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HARVARD

LAW REVIEW

VOL. X.

I 896-97

CAMBRIDGE, MASS.

THE HARVARD LAW REVIEW PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION

i897



Copyrighi, 1896,

BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE HARVARD LAW REVIEW.

THE UNIVERSITy PREss, CAIBRIDGE, U.S. A.



TABLE OF CONTENTS.

ARTICLES. PAGE

CONSIDtRATION FOR HIS PROMISE, IS MERE GAIN TO A PROMISOR A GOOD?

Edrnund'H. Bennett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 CORPORATE VOTING AND PUBLIC POLICY. Jesse W. Lilienthal . . . . . . 428

CRIMINAL PLEADING, IMPROVEMENT IN. Franklin G. Fessenden . . . . . 98 DICEY'S CONFLICT OF LAWS. J. H. Beale,Jr . . . . . . . . . . I68 ENGLISH iLEGAL EDUCATION, A MOVEMENT IN. Charles NJoble Gregory . . 418

EQUITY JURISDICTION, A BRIEF SURVEY OF. VIII. C. C. Langdell . . . 71 FORBEARANCE TO SUE. Edmund H. Benntett . . . . . . . .. . 113 FRENCH SOCIETY OF COMPARATIVE LEGISLATION, ACCOUNT OF THE. Henri

Lvy-Ullmann . .6.r... ..... . .......... .I61

JUDICIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LATE LORD BOWEN, THE. Van Vechien Veeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

KEENER ON QUASI-CONTRACTS. I., If. Everett V. Abbot . . . . . 209, 479 MASSACHUSETTS STOCKHOLDERS IN FOREIGN CORPORATIONS, LIABILITY OF.

William Reed Bigelow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS, Two YEARS' EXPERIENCE OF

Austen G. Fox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gg PATENT STATUTES OF THE UNITED STATES, ACTIONS QuI TAM UNDER THE.

Odin B. Roberts . . . . . . . . ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 PATH OF THE LAW, THE. 0. W. Holmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457 PLEDGE-IDEA, THE: A STUDY IN COMPARATIVE LEGAL IDEAS. I., II. John

H. Wigmore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321, 389 PRACTICE OF LAW IN NEW YORK CITY. Thomas Fentont Taylor. . . . . . 23

RECEIVERSHIPS, NEW-FASHIONED. D. H. Chamberlain . . . . . . . . . 139 TERRITORIAL RIGHTS IN PATENTED ARTICLES, RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS AS

APPLIED TO. Edwaird Quinton ICeasbey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I TRIAL BY JURY IN ENGLAND, THE GROWTH OF. J. E. R. Ste.phens . . . . . 150@ TRIAL OF CRIME IN FRANCE, THE. Thomas Barclay . . . . . . . . . . 46 UNFAIR COMPETITION. Oliver R. Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

RECENT CASES.

ADMINISTRATION. See _7udgment. ADMIRALTY. Damages in collision ..58 ADVERSE POSSESSION. See Real Property. AGENCY. Architect, status of . . . . . . . . . . . 449

Arson by agent; right of principal on inisurance policy. .. . . 131 Authority coupled with an interest . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Vice-principal doctrine. .. . . . i85



iv TABLE OF CONTENTS.

RECENT CASES Continued.

ASSAULT AND BATTERY. See Torts. ASSIGNMENT. See Insurance and Real Property. PAGE

ATTORNEY AND CLIENT. Collection; Statute of Limitations; trusts . 309

BANKRUPTCY. Collateral held by creditor of insolvent bank . . . . . . . 249

Deposit in insolvent bank; trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . 3I6 Right of bankrupt to sue after action by his assignee is barred . . . 58

BILLS AND NOTES. Alteration; presumption as to time . . . . . . . . . 59 Bill accepted in blank; negligence of acceptor . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Certification of note. ..245 Check; right of holder against drawee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523 Demand note; Statute of Limitations in claim against indorser . . . . . 309 Failure of consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Fictitious payee, check payable to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 Forged indorsement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Guaranty operating as indorsement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I86 Insanity of maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523 Payment of debt by note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Transfer after maturity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127, 449

CARRIERS. Consignor, suit by . . . . . . . . . . . . a . . . . . 523 Invalid ticket; ejection . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I86 Liability for baggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i86 Liability of Sleeping Car Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I27

Liability of owner of steamboat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Limiting liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3IO, 449 Negligent delay; act of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Negligent delay after notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 COLLATERAL ATTACK. See Constitutional Law and 7udgments. CONFLICT OF LAws. Domicil; execution of power . . . . . . . . . .. 310

General and particular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Right of wife to acquire domicil distinct from husband's . . . . . 526

Land, contracts relating to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523 State Statute of Limitations, application of, to Federal statutes.... 450

