Report of the ... Annual Meeting of the Maryland State Bar Association, Volumen17Maryland State Bar Association, 1912 |
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... decided in 1864 after his death , in his favor . Dur- ing his career he argued 55 cases in that Court of which he won 32 and lost 23. He was pitted against such opponents as McMahon , Johnson , Schley , Nelson , Taney , McLean ...
... decided in 1864 after his death , in his favor . Dur- ing his career he argued 55 cases in that Court of which he won 32 and lost 23. He was pitted against such opponents as McMahon , Johnson , Schley , Nelson , Taney , McLean ...
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... decided convictions , and identified himself absolutely with the view which he held of any question , and it was his rule to pre- pare himself thoroughly for the trial of every case , large or small . When he had done this , he ...
... decided convictions , and identified himself absolutely with the view which he held of any question , and it was his rule to pre- pare himself thoroughly for the trial of every case , large or small . When he had done this , he ...
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... decided to settle in Philadelphia for the practice of law , and entered as a student in the office of William Meredith . Esq . , a distinguished member of the Philadelphia Bar , but after a short stay there , so strong was his ...
... decided to settle in Philadelphia for the practice of law , and entered as a student in the office of William Meredith . Esq . , a distinguished member of the Philadelphia Bar , but after a short stay there , so strong was his ...
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... decided in the affirmative and the Association accord- ingly adjourned until 3 o'clock P. M. AFTERNOON SESSION Pursuant to adjournment the Maryland State Bar As- sociation met at 3 o'clock P. M. , the meeting being called to order by ...
... decided in the affirmative and the Association accord- ingly adjourned until 3 o'clock P. M. AFTERNOON SESSION Pursuant to adjournment the Maryland State Bar As- sociation met at 3 o'clock P. M. , the meeting being called to order by ...
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... decided without the concurrence of at least four . The additional judge to be elected under the provisions of this section shall , in addition to his duties as judge of the Court of Appeals , perform such other duties as the General As ...
... decided without the concurrence of at least four . The additional judge to be elected under the provisions of this section shall , in addition to his duties as judge of the Court of Appeals , perform such other duties as the General As ...
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Página 187 - A person has no property, no vested interest, in any rule of the common law. That is only one of the forms of municipal law, and is no more sacred than any other. Rights of property which have been created by the common law cannot be taken away without due process ; but the law itself, as a rule of conduct, may be changed at the will, or even at the whim, of the legislature, unless prevented by constitutional limitations. Indeed, the great office of statutes is to remedy defects in the common law...
Página 191 - ... were intended to secure the individual from the arbitrary exercise of the powers of government, unrestrained by the established principles of private rights and distributive justice.
Página 135 - ... approach to the faults of the state as to the wounds of a father, with pious awe and trembling solicitude. By this wise prejudice we are taught to look with horror on those children of their country who are prompt rashly to hack that aged parent in pieces, and put him into the kettle of magicians, in hopes that by their poisonous weeds, and wild incantations, they may regenerate the paternal constitution, and renovate their father's life.
Página 125 - Ring out the grief that saps the mind, For those that here we see no more; Ring out the feud of rich and poor, Ring in redress to all mankind.
Página 193 - It may be said in a general way that the police power extends to all the great public needs. ... It may be put forth in aid of what is sanctioned by usage, or held by the prevailing morality or strong and preponderant opinion to be greatly and immediately necessary to the public welfare.
Página 186 - When our constitutions were adopted it was the law of the land that no man who was without fault or negligence could be held liable in damages for injuries sustained by another.
Página 128 - Rome, in the height of her glory, is not to be compared ; a power which has dotted over the surface of the whole globe with her possessions and military posts, whose morning drum-beat, following the sun, and keeping company with the hours, circles the earth with one continuous and unbroken strain of the martial airs of England.
Página 317 - Council shall hold their office for one year from the date of their election, and until their successors are elected.
Página 125 - Ring out a slowly dying cause. And ancient forms of party strife ; Ring in the nobler modes of life With sweeter manners, purer laws.
Página 135 - To avoid therefore the evils of inconstancy and versatility, ten thousand times worse than those of obstinacy and the blindest prejudice, we have consecrated the state, that no man should approach to look into its defects or corruptions but with due caution; that he should never dream of beginning its reformation by its subversion; that he should approach to the faults of the state as to the wounds of a father, with pious awe and trembling solicitude.