THE

ATLANTIC REPORTER,

(ANNOTATED),

VOLUME 72,

CONTAINING ALL THE REPORTED DECISIONS OF THE

Supreme Courts of MAINE, New HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, Rhode ISLAND,
CONNECTICUT, and PENNSYLVANIA; Court of Errors and Appeals,
Court of Chancery, and Supreme and Prerogative Courts
of New JERSEY; Supreme Court, Court of Chancery,
Superior Court, Court of General Sessions, and
Court of Oyer and Terminer of DELAWARE;

and Court of Appeals of MARYLAND.

COPYRIGHT, 1909,

BY

WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY.

(72 ATL.)

JUDGES

OF THE

COURTS REPORTED DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS VOLUME

CONNECTICUT_Supreme Court of Errors.

SIMEON E. BALDWIN, CHIEF JUSTICE.

ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
FREDERICK B. HALL.

JOHN M. THAYER.
SAMUEL 0. PRENTICE.

ALBERTO T. RORABACK.

DELAWARE-Supreme Court.

JOHN R. NICHOLSON, CHANCELLOR, 1
CHARLES B. LORE, CHIEF JUSTICE.1
CHARLES M. CURTIS, CHANCELLOR.2
JAMES PENNEWILL, CHIEF JUSTICE.8

ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
WILLIAM C. SPRUANCE.1

WILLIAM H. BOYCE.
IGNATIUS C. GRUBB.1

DANIEL 0. HASTINGS.4
JAMES PENNEWILL.3

HENRY C. CONRAD.4
VICTOR B. WOOLLEY.4

Court of Chancery.
JOHN R. NICHOLSON, CHANCELLOR, 1
CHARLES M. CURTIS, CHANCELLOR.2

MAINE-Supreme Judicial Court.

LUCILIUS A. EMERY, CHIEF JUSTICE.

ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
WM. PENN WHITEHOUSE.

ALBERT M. SPEAR.
ALBERT R. SAVAGE.

LESLIE C. CORNISH.
HENRY C. PEABODY.

ARNO W. KING.
GEORGE E. BIRD.

MARYLAND–Court of Appeals.

A. HUNTER BOYD, CHIEF JUDGE.

ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
JOHN P. BRISCOE.

N. CIIARLES BURKE.
JAMES A. PEARCE.

WILLIAM H. THOMAS.
SAMUEL D. SCHMUCKER.

GLENN H. WORTHINGTON.
W. LAIRD HENRY.

1 Term expired June 14, 1909.
* Became Chancellor June 14, 1909.

3 Became Chief Justice June 14, 1909. • Became Judge June 14, 1909.

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