Vermont Supreme Court
Virginia Supreme Court..
Wisconsin Supreme Court
RECENT ENGLISH DECISIONS, abstracts of..
18, 57, 77, 119, 197, 298, 357, 417, 437, 478
REMOVAL OF CAUSE:

United States Supreme Court.. 16, 33, 54, 74, 93, 116, 154, 174
193, 213, 236, 258, 275, 296, 314, 336
355, 374, 397, 414, 434, 474, 494, 514
37
..318, 337, 416, 477, 517
76, 96, 176, 298, 496

for exclusion of negroes from jury.
See Cases in Frill.

REPLEVIN against collector of taxes..
REVISION of the Statutes...

RHODE ISLAND Supreme Court abstract (see Recent
American Decisions).

ROAD opening through mortgaged lands....

329

366

147

25

ROGERS, R.VASHON, on de minimis non curat lex, 186

SAVINGS BANKS (see Notes of Cases).

SERVANT AND CO-SERVANT (see Notes
of Cases).

SPEAR, SAMUEL T., D. D., on bank taxation..... 427
SOME CONSIDERATIONS on the Constitution of
courts in the German Empire....

STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION (see Notes of
Cases).

SUBPOENA duces ad tecum and the privilege of the
attorney

SUNDAY (see Contracts; Notes of Cases).
SURETYSHIP, security on official bond

See Cases in Full; Notes of Cases.

TELEGRAPH (see Leading Articles).

TENNESSEE Supreme Court abstract (see Recent

American Decisions).

TEXAS Supreme Court abstract (see Recent American
Decisions; Leading Articles).

TIEDMAN, C. G., on 'can a chattel mortgage cover

after acquired property'
TITLE (see Bills of Lading).
TRADE-MARKS:
letters of alphabet as.

See Copyright; Notes of Cases.
TRAMPS (see Current Topics).
TRESPASS (see Notes of Cases).

ULTRA VIRES (see Contracts).
UNITED STATES:

District Court abstract (see Recent American Decisions).
Supreme Court abstract (see Recent American De-
cisions).

VAN SANTVOORD, SEYMOUR, on effect of a
subsequent marriage contracted in a foreign State by the
guilty party to a divorce in New York
VERMONT Supreme Court abstract (see Recent Ameri-
can Decisions).

VIRGINIA Supreme Court abstract (see Recent Ameri-
can Decisions).

229

451

486

167

507

memory
WISCONSIN Supreme Court abstract (see Recent
American Decisions).

233

109

YALE, L.T., on road-opening through mortgaged lands, 25

ΤΟ

415

315

514

298

PAGE.

ABATEMENT. Action brought by administrator,
when not suspended by determination of trust. People
ex rel, Dennis v. Kent, Circuit Judge (Mich. S. C.)...... 136
See Misnomer.

ADMIRALTY. See Maritime Law.
ABORTION. See Criminal Law.
ACCEPTANCE. Telegram authorizing the person

addressed simply to draw on sender for a given amount
does not constitute an acceptance of a sight draft.
Franklin Bk. of Baltimore v. Lynde (Md. App.)........ 184
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Certificate of, when not
assailable; married woman. Johnson v. Van Velsoe
(Mich. S. C.)....

ACTION.

See Married Woman.
Equitable; reformation of deed; laches;
jurisdiction of Circuit Court; nominal party. Walden
v. Skinner (U. S. S. C.).....
2.-Equitable will not lie to set aside fraudulent convey-
ance without judgment at law and execution. Adee v.
Bigler (N. Y. App.)
3.--Misdescription; no rule in equity debarring a purchaser
from obtaining compensation from his vendor for a
misdescription of the estate sold, merely on the ground
of his having accepted a conveyance. Re Turner and
Shelton (Eng. Ch. D.)

4. To cancel mortgage when not maintainable; failure to
complete title to real estate sold; cloud on title. Ryer-
son v. Willis (N. Y. App.)....
5.-Patents, action by married woman for infringement of.
Lorillard v. Standard Oil Co. (U. S. S. C.)

