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Moothora Kant Shaw and ors. Vs. the India General Steam Navigation Co.

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : (1884)ILR10Cal166

..... be regulated by the rule of the english common law on the subject. section 10 of the indian railways act, 1879, is analogous to section 6 of the indian carriers act, 1865, which by section 2 of the act does not apply to carriers by railway. the object of both sections is not to declare what shall be the carriers liability, but ..... to me that this argument is based upon a misconception of the provisions of section 10 of the indian railways act, 1879. that section enacts: 'every agreement purporting to limit the obligation or responsibility imposed on a carrier by railway by the indian contract act, 1872, sections 151 and 161 in the case of loss, destruction or deterioration of or damage ..... for six years, no judicial authority had been cited to show that section 152 of that act applied to carriers for reward, and that, although many actions had been tried in the court of small causes, against the g.i.p. railway company, such a defence had never been raised in any of those actions.12. there is .....

Bernards Township Vs. Stebbins

Court : US Supreme Court

..... subscribed for or purchased by them, the said townships shall acquire all the rights and privileges respectively of other stockholders of said company, and it shall be lawful for the commissioners provided for in this act, or either of them with the consent of the others, or a majority of the said commissioners, to participate in ..... and to act in all the regular and legally authorized meetings of the stockholders, and either of them may act as director of said company, if he shall be duly elected as such." by 4, the commissioners were directed to report annually ..... dollars, issued on the faith and credit of said township in pursuance of an act entitled" "an act to authorize certain towns in the counties of somerset, morris, essex, and union to issue bonds and take stock in the passaic valley and peapack railroad company," "approved april 9, 1868." "in testimony whereof the undersigned, commissioners of the .....

Ex Parte Crow Dog

Court : US Supreme Court

..... inquire whether the locality of the homicide for which the prisoner was convicted of murder is within that description. the first section of the indian intercourse act of june 30, 1834, defines the indian country as follows: "that all that part of the united states west of the mississippi, and not within the states of missouri and ..... statutes, clauses which have been repealed may still be considered in construing provisions which remain in force. 3. the definition of the term "indian country" contained in c. 61, 1 of the act of 1834, 4 stat. 729, though not incorporated in the revised statutes, and though repealed simultaneously with their enactment, may be referred ..... of the united states, whether within a reservation or not, and whether acquired before or since the passage of that act. 4. the legislation of the united states may be constitutionally extended over indian country by mere force of a treaty, without legislative provisions. 5. neither the provisions of article 1 in the treaty .....

In Re: Anonymous

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : (1884)ILR10Cal274

..... terms that the mortgagee would be entitled to enter upon possession in case of default in payment.field, j.11. this is a reference under section 46 of the indian stamp act (act i of 1879). the question referred to us is, whether four deeds of mortgage ought to be stamped under clause (a) or under clause (b) of article ..... unfavourable to the public, should afterwards be put upon the enactment, except for some very cogent reason indeed.8. this principle has been acted upon by the high court on more than one occasion; and notably hi the late cage of kishori lal roy v. sharut chunder mozoomdar i.l.r. 8 cal ..... duty under clause (b). when a particular construction has for some years been put upon a fiscal enactment in favour of the public, and that construction has been generally acted upon and acquiesced in by the government, i think that a strong presumption arises in favour of that construction; and i consider, moreover, that no other construction, .....

Reynolds Vs. Crawfordsville First National Bank

Court : US Supreme Court

..... property adverse to him, although the defendant may not be page 112 u. s. 411 in possession thereof, for the purpose of determining and quieting the question of title." this act confers upon anyone against whom another, whether in or out of possession, claims an adverse title or interest in real estate the substantial right of having the disputed title settled ..... sufficient, under the indiana statute, to justify the relief prayed for in the bill. the appellant next insists that the appellee, being a national bank, had no power, under the act establishing national banks, to take a conveyance of the 200-acre tract of land from vance and watson and that, as such a conveyance formed a part of the agreement .....

