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TOPICAL INDEX, VOL. 101.

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ACCIDENTS-Not reasonably in the anticipation of a party..
Proximate cause of, defined..
ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES-Estoppel to deny the right of

669

284

135

an administrator to indorse the purchase price of corn
bought from a person owing the estate upon a note held
against him by the estate.....
ADMINISTRATORS-Amenable to process of garnishment...... 599
AGENTS-Can not deal in the matter of their agency for their

own benefit.....

Can not exceed their authority.

Not to incur expenses contrary to the wishes of the principal.
ALIMONY-Modification of a decree for, addressed to the judi-
cial discretion of the court.....

237
469

409

308

341

144

148

Powers of succeeding chancellors to modify a decree for ali-
mony upon facts existing at the time of its modification... 308
AMENDMENTS-What is not setting up a new cause of action..
APPEAL BONDS-What amounts to an approval of.....
APPEALS-A judgment necessary in cases of......
APPELLATE COURT PRACTICE-Bill of exceptions necessary..
Complete abstract of the record to be made and filed....
Defenses not interposed in the trial court not to be raised..
Exceptions to be taken to the findings of the trial court......
Refused instructions not assigned for error are waived..
The court is not precluded by assuming the existence of a fact
on a former appeal......

142

69

620

153

619

380

The record must show the errors assigned.....

102

When a verdict must be accepted as conclusive....

131

When the court will not interfere with the discretion of the

trial court.....

533

Where cross-errors are necessary..

624

Where the record is sufficient to enable the court to pass upon

the questions presented......

261

ASSESSMENT-Waiver of defects in the notice of-Beneficiary

associations.....

479

ASSIGNMENTS-Of choses in action-What the assignee takes.. 237
What a remote assignee takes.....

237

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Assignments in courts of equity....

Distinction between an assignment of an interest in a verdict

and a transfer of the judgment itself..

Of judgments before they are rendered...

ATTACHMENT-Issues on, and upon the merits of a case sepa-

rate and distinct.....

ATTORNEYS-Improper remarks by, in impaneling a jury............
When a remark in opening the case is improper....

B

BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATIONS—Eligibility of beneficiaries to
be determined by the by-laws in the state where the associa-
tion is organized....

292

292

291

374

664

321

389

Self-executing by-laws..

213

Waiver of a forfeiture-Estoppel.....

213

BENEFICIARY SOCIETIES-Waiver of defects in a notice of

assessment....

479

BILL OF EXCEPTIONS-Must state that it contains all the evi-
dence heard on the trial in the court below......
BILL OF PARTICULARS-When it may be demanded......
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS-Forfeitures under the
law regulating foreign associations.....

194

603

58

BURDEN OF PROOF-In preferences-Voluntary assignments... 549
On the party pleading ultra vires......

349

BY-LAWS-Are documents-Documentary evidence..
Are not, strictly speaking, records.......

488

488

488

Of private corporations need not be in writing.

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CHANCELLOR-When his findings will not be disturbed.
CHANCERY PRACTICE-Allegations without proof..

Decrees pro confesso, when unassailable......
Final decree ends the trial court's jurisdiction.....
Requisites of a bill to restrain a multiplicity of suits....
Parties brought in by amendment in suits for liens.....
What is necessary to sustain a decree on appeal in a court of
review....

288

380

477

339

523

13

509

When a defendant can not assign error in a court of review..
When the conclusions of the chancellor will not be disturbed.
Where the allegations of a bill are informal but are not ques-
tioned by demurrer...

477

288

406

act of 1895.....

CHATTEL MORTGAGES-Notes secured by-Application of the

CHILDREN-Custody of, in divorce proceedings.

223

187

CHOSES IN ACTION-To be sued on in the name of the assignor 280
CITIES AND VILLAGES-Liability for defective sidewalks-

Notices......

312

COAL MINES-Negligence in not providing places of refuge.... 175
COAL MINING COMPANIES-Habitual violation of rules by

employes.....

Liability for failure to provide places of refuge.
What is a willful violation of the statute....

able consideration....

COMMERCIAL PAPER-Assignee of, before maturity, for a valu-

COMMISSIONERS OF HIGHWAYS-Can not lawfully obstruct

a natural water course..

169

169

170

107

89

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May drain the roads, not obstructing natural water courses
thereby.....

When their office becomes vacant..
COMMON CARRIERS-What does not constitute a wrongful de-

tention by.

COMPOUNDING A CRIME-An obligation given in consideration

of the suspension of a prosecution for wife abandonment is
valid and may be enforced.....