6.-Amount less than $500; amendment; counter-claim.
Wiley v. Brigham (N. Y. App.)....

353

474

492

7.-Federal question; court may examine opinions of
State courts to determine as to. Weatherby v. Bowie
(U. S. S. C.)....

74

8.-Judgment on; when new trial must be had. Guern-
sey v Miller (N. Y. App.)...

192

7.-Parties committing like wrongs independently against
one plaintiff cannot be joined in action to restrain.
Keyes v. Little York M. W. Co. (Cal. S. C.).
8.-Against parties jointly not maintainable if one party
not liable. City of Detroit v. Houghton (Mich. S. C.), 156
9.-For tort; judgment against one tort-feasor satisfied,
discontinues other action against others for same tort.
Savage v. Stevens (Mass. S. C.) ...

49

9.-Jurisdiction; separate claims against several defend-
ants in one suit do not constitute one claim to give.
Ballard Paring Co. v. Mulford (U. S. S. C.)

16

10.

377

See Abatement; Evidence.
ADMIRALTY PRACTICE. Appeal to Circuit
Court from District Court vacates decree appealed
from. Steamboat Louisville v. Halliday (U. S. S. C.).. 411
See Maritime Law.

ADVANCEMENT. Gift to child in life-time of parent
who dies intestate presumed to be an; presumption
may be repelled by evidence. Watkins v. Young (Va.
S. C. App.)..

ADVERSE POSSESSION.

By co-tenant; fraud;
possession of uninclosed lands. Foulke v. Bond (N. J.
Ct. of E. and App.)

..

318

356

3. For creditors under laws of one State does not bar
action by creditor in another State. Gross v. Bunn
(Neb. S. C)
4.-Validity of, for creditors, cannot be attacked collater-
ally. Approval of judge as to sureties, conclusive if
not in fraud of creditors. Klauber v. Charlton (Wis.
S. C.)...

436

76

AFFIDAVIT. See Attachment.

National bank shares; wrongful assessment of; Federal
question. Williams v. Weaver (U. S. S. C.)
11. What is not final order and not appealable. Matter
of Auchmuty et al. (N. Y. App.)...
12.-When premature. Kilmer v. Bradley (N. Y. App.). 133
See Admiralty; Constitutional Law; Pleading: Removal
of Causes.

236

15

APPEAL BONDS. See Surety

ARREST. In action for cutting down telegraph poles
in another State not allowable; practice. American
U. Tel. Co. v. Middleton (N. Y. App.)....
See Provisional Remedies.

295

PAGE.

ATTORNEY AND CLIENT. Lien against judg-
ment debtor gives lien on judgment Brainard v. El-
wood (Iowa S. C.)...

See Evidence; Negligence; Negotiable Instrument.
BAIL. See Constitutional Law.
BAILMENTS. Note pledged as collateral security;
pledgor liable for costs of collection. Neal v. Elliott
(Kans. S. C.).

2.-Liability of warehouseman for wrongful delivery of
goods on one of triplicate bills of lading to original con-
signee. Mills C. & Co. v. East & W. India Dock Co. (Eng.
Q. B. D.).

See Carriers of Passengers; Suretyship.
BANKRUPTCY. Assignee, unfiled mortgage valid
against in bankruptcy; fraudulent conveyance under
act, what is not. Stewart v. Platt (U. S. S. C.)...
2.-Debts not cancelled by discharge; factor's liability.
Scott v. Potter (Peun. S. C.)..

91

297

357

75

297

375

See Assignments for Creditors; Negotiable Instruments.
BANKS AND BANKING. Deposit, made when
check handed in; usage; suretyship. First National
Bank of Cincinnati v. Buckhardt (U. S. S. C.)..
2.-Contract, specific enforcement of, for sale of National
bank stock, will not be enforced. Foll's Appeal (Penn.
S. C.)....
3.--Forged check, when bank on which drawn liable after
certification; failure to communicate information;
estoppel. Clews v. N. Y. Natl. Bkg, Asso. (N. Y. C. P.). 137
4. Individual liability of stockholders; how enforced.
Terry v. Little (U. S. S. C.)...

