See Auctioneer; Criminal Law; Negligence. BANKRUPTCY. Collection and conversion to his own use of the proceeds of a note by a bankrupt by a foreign correspondent does not fall within the ex- ception in act as to fiduciary debts. Green's Bank v. Chilton (Miss. S. C.). 2.-Discharge of one partner does not release other. Hill v. Trainer (Wis. S. C.). BANKS AND BANKING. Action against bank by holder of unaccepted check not maintainable. National Bank of Brockville v. Second National Bank (Ind. S. C.)... 2.-Bank may not dispute title of its depositor to de- posit. First National Bank of Lock Haven v. Mason (Penn. S. C.).. 3.-Meaning of word "discount;" includes purchase of notes; negotiable instrument; indorsement by part- ner of firm name without authority; bona fide holder; defense; corporation; notice. Atlantic State Bank v. Savely (N. Y. App.) 4.-Liability for mistake; protesting negotiable instru- ment for customer; custom; current funds; grace. Haddock v. Citizens' Nat. Bank (Iowa S. C.) 5.-Right to appropriate securities of third person deposited by debtor as his own. Wood v. Boylston Nat. Bank (Mass. S. C.)..
CARRIER OF PASSENGERS—Continued. 5.-Negligence, contributory injury to passenger on street railroad resulting from sitting on front plat- form. Wills v. Lynn & B. R. R. Co. (Mass. S. C.) 6.-Duty to furnish_safe means of alighting. Foulkes v. Metrop. Dist. Railway Co. (Eng. App.). CEMETERY. See Mortgage; Taxation. CHARGE TO JURY. See Criminal Law. CHILDREN. See Conflict of Law.
CHINESE. See Constitutional Law.
CIVIL DAMAGE ACT. Statutory construction; "other person does not include drinker. Brooks v. Cook (Mich. S. C.).
COMPOUNDING CRIME. See Consideration; Public Policy.
CONFESSION. See Criminal Law. CONFISCATION ACT. United States not liable for moneys deposited in proceedings for confiscation. Branch v. U. S. (U. S. S. C.).
CONFLICT OF LAW. Attachment valid against previous assignment for creditors in another State. Pierce v. O'Brien (Mass. S. C.).. 2.-Federal provision as to standing of State judgments, want of jurisdiction; divorce. Morey v. Morey (Minn. S. C.) 3.-Foreign judgment; jurisdiction; enticing party into State to serve process. Wood v. Wood (Ky. App.)....
4.-Jurisdiction as to claims for moneys stolen from mails and recovered; trust deed of property stolen. Laws v. Burt (Mass. S. C.).............
See National Banks; Savings Banks. BASTARDY. Evidence; not error to allow the alleged bastard child to be exhibited to jury to determine resemblance to alleged putative father. State v. Smith (Iowa S. C.) ... BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES. Status of, insuring the lives of their members. State of Missouri v. Merchants' Ex. Mut. Ben. Soc. (Mo. S. C.)...... BEQUEST. Of bonds does not include overdue cou- pons. McGrath v. Van Stavoren (N. Y. C. P.)........ 271 BIGAMY. See Criminal Law.
BILL OF LADING. Sets of three; rights of in- dorsee; entry under second bill; liability of ware- houseman. Glyn Mills & Co. v. East and W. I. D. Co. (Eng. Q. B. D.)....
BOARD OF AUDIT. See Mandamus. BONDS. Municipal; board of education; acts in issu- ing bonds in excess of power do not render bonds void; innocent holder. State of Ohio v. Board of Education (Ohio S. C.). 2.-Coupon; holder not bound to present coupon within a reasonable time after due. Williamsport Gas Co. v. Pinkerton (Penn. S. C.)..... 3.-Official; mistake in name of obligee does not invali- date. County of Bay v. Brock (Mich. S. C.)... See Appeal; Municipal Corporations; Suretyship. BOTTOMRY. See Maritime Law. BOUNDARY. Along highway. Leigh v. Jack (Eng. App.)
See Contract; Divorce; Marriage; Negotiable Instruments. CONSIDERATION. Compounding a crime; need not be felony to avoid contract McMahon v. Smith (Conn. S. C.).... 2.-Illegal; proof of; threat of prosecution. Swope v. 115 Jefferson Fire Ins. Co. (Penn. S. C.)
