Carter v. Craig
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Probate Appeal. Transferred -without a ruling from the, April term, 1912, of the superior court by Pike, J., upon an agreed statement of facts.
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Probate Appeal. Transferred -without a ruling from the, April term, 1912, of the superior court by Pike, J., upon an agreed statement of facts. December 21, 1906, John P. French, a resident of Candia, entered into a written agreement with Arthur W. Stone, then a resident of Vermont, by the terms of which Stone agreed to care for French and his wife during their lives and the life of the survivor, during which time Stone and his family were to occupy a part of the dwelling-house on French’s farm; and for a further consideration, French agreed to convey the farm, stock, and tools to Stone by…
1Opinion
The issue as to which argument was invited involves the consideration of the effect of the bill of rights, when read in connection with the limitation on the power of the general court to make laws, contained in article 5 of the constitution. Does it forbid the making of laws that in any way limit rights secured to individuals by the bill of rights, or only the making of laws that limit such rights unreasonably?
It will be helpful in considering this question to remember that law is not an abstract entity, to which nothing can be added and from which nothing can be taken away; for there is no…
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