CONDONATION-Is a stricter bar against the husband than the
wife......

CONSIDERATION-What is a sufficient, for a promissory note...
CONSTRUCTION OF CONTRACTS-Ambiguities in policies of
insurance.

132

406

196

165

CONTEMPT OF COURT-A mere failure to comply with a decree
of court is not.....

564

Disobedience of a decree must be willful...

567

Order for a commitment should name a definite term of im-

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For the sale of land, where the vendee tenders payment and
demands a deed.....

629

Where the vendor tenders a deed and demands payment....
Of employment-Discharge without notice.....

629

140

Of sale, what is such a withdrawal of merchandise under, as to
entitle an agent to his commissions......

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Their validity to be determined by the law of the state where
they are to be performed.....

418

Where one maliciously procures the discharge of another un-
der a contract determinable at will....

355

CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE-Can not be imputed to a child

four years of age.....

544

CONVEYANCES-Affecting the title of lands situated in other

state....

592

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Assumption of mortgages by grantees..

Contract to assume an incumbrance, not an essential part of
the deed......

Effect of covenants which run with the land..
Effect of the words "convey and warrant".
Right to rely upon the recitals in the deed...

.....

443

443

593

593

443

CORPORATIONS-Duties when engaged in dangerous operations. 169

Liability to actions for malicious prosecution...
Means of acquiring knowledge..

Modern state of the law.....

Presumptions as to the power of the president.

COSTS-Municipalities not liable for costs....

COURTS-Of a state are created for the benefit of its citizens...
COVENANTS-Against incumbrances-In Illinois upon lands in

another state....

CREDIBILITY OF WITNESSES-Opportunity of the Appellate
and trial courts to determine....

D

DAMAGES-Measure of, for an unlawful discharge....

Not recoverable for injuries resulting from acts not invited...
Where $400 is a reasonable recovery for the loss of the serv-
ices of a child......

Where $3,000 is not excessive-Personal injuries..

265

265

265

349

589

431

593

619

140

81

174

175

96

DECEIT-When conduct is fraudulent-Expressions of opinion.. 542

When $10,000 is not excessive......

Where the action will lie.......

541

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DISCONNECTION OF TERRITORY-Not consummated by filing
a petition......

147

DIVORCE-Binding effect of the decree-Estoppel of the defend-
ant....

187

Condonation, a stricter bar against the husband than the wife 406
Custody of children in divorce proceedings.......
187
DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE-By-laws of private corporations. 488
DOMESTIC ANIMALS-Size and color of horses do not preclude
them from the use of the highways...

192

What is not a running at large within the meaning of the stat-
ute.....

182

DRAINAGE-Commissioners of, must comply with the statute be-
fore they can incur expenses.

Commissioners of, not obliged to advertise for bids when requir-
ing extra work..

72

150

DRAM-SHOP ACT-What liquors are included in its terms...... 576
Lemon extract...

576

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EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYE-Ordinary care in the adoption of

appliances-Master and servant......

500

EMPLOYMENT-An action lies where a third person procures the

discharge of an employe...

355

Discharge without notice....

140

Disturbing an employe to compel him to do something against
his interest......

355

ESTOPPEL-By conduct does not lie in favor of one who has not
acted on the faith of such conduct......
By conduct or willful false statements....

Of municipal corporations to set up as a defense the irregular
manner in which a contract for work done, was entered
into......

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By the acceptance of the amount awarded by the judgment
of the court..

75

Does not operate to aid in the consummation of a fraud.....
To deny the right of an administrator to indorse the purchase
price of corn bought from a person owing the estate, upon a
note held against him by the estate......

426

135

EVIDENCE-No distinction between direct and circumstantial
proofs......

528

Admissibility of photographs...

167

Competency of the wife as against her husband.

132

Competency of parol proof to show the conditions of a contract
referred to in a memorandum indorsed upon a certificate of
deposit........

75

Declarations of an agent, when admissible..
Failure of a party to testify or produce proof....
Improper to ask a witness whether he has used due care..
In personal injury cases.....

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Of the condition of machinery immediately after an accident
admissible.....

528

Of a party's reputation as to matters bearing upon the question
as to whether he would be likely to commit the crime of
which he is charged......

265

Of malice in actions for malicious prosecution...

265

Of the fact that the plaintiff had a wife and children-Personal
injuries....

155

Of the sobriety of a person killed in a railroad accident....
Letters of a party litigant tending to show that no complaints
were made of merchandise sold-Admissions....

167

212

Necessary to hold incoming partner for previously contracted
debts......

24

Publications of mutual insurance companies....

488

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