discharge Error assigned ERROR to reverse et ux evidence execution executor facts fendant Fitch gaol gave judgment given granted HARTFORD COUNTY hath HAVEN COUNTY heirs indebitatus assumpsit indorsed insufficient issue January A. D. judged Judgment Manifest error jury justice land lawful money levied liable ment mortgaged October A. D. paid parties payable payment person petition petitioner plaintiff in error plaintiff replied plaintiff to recover Plea in abatement prayed prison prosecution rendered replevin reverse a judgment scire facias sheriff shillings statute sufficient suit Superior Court tion town trial verdict William Windham WINDHAM COUNTY witnesses writ of error
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Pàgina xv - No man's life shall be taken away, no man's honor or good name shall be stained, no man's person shall be arrested, restrained, banished, dismembered, nor any...
Pàgina 340 - I verily believe that in almost every case where by law a general devise of lands is reduced to an estate for life the intent of the testator is thwarted; for ordinary people do not distinguish between real and personal property. The rule of law, however, is established and certain that express words of limitation, or words tantamount, are necessary to pass an estate of inheritance. "All my estate," or "all my interest," will do; but "all my lands lying in such a place
Pàgina 88 - The defendant pleaded in bar the statute against frauds and perjuries, and averred that said promise was not to be performed within one year from the making of it, and that there was no note or memorandum made of said promise in writing.
Pàgina v - And forasmuch as the free Fruition of such Liberties and Privileges as Humanity, Civility and Christianity call for, as is due to every Man in his Place and Proportion, without Impeachment and Infringement, hath ever been, and will be the Tranquility and Stability of Churches and Commonwealths; and the Denial thereof, the Disturbance, if not the Ruin of both.
Pàgina v - The People of this State, being by the Providence of God, free and independent, have the sole and exclusive Right of governing themselves as a free, sovereign, and independent State; and having from their Ancestors derived a free and excellent Constitution of Government whereby the Legislature depends on the free and annual Election of the People, they have the best Security for the Preservation of their civil and religious Rights and Liberties.
Pàgina 340 - The rule of law, however, is established and certain, that express words of limitation, or words tantamount, are necessary to pass an estate of inheritance. " All " my estate" or " all my interest" will do : But " all my " lands lying in such a place
Pàgina 489 - Cutler, the superior court of Connecticut say, that "guardians who give deeds of the lands of their wards pursuant to a decree of a court of chancery, executors, etc., who give deeds of the lands of the deceased by order of the assembly or the...
Pàgina v - That the ancient Form of Civil Government, contained in the Charter from Charles the Second, King of England, and adopted by the People of this State, Shall be and remain the Civil Constitution of this State, under the Sole authority of the People thereof, independent of any King or Prince whatever. And that this Republic is, and shall forever be and remain, a free, Sovereign and independent State, by the Name of the State of Connecticut.
Pàgina 335 - I am sorry the judges have thought themselves bound to construe wills contrary to their own opinion of the intent; the words if construed here otherwise than they have usually been, would overturn the rules of construction, though not the rules of law; if they have been always held to mean a distant dying without issue and it should now be held otherwise, it will shake the rules of property,
Pàgina 237 - Channel and in the North Seas, after the Space of Twelve Days, to be computed from the Ratification of the said Preliminary Articles, should be restored on all Sides.