Proceedings of the Oregon Bar Association at Its Annual Meeting, כרך 14,חלקים 1904-1906

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Oregon Bar Association, 1907
 

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עמוד 123 - Property does become clothed with a public interest when used in a manner to make it of public consequence, and affect the community at large.
עמוד 123 - A railroad is a public highway, and none the less so because constructed and maintained through the agency of a corporation deriving its existence and powers from the State. Such a corporation was created for public purposes. It performs a function of the State.
עמוד 75 - The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail — its roof may shake — the wind may blow through it— the storm may enter — the rain may enter — but the King of England cannot enter ! — all his force dares not cross* the threshold of the ruined tenement...
עמוד 122 - Constitution protects, we find that when private property is 'affected with a public interest, it ceases to be juris privati only.
עמוד 84 - I do not fear to meet it single and alone. No one venerates the peerage more than I do; but, my Lords, I must say that the peerage solicited me, not I the peerage.
עמוד 84 - I am amazed at his grace's speech. The noble duke cannot look before him, behind him, or on either side of him, without seeing some noble peer who owes his seat in this house to his successful exertions in the profession to which I belong. Does he not feel that it is as...
עמוד 84 - I can say and will say, that as a peer of parliament, — as speaker of this right honourable house, — as keeper of the great seal, — as guardian of his majesty's conscience, — as Lord High Chancellor of England, — nay, even in that character alone, in which the noble duke would think it an affront to be considered...
עמוד 56 - reportable case ' is one that will be useful to the practitioner, one that construes a somewhat ambiguous Act of Parliament of general interest, that lays down some fresh legal, principle or applies a well-known principle of law to entirely different circumstances, that doubts, or, as it is frequently termed by the more polite reporters l distinguishes a previous reported case; cases in short that add something to our legal knowledge.
עמוד 123 - The creation of all highways is a public duty. Railroads are highways. The state may build them. If an individual does that work, he is pro tanto doing the work of the state. He devotes his property to a public use. The state doing the work fixes the price for the use. It does not lose the right to fix the price, because an individual voluntarily undertakes to do the work.
עמוד 49 - Columbia at such a time in the near future as shall be agreeable, for the purpose of examining, considering and discussing the laws and decisions of the several states upon the subject of divorce with a view to the adoption of a draft...

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