CONSIGNMENT. Sale of consigned goods and goods of consignee at one time, right of action by consignor against purchaser. Roosevelt v. Doherty (Mass. S. C.)...
CONSPIRACY. See Criminal Law.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. Ratifi- cation of, by people. Matter of Indiana Constitu- tional Amendments (Ind. S. C.).... CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. Tax on dogs consti- tutional. Mowery v. Salisbury (N. C. S. C.).... 2.-Taxation, exemption by charter binding on State (Ill. S. C.)....
3.-Eminent domain; taking private property for public use; assessment for sidewalk not. White v. People (Ill. S. C.)
CARRIER OF ANIMALS. Liability beyond his own line. Stewart v. Terre Haute & Ind. R. R. Co. (U. S. C. C., Mo.) CARRIER OF GOODS. Lien for freight on goods shipped by consignee of owner; when lien attaches. Hayes v. Campbell (Cal. S. C.)........ 2.-Has no right to examine contents of parcels in- trusted to him. Dinsmore v. Louisville, New A. & C. R. R. Cc. (U. S. C. C., Ind.) 3.-Bound to carry for another common carrier. Dins- more v. Nashville R. R. Co. (U. S. C. C., Ky.) See Counter-claim; Maritime Law.
9.-State cannot be sued without its consent. American Dock & Imp. Co. v. Trustees of Public Schools (N. J. Ch.)..
CARRIER OF PASSENGERS.
merchandise as baggage. Pennsylvania Co. v. Miller (Ohio S. C.) 2.-Liability of railroad company for injury to pas senger in Pullman car. Pennsylvania Co. v. Roy (U. S. S. C.)...
3. When not liable for injury to passenger. Interna- tional & G. W. R. R. Co. v. Halloren (Tex. S. C.)... 72 4.-Negligence; landing of passengers; safe transit must be provided by officers of steamboat. Eagle Packet Co. v. Defries (Ill. S. C.) ...
Constitution. Stone v. State (U. S. S. C.) 12.-Salary of judicial officers; right of Legislature to change term and compensation. State ex rel. Martin v. Kalb (Wis. S. C.)..
11.-Lottery grants not contracts protected by Federal 8
13.-Effect of statute law upon provisions of Constitu- tion. Morley v. Thayer (U. S. C. C., Mass.).. 14.-Statute shortening term of office of alderman valid; New York city. Long v. Mayor (N. Y. App.).. 196 15.-Municipality may not levy local tax for general pur- poses. Dyar v. Farmington (Me. S. C.).. 16. -Impairing contract;exemption from taxation; Federal jurisdiction. Louisville & U. R. R. Co. v Gaines, Com't'r (U. S. C. C., Tenn.)........
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - Continued. 17.-Impairing contract; statute impeding collection of judgment. State ex rel. Ranger v. New Orleans (U.S. S. C.). 18.-Impairing obligation of contract; State law altering remedy. Hardin's Adm'r v. Taylor (Ky. App.).......... 19.-Taxation; assessment for street sewer according to frontage and area valid. Cleveland v. Tripp (R. I. S. C.). 20.-Usury; statute abolishing penalty for, affects exist- ing defenses and is valid. Mosby v. St. Louis M. Ins. Co. (Va. S. C.).. 21.-Validating invalid contracts. Gross (Ill, S. C.)
See Criminal Law; Elections; Insurance, Life: Na- tional Banks.
CONTEMPT. Right to strike out answer for con- tempt in action for divorce. Walker v. Walker (N. Y. App.)....
See Appeal; Municipal Corporations. CONTINGENT REMAINDER. See Will. CONTRABAND BUSINESS. Business privati juris and publici juris. Ladd v. Southern Cotton P. & Mfg Co. (Tex. S. C.)................. CONTRACT.
Act of God, non-performance caused by, no breach. Ward v. Vance (Penn. S. C.) 2.-Conflict of laws; husband and wife; enforcement. Hayden v. Stone (R. I. S. C.)
CORPORATION. De facto, what is. Buffalo C. Ry. Co. v. N. Y. Cent. R. R. Co. (Buff. S. C.)... 2.-De facto, mortgage to; estoppel. Erie County Sav- ings Bank v. Baldwin (Buff. S. C.)... 3.-Issue of new certificate of stock without surrender of old; liability for wrongful issue; dividends. Cleveland & M. R. Co. v. Tapett's Admrs. (Ohio S. C.).