The New Fleming Spinning and Weaving Company Limited Vs. Kessowji Naik ...

Court : Mumbai

Reported in : (1885)ILR9Bom373

..... honest and prudent man shrink from accepting such a post. if directors were to be made pecuniarily liable for every slip and error, all prudent men would refuse to act, and companies would be at the mercy of fools or rogues. in laying down any general rule for india as to the duties which ought properly to be imposed on the ..... which as an independent suit would be barred, the amendment would be refused. bat if the amendment is once admitted, i think it follows, from a fair interpretation of the indian act, that limitation must only count from the institution of the suit. moreover, in the present case, the negligence, in respect of the unallotted shares, is too much in part ..... . anderon 1 ch. div. at p. 26. lord romilly says l.r. eq, 11:' directors are responsible as trustees for the employment of funds. in section 88 of the indian trusts act, no. ii of 1877, directors are placed in a list of persons bound in a fiduciary character to protect the interests of others. and the specific relief .....

Hurmusji Cursetji Ashburner Vs. Bomonji Coursetji Ashburner and ors.

Court : Mumbai

Reported in : (1885)ILR9Bom250

..... , must, where the language is ambiguous, be construed in favour of the right to proceed (i.l.r. 1 bom. 19-22 per westropp, c. j.) the language of the act is doubtful as to whether the application to extend the time must be made within the twenty days. i, therefore, decide, in favour of the right to proceed. ,2. the .....

Brown Vs. Houston

Court : US Supreme Court

..... in common with all other property found within the state. we held in the case of city of new orleans v. eclipse towboat company, recently decided by us, but not reported, * that the clause in the federal constitution giving to congress the power to regulate commerce ..... meaning of the federal constitution, and such is the doctrine laid down by the supreme court of the united states. state tax on railway gross receipts, 15 wall. 293. . . ." " third. this tax cannot be regarded as a duty or impost levied by ..... for example, which gives to congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several states, and with the indian tribes -- is a different question. this brings us to the consideration of the second assignment of error, which is founded on ..... seen by the following extracts from its opinion, filed as part of the judgment. the court said: " first. this act [act no. 77 of 1880] does not in its terms discriminate against the products of other states or the property of the .....

Wabash, St.L. and P. Ry. Co. Vs. Ham

Court : US Supreme Court

..... river, entered into an agreement to consolidate their railroads, property, and capital stock, and to become one corporation under the name of the toledo, wabash and western railway company, with a capital stock of $15,000,000, "upon the basis and conditions hereinafter page 114 u. s. 589 to be specified," the material parts of ..... agreement, when ratified by the stockholders, should "be deemed and taken to be the agreement and act of consolidation of said companies," and also contained the following provisions: "sec. 3. upon the making and perfecting the agreement and act, as provided in the preceding section, and filing the same or a copy with the secretary of ..... ohio, indiana, and illinois passed before the issue of those bonds, and to which the contract of the bondholders was therefore subject. the effect of the ohio consolidation act was to merge the old corporations into the new one, which took their place, succeeded to their property, and assumed their liabilities. shields v. ohio, 95 u .....

Ram Chunder Singh Vs. Madho Kumari and ors. by the Court of Wards

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : (1885)ILR12Cal484

..... he brought a suit against bunwari, claiming against him the whole of the compensation money which had been paid into court by the east indian railway company in respect of land in lalghur, which had been taken by the company, bunwari claiming a share in that money.9. pending the suit bunwari died; his widows were substituted for him, and the subordinate ..... which, if it had been open, might have been attended with difficulty.15. the question of limitation remains. the provision in article 144 of the second schedule of act xv of 1877, which gives twelve years as the period of limitation from the time 'when the possession of the defendant becomes adverse to the plaintiff,' appears the only ..... of the sonthal pergunnahs in 1873.7. the first question in the case to be determined is whether the contest of title between the parties is res judicata under act x of 1877, section 13, which is in these terms:no court shall try any suit or issue in which the matter directly and substantially in issue has .....