See National Banks; Savings Banks; Set-off.
BILL OF EXCHANGE. See Negotiable Instruments.
BILL OF LADING. See Negotiable Instruments.
BOND See Damages; Municipal Corporations; National
Banks.

BREACH OF PROMISE to marry; damages;
wealth of defendant when provable; subsequent offer
to marry. Bennett v. Beam (Mich. S. C.)..........
2.-Death or marriage abates action as to costs. Harris v.
Tison (Ga. S. C.)

See Marriage.

BRIBERY. See Election.

BURGLARY. See Criminal Law.

CANVASSING BOARD. See Election.

27

193

316

494

CONFLICT OF LAWS. Construction of State
statute; when rescission of State courts not followed.
Douglass v. Pike Co. (U. S. S. C.)....
CONSIDERATION. Check given on agreement to
exchange lands; contract of sale contained in check
and receipt; evidence; personal transaction with de-
ceased assignor. Rubitschek v. Blank (N. Y. App.)... 474
2.-Forbearance of tax officer, at request of owner, to sell
property for taxes until time of sale had passed, a good
consideration for promise of owner to pay tax. Gove
v. Newton (N. H. S. C.)...

516

3.- Marriage; illicit intercourse not consideration for
promise to marry. Hanks v. Naglee (Cal. S. C.)....... 259
See Contract.

CONSIGNEE. Freight, when liable for. Hatch v.
Tucker (R. I. S. C.)...........
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. Bail in a capital case
is a matter of right, if a well-founded doubt of the pris-
oner's guilt be entertained. Ex parte Bridewell (Miss.
S. C.)
2.-Certiorari; Supreme Court may remove case from
oyer and terminer by; appealable order. Jones v.
People (N. Y. App.)

3.-Chinese; California legislation as to, unconstitutional.
In re Tiburcio Parrott (U. S. C. C., Cal.)
4.-Contract, impairing; State authorizing suit against
itself; repeal. South. & N. Ala. R. R. Co. v. State (U. S.
S. C.)..
5.-Contract; statute inpairing; reserved power to alter
charter in State constitution. Union Passenger Ry. Co.
v. Philadelphia (U. S. S. C.)...
6.-Disposal of infants' estates by legislative enactments
unconstitutional. Burke v. Mechanics' Savings Bank
(R. I. S. C.)..

7.-Legislation impairing obligations to contract or author-
izing modification of judgments, unconstitutional.
Rateliffe v. Anderson (Va. S. C.)....

512

104

15

387

355

213

398

338

3. Trover; measure of damages for loss of family portrait
is the actual value to owner. Green v. Boston & L. R.
R. Co. (Mass. S. C.)............
CARRIERS OF PASSENGERS. Bailments; sleep
ing car companies are not common carriers or inn-
keepers, but bound like other bailees to use ordinary
care and diligence. Diehl v. Woodruff Car Co. (Md.
S. C.)
2.-Evidence; tender of fare after having refused to pay;
ejection upon stopping of train at regular station; con-
ductor bound to take fare. O'Brien v. N. Y. C. & H. R.
R. R. Co. (N. Y. App.)
8.-Passenger; one riding on railroad hand-car without
consent of company, not passenger. Hoar v. Maine
Cent. R. R. Co. (Me. S. C.)...
4.-Negligence; liability of street railway for injury to
passenger. Chicago City Ry. v. Munford (Ill. S. C.).... 214
5.-Negligence of railroad company; contributory negli-
gence of passengers. Richmond & D. R. R. Co. v. Mor-
ris (Va. S. C.)..