4.-Notice; when knowledge of director not that of corporation. Lothian v. Wood (Cal. S. C.)... 5.-Subscription to stock; what constitutes valid sub- scription. Nulton v. Clayton (Iowa S. C.) 6.-Individual members of board of managers cannot bind, and contracts not implied from their declara- tions. Allegheny County Work-house v. Moore (Penn. S. C.).. 7.-Rights of stockholders; foreclosure; formation of new company. Thornton v. Wabash R'y Co. (N. Y. App.)
8.-Liability of company issuing a certificate of stock under a forged transfer: estoppel. Sim v. Anglo- American Tel. Co. (Eng. App.)...
9.-Liability of trustee; presumption as to holding over; assignment of stock. Philadelphia & R. C. & I. Co. v Hotchkiss (N. Y. App.)
10.-Sabbath breaking, may be indicted for. State v. Balt. & O. R. R. Co. (W. Va. S. C.). 11.-Transfer of shares; liability of corporation for wrongful issue of certificate. Strange v. Houston & T. C. Ry. Co. (Tex. S. C.).. 12.-Not a "person" within Pharmacy Act. Pharmaceu- tical Society v. London & P. S. Asso. (Eng. App.).... 158 13.-When liable to officer of, for services. Santa Clara M. Asso. v. Meredith (Md. App.)...
7.-Impossibility of performance; construction. Re Arthur's Estate (Eng. Ch. D.). 8.-Inconsistent contracts; right of action. Wilmott v. Barber (Eng. Ch. D.)... 9.-Lien in nature of a mortgage, what is. Sawyer v. Gerrich (Me. S. C.). 10.-Representations influencing conduct; mutuality
interest in lands; statute of frauds, § 4; executed consideration. Alderson v. Maddison (Eng. Ex. D.), 419 11.-Void by public policy; release without considera- tion to influence voters. Harvey v. Tama County (Iowa S. C.)
12.-Void as against public policy. Williamson v. Chi., R. I. & P. Ry. Co. (Iowa S. C.)... 13.-Void as against public policy; constructive posses- sion dependent on. Clements v. Yturria (N. Y.App.) 155 14.-Between railroad and telegraph company to send private messages free of charge, against public policy and immoral. Western Un. Tel. Co. v. U. P. R. R. Co. (U. S. C. C., Kans.). 15.-In restraint of trade; foreign judgment. Rouissil- lon v. Rouissillon (Eng. Ch. D.). 16.-Wagering, what is; sale of merchandise for future delivery. Marx v. Ellsworth (Tex. Comm. App.).... 19 See Action; Attorney; Consideration; Constitutional Law: Corporations; Eviction; Fixtures; Husband and Wife Insurance, Fire: Lunatic; Maritime Law; Marriage; Married Woman; Sale; Statute of Frauds; Telephone; Trade; Usury; Will.
CONVERSION. Of buildings belonging to another by land-owner, when buildings personal property. Doliver v. Ela (Mass. S. C.)
2.-Laches; action will not lie where property changed to real estate. Detroit & B. C. R. R. Co. v. Burch (Mich. S. C.)
See Constitutional Law; Municipal Corporations; Receiver; Taxation.
COUNSEL. See Criminal Law. COUNTER-CLAIM. Arising out of same transac- tion allowable, though not existing when action commenced. Howard v. Johnston (N. Y. App.) 2. When admission of plaintiff's claim does not shut out; carrier of goods; liability for damage to goods carried. Schwinger v. Raymond (N. Y. App.)........... .. See Removal of Causes.
COUPON. See Bonds. COUSIN. Who are second cousins? Bantham v. Wilson (Eng. Ch. D.).. COVENANT. By tenant to pay taxes and assess- ments. Budd v. Marshall (Eng. C. P. D.)...... See Ancient Lights; Lease. CRIMINAL CONVERSATION. Action for, not dependent on wife's consent; evidence; husband and wife not competent to prove want of sexual intercourse; presumption of legitimacy of child born after. Egbert v. Greenwalt (Mich. S. C.)...... 376 CRIMINAL LAW. Abortion by administering a drug; name of drug need not be stated in indict- ment; woman on whom committed not accomplice. Watson v. State (Tex. App.) 2.-Appeal, escaped criminal may not maintain, from conviction. People v. Redinger (Cal. S. C)..
6.-Bigamy; presumption of death from absence. Hull v. Texas (Tex, App.)