Validity of contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31I, 38I CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. Ability of Congress to pay debts founded on moral

consideration... . .... . I86 Appointment of women as notaries public . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Collateral attack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Discrimination against non-residents . . . . . * . . . . . 59 Due process of law, taking property without . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 Enactment of statttes; impeachment by journal . . . . . . . . . . 380 Equal protection of the laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450, 524 Exemption of proceeds of insurance policy from debts of assured . . . . 524 Impairing the obligation of a contract ... . . . . . 128, 247

Incriminating testimony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Interstate commerce; transportation of game . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Local assessments; irrigation districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 Regulation of tolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 450 Sub-contractor's Lien Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380

CONTRACTS. Consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Compromise of doubtful claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Gaming; recovery of money loaned to pay losses . . . . . . . . . . 524 Marriage a valuable consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6o

Statute of Frauds; marriage a sufficient part performance. . . 60



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RECENT CASES - CONTRACTS Continued. PAGB

Oral agreement a defence to bill in equity . .451

Oral agreemenit to maintain switch so long as plaintiff may need it 452

Statute of Limitations, oral promise to waive . . . . . . . . . . ... I34

Usury . .. 452 Wilful breach, right of party to recover in spite of . . . . . . . . . . 38I

See Coizfict of Laws and Damfages. CORPORATIONS. Attempted incorporation; participants liable as partners . .61

Building and loan associations; usury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Common officer of two companies; imputed knowledge. . 311 Control of State over corporations of a public nature . . . . . . . . . I28

Defaicto corporations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452 Defects in highway, liability of county for . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452 Exemption from taxation; does not pass with charter . . . . . . . . 6o Municipal; illegal actions of public officials; right of individual to interfere 453

Invalid appointment; recovery of salary . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 Railroad; right of way; seizure on execution . . . . . . . . . . . 382 Re-organization; liability of old corporation for deeds of new . . . . . . 247 Right to do business in foreign state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Right to prefer creditors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Stock; right of life-tenant . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . 1. 87

Suspension of member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248, 311 Transfer of stock; liability of transferrer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382

CRIMINAL LAW. Appeal; abatement bv death . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 Continuing trespass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6I Evidence ...... . . 248 Extradition.. .... . 6 Homicide; self-defence by trespasser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I29

Self-defence; duty to retreat. . . . 82 Proof of agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. See Criminal Law and Evidence. DAMAGES. Anticipatory breach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Conversion of stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Covenant of warranty; limit to amount of recovery . . . . . . . . . 385 Covenant to convey, recovery for buildings erected on faith of . . . . . 451

Cutting down trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527

Duty to mitigate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I29

Measure of, for appropriation of land 1. . . . . . 30

Prospective profits . . . . . . . . . .187 DEDICATION. See Persons and Real Property. DEED. See Partnershi:p and Real Property. DIVORCE. See Persons. DOMICIL. See Conflict of Laws. EQUITY. Bigamous marriage; fraud of plaintiff ..88

Duress; threats of suicide ..62 Improvements made under mistake as to title . . . . . . . . . . 453 Jurisdiction in case of mental disability . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Recovery for release of claim to which plaintiff might have been subro-

gated . .384 Release in general terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . 312

Subjection of dower to judgment creditor before assignment . . . . . . 382 Subrogation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383, 453

EvIDENCE. Admissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Character of deceased in murder trial .. 248



Vi TSABLE OF CON,7TENTS.

RECENT CASES-Continued. PAGE

Collateral agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3I5, 3I6 Criminal procedure; proof of agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Deceased witness; testimony given at preliminary hearing . . . . . . . 383 Direction of verdict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 Dying declarations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Fraudulent scheme; res inter alios acta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Hearsay .30

Ancient documents . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525 Entry in family Bible . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525 Post-testamentary declarations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525

Negligence; 'stop, look, and listen ' rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Newly discovered evidence; new trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526 Opinion; mental conidition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Privilege of witness, violation of; no ground for new trial . . . . . . . 526 Proof of agency in criminal proceedings .312

FIRF INSURANCE. See Insurance. FIXTURES. See Real Property. HUSBAND AN-D WIFE. See Conflict of Laws and Persons. INSANIT'Y. See 7orts. INSOLVENCY. See Bankruptcy and Partnershi:. INSURANCE. Fire; arson by agent of assured .131

Condition against change of ownership .249 Condition -against re-insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 Interpretation of conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Recavery for release of claim to which plaintiff might have been subro-

gated .384 Life; insurable interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

Insurable interest in assignee .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 -Revocation of policy. 313

JUDGMENTS. Collateral attack of administration sale . . . . . . . . 62, 385 Effect -of appeal. . . . . . . . 313 Opening default caused by neglect of attorney . . . . . . 250 Res judicata - . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . 312, 526

