Massachusetts Reports, Volume 222H.O. Houghton and Company, 1916 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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action agreement alleged exceptions amended by St appears apply attorney bill Boston Elevated Railway BRALEY Bristol County CARROLL cause certificate charge commissioner Commonwealth contract corporation count COURCY creditor CROSBY death deceased decree deed defendant defendant's demurrer DeVeer employee entitled evidence execution facts fendant filed finding held husband Industrial Accident Board intestate Ionia Street issue judge judgment jury Knox Automobile Company land LORING Mass ment mortgage motorman negligence November November 23 October 14 October 22 opinion owner paid parties payment personal injury petition petitioner PIERCE plaintiff preferred stock Present purchaser question Railroad real estate reason received recover refused request RUGG rule shares of stock statute Street Railway Suffolk suit in equity Superior Court sustained taxation testator testified testimony tion TORT trial trust verdict warranted wife witness Worcester words workmen's compensation act Writ dated
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Page 403 - In all other cases, questions of dependency, in whole or in part, shall be determined in accordance with the facts in each particular case existing at the time of the injury...
Page 543 - 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. The reason of this maxim is obvious. The question actually before the court is investigated with care, and considered in its full extent. Other principles which may serve to illustrate it are considered in their relation to the case decided, but their possible bearing on all other cases is seldom completely investigated.
Page 165 - It need not have been foreseen or expected, but after the event it must appear to have had its origin in a risk connected with the employment, and to have flowed from that source as a rational consequence.
Page 138 - No attachment or levy upon shares of stock for which a certificate is outstanding shall be valid until such certificate be actually seized by the officer making the attachment or levy, or be surrendered to the corporation which issued it, or its transfer by the holder be enjoined.
Page 57 - It is too well settled to require the citation of authorities that the...
Page 111 - By the terms of the report judgment is to be entered for the plaintiff in the sum of $50.02, with interest from the 20th day of October, 1911; and it is So ordered. QUESTIONS: 1. Was the contract "divisible
Page 62 - No doubt it would be a great advantage to the country and to the individual States if principles of taxation could be agreed upon which did not conflict with each other, and a common scheme could be adopted by which taxation of substantially the same property in two jurisdictions could be avoided. But the Constitution of the United States does not go so far.
Page 436 - A notice given under the provisions of this act shall not be held invalid or insufficient by reason of any inaccuracy in stating the time, place or cause of the injury, unless it is shown that it was the intention to mislead and the association was in fact misled thereby.
Page 562 - The following persons shall be conclusively presumed to be wholly dependent for support upon a deceased employee: (a) A wife upon a husband with whom she lives at the time of his death.
Page 448 - No carrier or party in possession of all or any of the property herein described shall be liable for any loss thereof or damage thereto or delay caused by the act of God, the public enemy, the authority of law, or the act or default of the shipper or owner, or for natural shrinkage.