7.-Confession not proof of corpus delicti. Priest v. State (Neb. S. C.).
3.-Fraudulent; settlement by husband on wife; what does not constitute fraud. Carr v. Breese (N. Y. App.)
12.-Evidence; conversations accompanying acts proved admissible. Mack v. State (Wis. S. C.)
4.-Fraudulent; innocent vendee from one fraudu- lently selling, protected. Beurman v. Van Buren (Mich. S. C.)...
14.- Evidence; intoxication may be shown in order to determine degree of crime. Willis v. Commissioner (Va. S. C.) 15.-Evidence; larceny; charge to jury; expressing opin- ion as to guilt. Henze v. People (N. Y. App.). 16.- False pretenses; evidence; intent; proof of other acts of like character, when admissible. Trogden v. Commissioners (Va. S. C.)
17.- False pretenses; one falsly representing himself to be a store-keeper" and obtaining goods is guilty of. Higler v. People (Mich. S. C.) .
EASEMENTS. How acquired; use having origin in parol. Jewett v. Hussey (Me. S. C.).. 2. Access of air to slaughter-house. Hall v. Litchfield Brewery Co. (Eng. Ch. D.(..
3.-Of right of way by prescription; what notice re- quired; evidence of actual notice; notice to agent. Ward v. Warren (N. Y. App.).
42.-Trial; charges as to weight of evidence; error. McKenna v. People (N. Y. App.).
28. Joinder of offenses; thief and receiver of stolen goods may be indicted together. Commonwealth v. Darling (Mass. S. C.).......... 29.-Larceny; to be principal must be concerned in original taking. Cohea v. State (Tex. App.) 30-Larceny; money delivered by mistake and appro- priated is. Ducker v. State (Öregon S. C.). 31.-Larceny by bailee; purchaser under contract of sale or return not bailee. Krause v. Comm. (Penn. S. C.) 32.-Larceny: selling a horse and winning purchase- money back at cards; former owner taking posses- sion of horse is guilty of theft. Matthews v. State (Tex. App.)..... 33.-Liquor, unlawfully selling, what complaint for must aver; pleading. Rhode Island v. Hines (R. I. S. C.) 237 34.-Malicious destruction of wife's property by hus- band; husband and wife; statutory construction. State of New Jersey v. Nugent (N. J. Sess.). 35-Perjury; evidence; testimony of two witnesses necessary to convict. Williams v. Comm. (Penn. S C.)
36.-Practice; when criminal prosecution commences: removal of cause. State v. Post (U. S. C. C., Ga.)... 318 37.-Perjury; sentence of penal servitude may be inflicted for, without any other punishment. Castro v. Queen (Eng. App.).
38.-Pleading indictment; variance; word "larcey" for "larceny;" idem sonans. People v. St. Clair (Cal. S. C.). 39.-Receiving stolen goods; married woman may be
convicted when active in crime; joint indictment of husband and wife; presumption from possession. Goldstein v. People (N. Y. App.)
40.-Sabbath breaking; corporation may be indicted for. State v. Balt. & O. R. R. Co. (W. Va. S. C.)... 41.-Trial; acquittal cannot be set aside or reviewed. Maryland v. Shields (Md. App.)..
See Adverse Possession. ELECTION. Constitutional law; registration law, when unconstitutional. Dells v. Kennedy (Wis. S. C.), 43 EMINENT DOMAIN. Diversion of private water- course by city for purpose of general drainage not an exercise of the right of. Assessment; cloud on title; illegal tax paid under compulsion. Murphey v. Mayor (Del. App.).. 2.-Railroad in street; liability to abutting owner; measure of damages. Central Br. Un. P. R. R. Co. v. Twine (Kans. S. C.)
See Constitutional Law; Riparian Rights. EQUITABLE ACTION. See Action. ESCHEAT. What steps necessary for State to secure title; estoppel. Reid v. State (Ind. S. C.)....... ESTOPPEL. See Corporations; Divorce; Escheat; Executor; Former Adjudication; Married Woman; Negotiable Instruments; Suretyship; Usury. EVICTION. Damages upon, of tenant; breach of 114 contract. Stenbeck v. Latta (Buff. S. C.)....... EVIDENCE. Of age and nativity; report of official committee. Ctursla v. Frieccia (Eng. H. of L.)....
45.-Trial; privy verdict not allowable.
