Berks County Law Journal, Volume 5Berks County Bar Association., 1913 Containing cases decided by the courts of Berks County, Pennsylvania. |
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action affidavit of defence after-discovered evidence agreement alleged amount appear application April assumpsit avers bailment Berks County bill borough charge claim Code Common Pleas contract contributory negligence conviction corporation counsel Court of Common creditors Cyrus G damages decedent declaration decree decree nisi defendant defendant's discharged divorce entitled Equity evidence execution fee simple fendant filed garnishee granted ground hospital indictable indictable offence injury Insurance intent interpleader issued judgment n. o. v. June June 21 jury justice Kunsman lease lessee liable libellant matter ment negligence notes offence Ontario Opinion by Endlich Opinion by Wagner owner parties payment Penn street person petition Pleas of Berks premises proceeding purpose question reason refused residence rule to show show cause statement statute street subscription sufficient Super supra Term testified testimony thereof tion township trial unlawfully verdict warrant whilst witness
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Page 231 - No bill, except general appropriation bills, shall be passed containing more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title...
Page 4 - ... signed by the testator, or by some person in his presence, and by his express direction, and attested and subscribed in the presence of the testator by two or more competent witnesses...
Page 35 - ... was acting in the course of his employment and within the scope of his authority.
Page 173 - In determining what is proximate cause, the true rule is that the injury must be the natural and probable consequence of the negligence; such a consequence as, under the surrounding circumstances of the case, might and ought to have been foreseen by the wrongdoer as likely to flow from his act.
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Page 248 - Our sovereign lord the king chargeth and commandeth all persons, being assembled, immediately to disperse themselves, and peaceably to depart to their habitations, or to their lawful business, upon the pains contained in the act made in the first year of king George, for preventing tumults and riotous assemblies. God save the king.
Page 66 - And be it enacted, that if any person shall unlawfully take, or cause to be taken, any unmarried girl, being under the age of sixteen years, out of the possession and against the will of her father or mother, or of any other person having the lawful care or charge of her, every such offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanor...
Page 112 - ... to obey the orders or commands of any committee or body of men not lawfully constituted or of any leader or commander or other person not having authority by law for that purpose...
Page 191 - AD , and intituled (reciting the title of .by-law); and I adjudge the said AB, for his said offence, to forfeit and pay the sum of , to be paid and applied according to law, and also to pay to CD the complainant, the sum of , for his costs in this behalf.