Reports of Cases Decided in the Court of Chancery, the Prerogative Court, And, on Appeal, in the Court of Errors and Appeals of the State of New Jersey, Volume 6MacCrellish & Quigley, 1881 - Equity |
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agreement alleged amount answer appears assessment assignment authority Bank Barb bill bond and mortgage C. E. Gr CHANCELLOR charge Chetwood claim complainant complainant's contract conveyance conveyed corporation costs court of chancery court of equity creditors Crosland Danser daughter death debt deceased declarations decree deed defendant demurrer desertion easement entitled evidence execution executor fact filed foreclosure fraud give given grant Heintze heirs held husband injunction insists insolvent interest Jersey City Jersey Midland Railway John judgment land legacy lien ment mort mortgaged premises mortgagor Newark orphans court owner paid parties payment person petitioner plainant possession proof purchase question R. R. Co railroad company real estate received relief Ruckman says sheriff's sale sold Standard Oil Co Stanton statute Stew suit taxes testamentary capacity testator's testatrix testimony thereof tion trust usury widow wife
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Page 140 - Nothing can call forth this court into activity but conscience, good faith, and reasonable diligence. Where these are wanting, the court is passive, and does nothing.
Page 140 - ... and acquiesced for a great length of time. Nothing can call forth this court into activity but conscience, good faith and reasonable diligence.
Page 209 - I mean stock to remain in this country, to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.
Page 388 - The legislature shall not pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts, or depriving a party of any remedy for enforcing a contract which existed when the contract was made.
Page 603 - ... any interest in or concerning them, or upon any agreement that is not to be performed within the space of one year from the making thereof, unless the agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing and signed by the party to be charged therewith or some other person thereunto...
Page 367 - TOGETHER with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof. AND also all the estate, right, title, interest — property, possession, claim and demand whatsoever, as well in law as in equity, of the said party of the first part, of, in or to the above described premises, and every part and parcel thereof, with the appurtenances.
Page 559 - The testimony proves that after the execution of the will and before the death of the testator, both Belford and Elisha knew its contents.
Page 203 - In paragraph fifth of the will, as we have seen, the testator gave, devised and bequeathed all the rest, residue and remainder of his estate to...
Page 176 - The statute (Revision, 188, § 63) provides " that, in case of the insolvency of any corporation, the laborers in the employ thereof shall have a lien upon the assets thereof for the amount of wages due to them, respectively, which shall be paid prior to any other debt or debts of said company ; and the word
Page 169 - It is a familiar canon of construction that a thing which is within the intention of the makers of a statute is as much within the statute as if it were within the letter; and a thing which is within the letter of the statute is not within the statute unless it be within the intention of the makers.