46.-Warrant, not describing accused invalid to protect officer. Harwood v. Siphers (Me. S. C.) 47.-Witness; husband and wife not required to testify
4.- Medical works on insanity may be read to jury by counsel for the accused, on the question of his in- sanity State v. Hoyt (Conn. S. C.).
against each other as witnesses for prosecution. Byrd v. State (Miss. S. C.)..
5. Of value; when admissible; existence of contract: joint debtors; declarations by one do not bind others. Wallis v. Randall (N. Y. App.)....
48.-Witness; not disqualified by failure to obey order of exclusion from court room. Hey v. Comm. (Va. See Removal of Causes. CROPS. See Delivery.
6. Of value of goods converted; when price at actual sale not. Flanagan v. Maddin (N. Y. App.).. 7.- Action for seduction; when female may be ques- tioned as to illicit intercourse with others. v. Garagan (Ind. S. C.)
CUMULATIVE SENTENCES. See Criminal Law.
DAMAGES. Measure of, in action for waste for min- ing coal. Franklin Coal Co. v. McMillan (Md.).. See Adverse Possession; Eminent Domain; Eviction; Municipal Corporations; Slander. DEBTOR AND CREDITOR. Lien of creditor on money loaned in his hands. Dougherty v. Cen- tral Nat. Bank (Penn. S. C.)..... 3.-Duty of creditor as to collateral security. Colquitt v. Stultz (Ga. S. C.)
8. Secondary; sworn copy of paper outside of jurisdic- tion competent. Fisher v. Green (III. S. C.).. 9-Res gesto; declarations of employee, when admissi- ble. O'Connor v. Chicago, M. & St. P. R. Co. (Minn. S. C.)...... 10.-Witness, competency of, in Federal courts; when determined by State law and when not. Potter v. Third Nat. Bank (U. S. S. C.).
DEED. Delivery of, to third person for use of grantee; when effective; when question for jury. Jones v. Swayze (N. J. S. C.)
EXCISE License to persons not keeping inns. Peo- ple v. Morrison (N. Y. S. C.).... 210
2.-Lunatic, from committee of; execution. Lawrie v. Lees (Eng. App.)....
See Contract; Lunatic; Married Woman; Minor; Mu- nicipal Corporations.
Admission of assets in plea con- cludes; estoppel; practice. Kennedy v. Crasswell (U.S. S. C.)..
DEFENSE. See Negotiable Instruments; Usury.
2.- Payment to one or several, discharges debt due estate. Stone v. Union Sav. Bank (R. I. S. C.)
EXECUTION. Officer's return on, conclusive until directly impeached. Barrows v. National Rubber Co. (R. I. S. C.)... EXEMPTION. Attachment; sewing-machines and piano are household furniture," and exempt from. Van Storck v. Winslow (R. I. S. C.) 2.- Execution; unfinished burial cases; debtor's right to exemption not waived by neglect to claim it. Mc- Abe v. Thompson (Minn. S. C.).. EXPERT. See Evidence. EXTRADITION.
Detention of extradited pris- oner under civil process; "offense," what is, within meaning of act; contempt. Pooley v. Whetham (Eng. App.)....
2.-Inter-State; duty of executive of whom fugitive is demanded. State of North Carolina v. Perry (D. C. S. C.)..
2. Of publication injurious to trade; jurisdiction. Croft v. Richardson (N. Y. S. C.). 3.-Publication injurious to trade; not necessary to prove actual damage in an action to restrain. 175
2. Rights of mortgagees as to sale of parcels. Bern- hardt v. Lymburner (Buff. S. C.)...
See Corporations; Former Adjudication.
FOREIGN JUDGMENT. See Contract. FORGERY. See Criminal Law.
FORMER ADJUDICATION. Action by pledgee of mortgage to foreclose; payment of judgment by owner of mortgage restores his right to foreclose. Dougherty v. Remington Paper Co. (N. Y. App.)........... 273 2.-What does and what does not constitute; estoppel. Radford v. Folsom (U. S. D. C., Mich.).... FRANCHISE. What is; right of railroad company to lay track through city; right need not be exclu- sive, but must be from sovereign power. Chicago & W. Ind. R. R. Co. v. Dunbar (III. S. C.). 2.-Does not include immunity from taxation; rail- road. East Tenn., Va. & Ga. R. R. Co. v. Hamblin Co. (U. S. C.).... FRAUD. "Catching bargains; loaning of money on expectation." Nevill v. Snelling (Eng. Ch. D ). ... 503 See Attorney; Conveyance: Negotiable Instruments.
