 The obligation of a contract, in the constitutional sense, is the means provided by law by which it can be enforced, — by which the parties can be obliged to perform it. Whatever legislation lessens the efficacy of these means impairs the obligation....  Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota - Página 604por North Dakota. Supreme Court, Hiram A. Libby, Robert Milligan Carothers, Robert Dimon Hoskins, Edgar Whittlesey Camp, Joseph Coghlan, John McDowell Cochrane, Ames Francis Wilbur, Edwin James Taylor - 1921Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Utah. Supreme Court, Albert Hagan, John Augustine Marshall, John Maxcy Zane, James A. Williams, Joseph M. Tanner, George L. Nye, John Walcott Thompson, August B. Edler, Alonzo Blair Irvine, Harmel L. Pratt, William S. Dalton, H. Arnold Rich - 1901 - 630 páginas
...Kearsay, 96 US 595, GOO. In Louisiana v. New Orleans, supra, 206, the court says: "The obligations of a contract, in the constitutional sense is the...by which the parties can be obliged to perform it." In Walker v. Whitehead, supra, 317, it is said: "The laws which exist at the time and place of the... | |
 | 1904 - 1038 páginas
...enforcement." Nelson v. Police Jury of St. Martin's Parish, 111 US 720, 4 Sup. Ct. 648, 28 L. Ed. 574. "The obligation of a contract, in the constitutional...by which the parties can be obliged to perform it." Louisiana v. New Orleans, 102 US 206, 26 L. Ed. 132. It cannot be doubted that the constitutional amendment... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1881 - 822 páginas
...inhibition against the impairment of contracts by State legislation. These decisions are familiar to us. The obligation of a contract, in the constitutional...efficacy of these means impairs the obligation. If it tend to postpone or retard the enforcement of the contract, the obligation of the latter is to that... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1881 - 836 páginas
...inhibition against the impairment of contracts by State legislation. These decisions are familiar to us. The obligation of a contract, in the constitutional sense, is the means provided by-law by which it can be enforced, — by which the parties can be obliged to perform it. Whatever... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1885 - 1302 páginas
...inhibition against the impairment of contracts by state legislation. These decisions are familiar to us. The obligation of a contract, in the constitutional...by which it can be enforced ; by which the parties c«n be obliged to perform it. Whatever legisUti.in lessens the efficacy of these means impairs the... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1883 - 1004 páginas
...ago, in the case of Louisiana v. New Orleans, "is court said, without a dissenting voice, that — * The obligation of a contract, in the constitutional...efficacy of these means impairs the obligation. If it tend to postpone or retard the enforcement of the contract, the obligation of the latter is to that... | |
 | 1883 - 1674 páginas
...ago, in the case of Louisiana v. New Orleans, "is court said, without a dissenting voice, that — " The obligation of a contract, in the constitutional...obliged to perform it. Whatever legislation lessens the efflcacy of these means impairs the obligation. If it tend to postpone or retard the enforcement of... | |
 | 1898 - 1174 páginas
...Louisiana v. City of New Orleans, 102 US 203, Mr. Justice Field, in the opinion of the court, said: 1 Q I^ ' T h n8 YUTSߺz #6R g s 7v W ˩ ... sBȗ P k W ; {( u 3 K1{tj < m h r gս #| ? D ] { g 7 tend to postpone or retard the enforcement of the contract, the obligation of the latter is to that... | |
 | 1920 - 1148 páginas
...Xéw Orleans, 102 US 203, 26 L. Ed. 132, said: "The obligation of a contract, in the constitu tional sense, is the means provided by law by which it can...the parties can be obliged to perform it. Whatever legis lation lessens the efficacy of these means impairs the obligation. If it tends to postpone or... | |
 | 1885 - 892 páginas
...? 1074. Obligation defined.— The obligation of a contract, in the constitutional sense, is »lie means provided by law by which it can be enforced,—...efficacy of these means impairs the obligation. If it tend to postpone or retard the enforcement of the contract, the obligation of the latter is to that... | |
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