314

247

256

437

10.-Impairing State law; obligation of contract by repeal
of remedial statute. State ex rel. Trenholm v. Gaillard,
(U. S. S. C)....
11.-Election; Federal supervisors of, law constitutional.
Ex parte Siebold (U. Š. S. C.).....
12. Election; jurisdiction of Federal court, habeas corpus.
Ex parte Clark (U. S. S. C.).... ...:
13.-Evidence; change in law of, violation of fourteenth
amendment. Reynolds v. Randall (R. I. S. C.)
14.-Insolvent law by a State; U. S. Constitution does
not prohibit enactment of. In re Dawson (Me. S. C.).. 515
15.-Militia; power of State as to, concurrent with that of
Congress; State may forbid armed bodies of men
organizing or parading. Dunne v. People (Ill. S. C.)... 195
16.-Municipal corporation owning improved wharves, not
prohibited from collecting dues. North W. Un. Packet
Co. v. St. Louis (U. S. S. Č.).
17.-National bank; provisions of U. S. revenue statute
that National banks shall pay tax on circulating notes
of municipalities paid out, constitutional. National
Bank of Little Rock v. United States (U. S. S. C.)...
18.-Private property taken of for public use; maxim
that king can do no wrong, no place in our system;
implied contract. Langford v. United States (U. S.
S. C.)...

296

336

397

430

264

19.-Suretyship; statute relieving officer from liability for
wrongful seizure on process. Towle v. Mann (Iowa
S. C.)...
20.-Taxation; State license tax on "drummers," constitu-
tional. In re Rudolph (U S. C. C., Nev.).
21.--Taxation; State, of peddlers selling by sample, con-
stitutional. Howe Machine Co. v. Gage (S. C. U. S.).. 412
22.-Wharfage, discrimination in city, against products of
other States unconstitutional. Guy v. Baltimore (U.
S. S. C.)......
23.-Taxation; exemption from city, on private property;
statutory construction. City of Kansas v. Cook (Mo.
S. C.)....
24.-Treaties giving aliens right to hold real estate; treaty
with Switzerland. Hauenstein v. Lynham (U. S. S. C.) 174
25.-State may authorize bridge over navigable stream.
Talbot Co. v. Queen Ann Co. (Md. App.)...

371

17

455

26. Statute providing that accused may elect to be tried
by court instead of jury, does not conflict with the
constitutional provision for trial by jury. State v.
Worden (Conr. S. C.)...
27.-Law authorizing destruction of gambling implements,
unconstitutional. Lowry v. Rainwater (Mo. S. C.).... 72
See Criminal Law; Prescription.

CONTEMPT. See Corporations.

CONTRACT. Assumpsit; when it lies for work done
on incompleted. Carroll v. Giddings (N. H. S. C.)
2. Consideration; subscription for church bell revocable
until money spent for; death of subscriber revokes;
promissory notes. Pratt v. Trustees (Ill. S. C.)

162

376

195

3.-Damages on breach of; to manufacture specified arti-
cle; loss of profit. Hydraulic Engineering Co. v. Mc-
Haffie (Eng. App.)

119

Gebbard v.

352

173

4.-Foreign laws, impairing obligation of.
Canada Sou. Ry. Co. (U. S. S. C.).
5. By letter; minds of parties must meet; change of
firm, when it annuls contract. First Nat'l Bank of
Quincy v. Hale (U. S. S. C.)..
116
6.-Part performance when ground for, action on; meas-
ure of damages. McMillan v. Malloy (Neb. S. C.).. 436
7.-Lunacy; contracts of person afterward declared a lu-
natic, when binding. Mutual L. Ins. Co. v. Hunt (N.
Y. App.).
8.-Misrepresentation as to market price no ground for
avoidance. Graffenstein v. Epstein (Kans. S. C.)
9.-Real estate, sale of; conditional execution; delivery
dependent on advice of counsel as to title. Dietz v.
Farish (N. Y. App.).
10.-Reformation of; what necessary to maintain action for.
Petesch v. Hambach (Wis. S. C.).
11.-Rescission of; when for fraud party rescinding need
not reimburse wrong-doer.
Guckenheimer v. Ange-
vine (N. Y. App.)..

