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Chew Heong Vs. United States

Court : US Supreme Court

..... one sense they come freely, because they come pursuant to contract, but they are not the free immigrants whose coming the treaty contemplates and for whose protection the treaty provides. they are for the time the bond thralls of the contractor -- his coolie slaves. the united states had already legislated to prevent ..... the second and third in the affirmative. the judgment is reversed, and the cause remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion. * " chinese restriction act" " an act to execute certain treaty stipulation relating to chinese" " approved may 6th, 1882, as amended july 5th, 1884" "whereas, in the opinion of the government of ..... abandon or continue their residence. proceeding on this assumption as though it were impregnable, the assertion is made with great positiveness and frequent repetition that the act of congress, construed according to the natural meaning of its terms, violates that treaty and our plighted faith, and the enormity of such legislation is .....

Dodge Vs. Woolsey

Court : US Supreme Court

..... their capitals or profits, which might result in lessening the dividends of stockholders, or the value of their shares, as either may be protected by the franchises of a corporation, if the acts intended to be done create what is in the law denominated a breach of trust. and the jurisdiction extends to inquire into, and to ..... lose one of their invaluable birthrights -- building up in this way slowly but surely a new sovereign power in this republic in most respects irresponsible, unchangeable for life, and one, in theory at least, more dangerous than the worst elective monarchy in the worst of times." the inquiry recurs have the people of ohio deposited ..... . indeed, an investment in the stock of a corporation must by everyone be considered a wild speculation if it exposed the owners of the stock to all sorts of risk in support of plausible projects not set forth and authorized by the act of incorporation, and which may possibly lead to extraordinary losses." the same jurisdiction was invoked .....

Chicago Life Ins. Co. Vs. Needles

Court : US Supreme Court

..... with her by its charter. but can it be possible that the state, which brought this corporation into existence for the purpose of conducting the business of life insurance, is powerless to protect the people against it, when -- assuming, as we must, the facts to be such as the judgment below implies -- its further continuance in business ..... upon the part of that officer as a condition of his right to institute the proceedings prescribed by the act of 1874 is in the interest of the corporations embraced by its provisions, for it furnishes some protection against hasty or oppressive action against them. these views are strengthened by the company's acceptance of the amended ..... its right to carry on that business or take from it any substantial privilege conferred by the original charter. it took the additional rights given by the act of 1867 subject to the condition imposed by its fifth section. it is further contended that the state enactments in question impair the obligation of the contracts .....

Clawson Vs. United States

Court : US Supreme Court

..... did not, within the meaning of 5, begin with the first step in the proceedings to obtain the grand jury which found the indictment. and, for the protection of the defendant himself, it would necessarily be equally held that he was entitled to claim that such proceedings were a part of the prosecution against him, because ..... observed. in united states v. hill (before cited), chief justice marshall, speaking of the law as it then existed, says: "it has been justly observed that no act of congress directs grand juries or defines their powers. by what authority, then, are they summoned, and whence do they derive their powers? the answer is that the ..... mormons, and it found and presented the indictment against the defendant. the challenging and exclusion of the fifteen persons is maintained to have been proper under 5 of the act of march 22, 1882, before referred to, and which reads as follows: "that in any prosecution for bigamy, polygamy, or unlawful cohabitation under any statute of the .....

District of Columbia Comm'rs Vs. Balt. and Potomac R. Co.

Court : US Supreme Court

..... from maryland avenue. the company gave notice, as required by law, to appellants, who, as commissioners of the district of columbia, are charged with the care and protection of the streets and other highways of the city, that it intended to construct a lateral track, which, leaving its main track on maryland avenue at a point near ..... was. but this is wholly immaterial, as this supplementary statue was clearly made to allow the use of these streets as provided in 3 of the original act. by another act approved march 25, 1870, congress authorized the company to make some changes in the line of its road between east fourth street and the terminus at the ..... said district in connection with the railroad which they are about to locate and construct from the city of baltimore to the potomac river in pursuance of their said act of incorporation, and the said baltimore and potomac railroad company are hereby authorized to exercise the same powers, rights, and privileges, and shall be subject to the .....