Thomas v. Williams (Eng. Ch. D.). 4.-Publication and circulation of a libel; patent laws. Bell v. Singer Mfg. Co. (Ga. S. C.)... 5.-Street railroad, preliminary injunction to prevent, from running cars on rails made, without having compensated owners of the fee, etc. Buffalo City Cemetery v. Buffalo E. S. S. R. Co. (Buff. S. C.)..... 156 See Practice.
INSANITY. Of widow excuses laches in dissenting from husband's will. Wright v. West (Tenn. S. C.).. 123 See Evidence.
INSOLVENCY. Rights of creditor secured by lien. Petition of Knowles (R. I. S. C.)...
GUARANTY. Conditional; necessity of notice of acceptance; when not transferable. King v. Batter- son (R. I. S. C.)..... GUARDIANSHIP. Court must have jurisdiction; what does not constitute jurisdiction; infant sur- reptitiously brought into State. In the Matter of Guardianship of Hubbard Infants (N. Y. App.) 315 GRAND JURY. Statutory construction; irregular- ity in drawing juror does not vitiate acts of jury. United States v. Ambrose (U. S. C. C., Ohio).................... 318 See Criminal Law,
2. Dedication to use for specified persons not dedica- tion to public. Talbott v. Richmond & D. R. R. Co. (Va. S. C.)...... HOMESTEAD. May be in building upon leased ground; use of part of premises for business pur- poses. Hogan v. Manners (Kans. S. C.)... HUSBAND AND WIFE. Action of assumpsit not maintainable between. Hobbs v. Hobbs (Me. S. C.), 73 2.-Contract by wife before marriage; non-responsibil- ity of husband. Biery v. Ziegler (Penn. S. C.). 398 3.-Clothing furnished by husband does not become separate estate. Pratt v. State (Ohio S. C.).... 4.-Conveyance of land to them makes them tenants in entirety. Marburg v. Cole (Md. App.).......... 5.-Authority to pledge credit during cohabitation; necessaries; revocation of implied authority. Deben. ham v. Mellor (Eng. App.)..
16.-Vacancy, condition against; school-house; vaca- tion. American Ins. Co. v. Foster (III. S. C.).. 17.-Waiver of condition; what is not. Farmers' F. Ins. Co. v. Mispelhorn (Md. App.) 18.-Warranty, breach of, not defense in action on; compromise of loss; misrepresentations as to owner- ship. Stache v. St. Paul F. & M. Ins. Co. (Wis. S. C.) 37 INSURANCE, LIFE. Accident; death by drown- ing induced by epileptic filt. Winspear v. Accident Ins. Co. (Eng. Ex. D.)
5. Forfeitures by failure to pay premium when due ; reluctance of courts to enforce forfeitures. Sea- mans v. North W. Mutual Life Ins. Co. (U. S. C. C., Minn.) 6.-Insolvent company; non-payment of premiums. Matter of Attorney-General v. Guardian Mutual Life Ins. Co. (N. Y. App.) 7.-Insolvent company; right of receiver to appear in proceedings to determine priorities; constitutional law; obligation of contract; registered policies; annuities; computation of value; forfeitures; un- conscionable agreement; usury. Matter of Attor- ney-General v. N. A. L. Ins. Co. (N. Y. App.) 8. Non-payment of premium invalidating policy. Gid- dings v. Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co. (U. S. S. C.).. 9.-Vested interest of beneficiary in policy. Ricker v. Charter Oak Life Ins. Co. (Minn. S. C.).. See Benevolent Societies.
INSURANCE, MARINE. Unseaworthy ship; what constitutes. Lawton v. Royal Canadian Ins. Co. (Wis. S. C.).
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION. Ground of; what must be shown; failure of prosecution. Thaule v. Krekeler (N. Y. App.)... MANDAMUS. Will not lie against executive of State. Western R. R. Co. v. DeGraff (Minn. S. C.).. 2.-Will lie against town board of audit to compel spe- cific examination of claim. People ex rel. Thurston v. Board of Town Auditors (N. Y. App.) See Religious Society.
MANSLAUGHTER. See Criminal Law. MAILS. Obstructing passage of; railroad train wrong- fully passing over defendants' land: statutory con- struction. United States v. DeMott (Com. Ct., N. J.).......