496

133

298

514

12.-By States as to location of county seats. Newton v.
Comrs, of Mahoning (U. S. S. C.)....
13.-For sale of stocks; construction of contract; a writing
contains all that may be fairly implied from it. Jones
v. Kent, Admr. (N. Y. App.).

350

14.-Of sale; acceptance of offer by letter; when time not
material. Branson v. Stannard (Eng. App.)
15.-Sunday, subscription to pay for church building a work
of charity. Allen v. Duffy (Mich. S. C.)
16.-Teacher prevented from exercising duties by reason of
closing of school on account of epidemic, is entitled to
same compensation as if he had served continually.
Dewey v. Union School Dist. (Mich. S. C.).

17. For work; damages; contractor entitled to recover
value of work done when contract cancelled. Fitzger-
ald v. Allen (Mass. S. C.)..
18.-Unavoidable absence of employee; breach of con-
tract. Leopold v. Salkey (Ill. S. C.)
19.-Void by public policy; procuring appointment to
office. Megnier v. Corwine, Ex'r (U. S. S. C.)
See Banks; Consideration; Constitutional Law; Cor-
porations; Damages; Evidence; Insurance, Fire; In-
surance, Life; Married Woman; Municipal Corpora-

tions.

CONTRIBUTION When costs recoverable in action
for. Newcomb v. Gibson (Mass. S. C.).
CONVERSION Refusal of owner of real estate to
allow removal of articles affixed to such estate without
consent of owner, not a conversion of articles. Morri-
son v. Berry (Mich. S. C.)

374

57

293

424

238

264

258

35

415

3.-False claim for articles not copyrightable. Rosenback
v. Dreyfuss (U. S. D. C., N.Y.)
CORPORATION. Contempt, may be punished for;
subpoena duces tecum. Cowil v. Trudeau (Lower Canada
S. C.)..
2.-Contract; subscription to stock; what does not amount
to priority of contract. Lake Ontario S. R. R. v. Curtis
(N. Y. App.)...
3.-Contract by officers of, before incorporated, valid if
afterward ratified; both parties estopped from deny-
ing contract. Whitney v. Wyman (U. S. S. C.)..... 435
4.-Leave given by railroad company of road, appoint-
ments and fixtures for which there is no authority given
in charter ultra vires and void. Thomas v. West
Jersey R. R. Co. (S. C. U. S.).
5.-Creditors' bills against delinquent subscribers to stock
of. Hatch v. Dana (U. S. S. C.)
6.-De facto officers may maintain action on behalf of.
Mechanics' National Bank of Newark v. Burnet Manu-
facturing Co. (N. J. S. C.) ..
7.-Right to hold real estate in another State; conflict of
law; benevolent corporation; who may not impeach
conveyance. American and Foreign Christian Union v.
Yount (U. S. S. C.).

8.-Foreign corporation may maintain action to enforce a
mortgage. Leasure v. Union Mutual Life Insurance Co.
(Penn. S. C.).....

12.-Fraudulent transfer of stock in; corporation taking
due care not estopped from denying validity of trans-
fer. Waterhouse v. London & S. E. Ry. Co. (Eng. App.), 197
13.-Trustees; liability of, for failure to file statement; limi-
tation not extended by successive defaults. Losee v.
Bullard (N. Y. App.)

14.-Courts will issue writs of quo warranto, mandamus
or injunction to keep corporations within their lawful
powers. State ex rel. Cappel v. Chamber of Commerce
(Wis. S. C.)..

15.-Ultra vires; ratification by acquiscence. Cresswell v.
Lanahan (U. S. S. C.)
16.-Ultra vires; purchase of promissory note, not defense
to note. Ehrman v. Union Central Life Insurance Co.
(O. S. C.)...
17.-Trustees and stockholders; liability of; statute of limi-
tations. Knox v. Baldwin (N. Y. App.)..
18.-Liability of directors for failing to make report; direct-
ors not bound to act after company discontinues busi-
ness. Van Amburgh v. Baker (N. Y. App.)......
See Evidence; Foreign Corporations; *Mandamus;
Municipal Corporations; Railroads; Religious
Corporations.