Ex Parte Reggel

Court : US Supreme Court

..... its courts in both civil and criminal cases, subject only to those provisions of the national constitution designed for the protection of life, liberty and property in all the states of the union; consequently, in a case involving the surrender, under the act of congress, of a fugitive from justice, it may not be objected that the indictment is not framed according to ..... pleadings and process to be observed in her own courts, in both civil and criminal cases, subject only to those provisions of the constitution of the united states involving the protection of life, liberty, and property in all the states of the union. the only question remaining to be considered, relates to the alleged want of competent evidence before the governor or .....

Wollensak Vs. Reiher

Court : US Supreme Court

..... which the other decisions cited are based. . . . we find, upon review, that there was a grave defect in applicant's patent and claims whereby it was inoperative to protect the invention disclosed by him to the full extent to which he was entitled. . . . we do not find any evidence of such laches or delay, after ascertaining the defects ..... its terms, made with that reasonable degree of care which is habitual to and expected of men in the management of their own interests in the ordinary affairs of life, would have immediately informed him that the patent had failed fully to cover the area of his invention. and this must be deemed to be notice to him ..... patent were applied for in good faith, and not for any fraudulent or improper purpose; that, as your orator verily believes, no other person, firm, or corporation not acting under his authority ever began the manufacture, sale, or use of transom lifters containing or embodying said inventions or improvements until long after your page 115 u. s. .....

The Brahmaputra Tea Co. Ld. Vs. E. Scarth

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : (1885)ILR11Cal545

..... exclusively for a definite term is a lawful agreement, and it is difficult to see how that can be unlawful which is essential to its fulfilment, and to the due protection of the interests of the employer, while the agreement is in force. it is unnecessary to consider all the conditions in the 10th clause. it is sufficient to say ..... was also considered unreasonable under the english law. it is unnecessary to refer to the english cases which have been cited as the case must be governed by the contract act. an agreement of service by which a person binds himself during the term of the agreement not to take service with any one else, or directly or indirectly take ..... for the infringement of the 10th clause. the lower court held that the agreement in clause 10, being in restraint of trade, was void under section 27 of the contract act. for the infringement of the agreement in the 8th clause it awarded a sum of rs. 900 as compensation.4. the plaintiff-company appealed against that decision on the .....

Missouri Pacific Railway Co. Vs. Humes

Court : US Supreme Court

..... permitted to assess exemplary damages. these may perhaps be considered as falling under the head of cases of gross negligence, for any neglect of duties imposed for the protection of life or property is culpable, and deserves punishment. page 115 u. s. 522 the law of missouri, in requiring railroad corporations to erect fences where their roads ..... laws, or treaties of the united states is invaded. this page 115 u. s. 521 court is not a harbor where refuge can be found from every act of ill advised and oppressive state legislation. it is the duty of every state to provide in the administration of justice for the redress of private wrongs; yet ..... material allegations and averring as a further defense that such injuries or damages as were sustained by the plaintiff were caused by his own careless, negligent, and unlawful acts directly contributing thereto. the plaintiff, in reply, traversed the averments of this second defense. the action was tried by the court without a jury by stipulation of .....

New Orleans Gas Co. Vs. Louisiana Light Co.

Court : US Supreme Court

..... railroad co. v. page 115 u. s. 673 mcclure, 10 wall. 511; ohio life ins. & t. co. v. debolt, 16 how. 429; sedgwick's stat. & const. law 637. and the obligation of her contracts is as fully protected by that instrument against impairment by legislation as are contracts between individuals exclusively. state v. wilson ..... slaughtering by others in that city to be done at the establishment erected by that corporation -- prevented the state or the municipal government of the city, acting under her authority, from thereafter opening to general competition the right to maintain slaughter houses and livestock landings. the majority of the court in the slaughterhouse ..... ponchartrain railroad co. v. lafayett & pontchartrain railroad co., 10 la.ann. 742. for these reasons, we are of opinion that on the passage of the act of 1874, and within a reasonable interpretation of its language, the crescent city gas light company was an "existing" business or manufacturing corporation entitled to "amalgamate, .....