MARINE INSURANCE. See Insurance, Marine. MARITIME LAW. Contract for repair of vessel: admiralty jurisdiction. Town of Pelham v. Schooner (U. S. D. C.. N. Y.)... 2.-Bill of lading; for what goods owners of vessels re- sponsible; authority of master; nature of instru- ment; contradicting by parol. Witzler v. Collins (Me S. C.).......
Admiralty; collisions on Ohio river; Federal question. Schoonmaker v. Gilmore (U. S. S. C.) 2.-Circuit Courts, suit brought by assignee of munici- pal bond; acknowledgment of indebtedness. Porter v. Jonesville (U. S. C. C., Wis.).. 3.-Federal court; suit founded on contract in favor of an assignee when Circuit Court has no jurisdiction. Stanley v. Supervisors (U. S. C. C, N. Y.).... 4.-Of Federal courts over suits by States. New Orleans M. & T. R. R. Co. v. State (U. S. S. C.). 5.-Of Federal courts not conferable by consent of parties, removal of cause from State court depend- ent upon subject-matter. People's Bank of Belle- ville v. Winslow (U. S. S. C.). 6-Foreign judgment on substituted service. Shepard v. Wright (N. Y. S. C.). 7.-State courts have, of actions in personam for mari- time torts. Brown v. Gilmore (Penn. S. C.)... 8.-Service of process; railroad company of one State leasing railroad in another, not citizen of latter State. Brownell v. Troy & B. R. R. Co. (U. S. C. C., Vt.)
See Conflict of Laws; Constitutional Law; Guard- ianship; Injunction; Maritime Law; National Banks; Practice; Waiver.
12. Sunday, seamen can be required to work on. Smith 435 v. Schooner (U. S. D. C., Penn.) See Jurisdiction; Sunday.
7.-Duty of ship-owner to return mariner to port of ship- ment. Worth v. Steamboat (U. S. D. C., Mo.).... 494 8.-General average, subject of. Atwood v. Sellar (Eng. App.). 219
9.-Jurisdiction of admiralty as to crew of foreign ves- sel. Amalia, The (U. S. D. C., Me.) 10.-Liability for loss of cargo; deviation from course to save property. Scaramanga v. Stamp (Eng. App.).. 359 11.-Rule in case of collision. Shepherd v. Clara (U. S. S. C.)....
MARRIAGE. Action for breach of promise; con- sanguinity; nephew and aunt; conflict of law. Campbell v. Crampton (U. S. C. C., N. Y.)........ 2.- Breach of promise; infant; ratification or fresh promise. Ditcham v. Worrall (Eng. C. P. D.). 3. Ante-nuptial settlement as against creditors; con- sideration. Nat. Exchange Bank v. Watson (R. I. S. C.).
4.- Contract of, before witnesses without ceremonial provided in statute, when no marriage. Common- wealth v. Munson (Mass. S. C.)..
5.-Oral contract made before witnesses in foreign countries, and on ship crossing English channel; administration and succession; conflict of law (N. Y. App.)........
6.- By divorced party in another State. Kerrison v. Kerrison (N. Y. Spec. Term)..
7.-Verba de futuro and cohabitation do not constitute. Hebblethwaite v. Hepworth (Ill. S. C.).. 8.- Validity of foreign: proof of handwriting; proof of foreign law; presumptions; evidence. Hynes v. McDermott (N. Y. App.)
JUSTICES' COURTS. Misjoinder of defendants. Hammer v. Knell (Buff. S. C.)..
JUSTICE OF PEACE. See Judgment.
2.- Deed by; cannot be contradicted by parol. Ætna Life Ins. Co. v. Franks (Iowa S. C.) 3.- Disaffirmance of contracts made by, when infant; when need not be during coverture estoppel; in- fant not bound by. Sims v. Everhardt (U. S. S. C.), 455 4.- Not liable for improvements to separate property made on husband's credit. Holmes v. Bronson (Mich. S. C.).... 5.- Divested of title to real estate only in statutory mode; estoppel. Innis v. Templeton (Penn. S. C.), 363, 377
LEGITIMACY. See Conflict of Law; Criminal Con-
6.- May be entitled to compensation for services per- formed in husband's family. Mason v. Dunbar (Mich. S. C.).....
LIBEL. See Slander and Libel.
LICENSE. See Excise; Patent.
See Acknowledgment; Criminal Law; Statute of Lim- itations.
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