 | United States. Patent Office - 1931 - 660 страница
...court said : " The cause of action is the subject matter of the controversy, and that is, for all the purposes of the suit, whatever the plaintiff declares it to be in his pleadings." The subject matter of both of the proceedings here involved was the right of the firm of George A.... | |
 | 1886 - 546 страница
...own way. The cause of action is the subject-matter of the controtroversy, and that is, for all the purposes of the suit, whatever the plaintiff declares it to be in his pleadings. Here it is certain joint contracts entered inlo by all the defendants for the transportation of property.... | |
 | 1908 - 1118 страница
...his own way. The cause of action is the subject-matter of the controversy, and that Is. for all the purposes of the suit whatever the plaintiff declares it to be in his pleadings.' " In the concluding paragraph of the opinion, the Chief Justice says : "Whatever the rights of the receivers... | |
 | 1901 - 2042 страница
...his own way. The cause of action is the subject-matter of the controversy, and that Is. for all the purposes of the suit, -whatever the plaintiff declares it to be In his pleadings.' " The complaint in this case charges — "That all of said wrongs, grievances, and injuries to the... | |
 | 1895 - 1088 страница
...his own way. The cause of action Is the subject-matter of the controversy, and that Is, for all the titution of Louisiana, did not affect the« question considered, and But where a plaintiff has brought suit against a sole defendant, and others, Intervening, claim several... | |
 | 1901 - 958 страница
...his own way. The cause of action is the subject-matter of the controversy, and that is, for all the purposes of the suit, whatever the plaintiff declares it to be in his pleadings.' Pirie v. Tvedt, 115 US 41, 43, 29 L. ed. 331, 332, 5 Sup. Ct. Rep. 1034, 1161; Sloane v. Anderson,... | |
 | 1899 - 986 страница
...his own way. The cause of action is the subject-matter of the controversy, and that is, for all the purposes of the suit, whatever the plaintiff declares it to be in his plcadiugs." Pirie v. Tvedt, 115 US 41, 43, 5 Sup. Ct. 1034, 1101; Sloane v. Anderson, 117 US 273, (Í... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1885 - 792 страница
...his own way. The cause of action is the subject matter of the controversy, and that is for all the purposes of the suit whatever the plaintiff declares it to be in his pleadings. Here it is certain joint contracts entered into by all the defendants for the transportation of property.... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1886 - 778 страница
...cause of action is the subjectOpinion of the Court. matter of the controversy, and that is for all the purposes of the suit whatever the plaintiff declares it to be in his pleadings." In Pirie v. Tvedt, 115 US 41, the case was one of malicious prosecution, and, of course, by the common... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1886 - 782 страница
...his own way. The cause of action is the subject matter of the controversy, and that is, for all the purposes of the suit, whatever the plaintiff declares it to be in his pleadings. Here it is certain joint contracts entered into by all the defendants for the transportation of property.... | |
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A separate defense may defeat a joint recovery, but it cannot deprive a plaintiff of his right to prosecute his own suit to final determination in his own way. The cause of action is the subject-matter of the controversy, and that is, for all the purposes... 