153

23

514

175

433

354

COSTS. Stay of proceedings to enforce payment;
poverty not a good excuse. Felt v. Amidon (Wis. S. C.) 96
See Criminal Law.

COUNTER-CLAIM. Equitable set-off in action
against sureties, when claim of, allowed. Coffin v. Me-
Lean (N. Y. App.)...

COUNTY TREASURER. See Suretyship.
COVENANT. Agreement by grantee contained in
deed poll does not run with land. Martin v. Drinan
(Mass. S. C.).

2-Highway not an incumbrance within covenant against
incumbrances. Jordan v. Eve (Va. S. C. App.)......
CREDITOR. See Assignment.

CRIMINAL LAW. Abortion before quickening not a
erime at common law. Mitchell v. Commonwealth (Ky.
App.).....

2.-Accomplice, concealment does not make accessory be-
fore the fact. Noftsinger v. Texas (Tex. App.)..
3.-Arson in first degree, evidence admissible in trial of
accessory that tends to prove guilt of principal; vari-
ance; construction of statute. Levy v. People (N. Y.
App.)..
4.-Assault with intent to commit rape, declarations of
imbecile prosecutrix incompetent. Hornbeck v. Ohio
(Ohio S. C.)
5.-Burglary; indictment, charging that prisoner "broke
into a store-house," is insufficient. Hager v. Ohio
(Ohio S. C.).
6.-Burglary; where one enters a closed building with
consent of owner, the question of consent is for jury.
State v. Jansen (Kans, S. C.)...
7.-Burglary; variance; ownership of premises must be
proven as charged in indictment. Morgan v. Georgia
(Ga. S. C.)....

453

516

318

184

37

313

37

37

204

57

216

399

8.-Constitutional law; statute authorizing less or different
testimony, is ex post facto. Calloway v. Texas (Texas
C. P.)...
9.-Constitutional law; one cannot be put twice in jeopar
dy for same offense, although two indictments are
found. Williams v. Comm. (Ky. App.).......
10.-Constitutional law; statute compelling witness to re-
veal criminal act, and guaranteeing that such evidence
shall not be used against him, not unconstitutional.
State of New Hampshire v. Rowell (N. H. S. C.)................. 259
11.-Costs; where defendant is acquitted, mandamus will
not lie to the State officers to enforce payment of,
when the prerequisites imposed by the statute have not
been complied with. United States ex rel. Phillips v.
Gaines, Comp. (U. S. C. C., Tenn.)....
276
12.-False pretenses, obtaining goods by; evidence; col-
lateral acts showing intent. Mayer v. People (N. Y.
App.)
13.-False pretenses; what does and does not constitute.
Commonwealth v. Stevenson (Mass. S. C.)
14.-False pretenses, obtaining money by, obtaining con-
sent to enter judgment by false statements, does not
constitute. Commonwealth v. Harkins (Mass. S. C.), 516
15.-Forgery, when drawing check in name of another, not.
Regina v. Martin (Eng. Cr. C.)..

18.-Evidence; dying declarations; belief of defendant as
to condition. Small v. Commonwealth (Penn. S. C.). 216
19.-Evidence; charge to jury; error for court to charge
that a presumption of guilt arises from an attempt to
escape or evade justice. People v. Wong Ah Ngow
(Cal. S. C.)
20.-Evidence; statement of party on former trial, when
admissible. People of Michigan v. Arnold (Mich. S. C.), 498
21.--Grand jury; objection to qualification of juror, how
taken. State v. Davis (R. I. 'S. C.)....
22.-Homicide; liability for, when committed in self-defense.
Morgan v. Durfee (Mo. S. C.) ...

399

215