Leading American Railway Cases: On Most of the Important Questions Involved in the Law of Railways, Arranged According to Subjects

Little, Brown,, 1870 - 656 страници

RECOVERY OF CORPORATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN PRO	1

Where the board of directors without filing any such certificate proceeded	2

The owner of the land acquires no vested right to the damages until the company	3

The plaintiff claimed a certain amount as underestimated The masters	10

Powers v Skinner 34 Vermont Reports 274 p	14

Note upon the question of illegality in contracts and the outlawry of property	24

HOW FAR CORPORATIONS MAY ACT IN OTHER STATES p	42

PRESUMPTIONS AGAINST CORPORATIONS ON THE GROUND	59

Note referring to Neal v Pittsburgh Connellsville Railw Company 31 Penn	252

Note giving the point decided in other cases in different states p	259

Zabriskie v Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati Railw 23 How	260

RULES FOR ESTIMATING LAND DAMAGES p	282

ACTION NOT MAINTAINABLE FOR DAMAGE TO LANDS INJURIOUS	291

Note referring to other cases on this subject p	304

EQUITABLE RELIEF FROM THE DECISION OF THE ENGINEERS	310

THE RIGHT TO RECOVER ON A QUANTUM MERUIT FOR WORK	328

Note referring to Bank of the United States v Dandridge p	69

NOTICE REQUIRED FOR GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETINGS	75

EXPULSION FROM THE COMPANYS CARS p	86

The validity of a bylaw is a question for the court	95

Michigan Southern Northern Indiana Railway 22	96

Per Brown J if the companys servants use excess of force they alone are respon	106

COMPANY CANNOT	107

PROVISIONS OF CHARTER AS TO TRANSFER OF SHARES MUST	119

Extended note embracing the opinion in Rice v Courtis 32 Vt 464 and reference	126

THE CORPORATION HAS NO IMPLIED LIEN FOR THE SECURITY	133

contracts for the sale and delivery of shares in jointstock companies p	153

DEFENCES AGAINST ACTIONS FOR CALLS p	180

Note referring to Vicksburg Sh T Railw v McKean 12 La An 638 North	195

Where the incorporation was to construct a railway between two termini the	201

Note as to whether subscriptions must be paid in money P C Railw v Stew	207

Note referring to New Jersey Central Railw v Hetfield 5 Dutcher 206 571	211

EMINENT DOMAIN LAND TAKEN FOR PUBLIC USE ON MAKING	220

One restriction upon the exercise of this right is that it shall not be done without	231

Cushman v Smith 34 Maine Reports 247 p	233

It rests solely in the discretion of the legislature whether to exercise the right	240

That an action of trespass quare clausum may be maintained to recover damages	245

The question of proof by original entries and memoranda considered and cases	338

INJURIES TO DOMESTIC ANIMALS FENCES AND THE DUTY	347

RESPONSIBILITY OF RAILWAY COMPANIES FOR THE ACTS OF CON	356

Where the defendant employed another at a fixed price to alter a building into	367

LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY FOR THE ACT OF ITS SERVANTS	375

Note referring to State v Vermont Central Railway 27 Vt 103 and many other	382

Facts of the case stated Company not held responsible	400

POWER OF CORPORATIONS LIMITED BY CHARTER DIRECTORS	401

There must be an entry of the transfer upon the stock record or it must be sent	415

Where two railway companies chartered and in operation under the laws of different	421

THE WRIT OF MANDAMUS GENERAL RULES OF LAW GOVERNING	463

The commissioners act as public officers and may be compelled to perform their	470

DEGREE OF CARE REQUIRED IN REGARD TO THE APPARATUS	471

Note on the general question including opinions in full of the court in Alden v	481

ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF THE STATES TO TAX SHARES	493

VII	494

The party claiming to have suffered injury must join in his bill for redress	515

POWER OF THE LEGISLATURE TO MODIFY THE CHARTER	516

Questions incidental to the main inquiry p	533

A stipulation on the part of the lessee to repair should be construed to extend	555

Заглавие	Leading American Railway Cases: On Most of the Important Questions Involved in the Law of Railways, Arranged According to Subjects
Автор	Isaac Fletcher Redfield
Редактор	Isaac Fletcher Redfield
Издател	Little, Brown,, 1870
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