Reversal; recovery of money paid . . . . . . 133

JUDGMENT LIENS. Priorities. . . . . 63 JURISDICTION. Injury to land in foreign state . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

LANDLORD AND 1ENANT. See Real Property. LIENS. - See Judgment Liens and Personal Property. LIFE INSURANCE. See Insurance. MORAL CONSIDERATION. See Constitutional Law. MORTGAGES. See Real Property. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS. See Corporations. NEGLIGENCE. See Torts and Evidence. NOTARIES PUBLIC. See Constitutional Law. PARTNERSHIP. Conveyance in trust for firm .I88

Insolvency; proof of firm -debts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 Interest of partner in firm property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Non-resident partner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Right to prefer creditors; entity . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 250 PERSONAL PROPERTY. Finding on private property . 189

Joint finders . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Landlord's lien; purchaser for value without notice . . . . . . . . . 64 Lixease to cut timber; replevin .385



T1ABLE OF CONTENTS. vii

RECENT CASES- Continued. PAGH

Recaption ........... . ,.192

Wages of public servant, exemption of; supplementary proceedings . . . 315 PERSONS. Action of seduction by married woman against divorced husband . . I88

Annulling marriage for biganmy; fraud of plaintiff . . . . . . . . . . i88 Divorce; connivance . . . . . . . . . 454

Substituted service; custody of children . .31 Estoppel against married women; dedication .. 32 Husband and wife; right of wife to acquire separate domicil . . . . . . 526

Rights of husband's creditors . . . . . . . . . 250 Sale of opium to wife . . . . . . . . . . . . 384

Liability of father to support infant child . . . . . . . . . . 454 PLEDGE, Case for wrongful disposal by pledgee . . . . . . D . . 65 PRACTICE. New trial; newly discovered evidence . .526 PROPERTY. See Personal Property and Real Property. PUBLIC CORPORATIONS. See Corporations. PUBLIC OCFFICERS. See Trists. QUASI-CONTRACTS. Cancellation of certificates by mistake . .64

Money paid on judgment subsequently reversed . .33 RAILROADS. See Corporations. REAL PROPERTY. Adverse possession .132, 251, 314

Infancy of tenant. in common. . . . 384 Apportionment of rent . . . . . . . . . . . 527 Assignability of condition ;- sub-lease of entire term .189 Contribution between tenants in common . . . . 63 Covenant against encumbrances runs with the land .527 Covenant of warranty; limit to recovery for breach .385 Covenant to insure . . . . . 3 1 5 . . . . 315 Damages for' cutting 'down trees . . . . . 527 Dedication.to public; acceptance .1 . . . . 89 Deed; acknowledgment before interested officer 248 Fraudulent delivery by escrowee .454 Easement'of light and air .63 Fixtures ..1. -91 Judgment creditor not a purchaser for value. 64 Landlord and tenant; surrender by operation of law .132 Mortgage; purchase of equity of redemption by mortgagee . . 1 . I33, 528

Void conveyance of full legal title by mortgagee . .528 Percolating water . . . . . . . . 454 Quitclaimn deed; purchaser for value. . 251

Recovery of land coniveyed on a supposed marriage contract. . 527 Rent-charge, debt does not lie for recovery of. . 385 Right of owner of tomb .. . 9

Rule against perpetuities. . 528 Statute of Frauds .. . 311 Statute of Limitations ..133 Trust for separate use; restraint against anticipation . . I93

See Judgnments anid Wills. RES JUDICATA. See Judgments. SALES. Agreement that title shall remain in vendor; Aona fide mortgagee of

vendee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Warranty ..... ... . I91

STATUTE OF FRAUDS. See Contracts, Real Property, and Trusts. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. Accrual of action . .455



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RECENT CASES -Continued. PAGS

Interruption by payment; right of debtor as against other creditors to waive statute .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528

See Bills and Notes, Conztracts, Real Property, and Tsrusts. STOCK. See Corporations and Damages. SURETYSHIP. Diligence in proceeding against primary obligor; burden of

proof .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455 Release of surety by extending time to principal debtor .455 Right of creditor to securities given to indemnify surety .64 Right of surety to reserve fund . . . . . . . . . 387

TORTS. Assault; reasonable fear . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Contributory negligence of beneficiaries in suit by administrator .529

Contributory negligence in mitigation of damages .387 Conversion by pledgee .. . . . . . . . 65 Deceit; liability for misrepresentations in prospectus. I34 Injury to servant; acceptance of benefits of relief association no bar to action 387 Legal cause . . . . . . . . . I . . . . . . . . . 252 Liability for damage resulting from contract with third party . 252

Liability for breach of contract with third party .529

Liability of insane person for negligence 65 Libel; privilege; accrual of action . . . . . . I34 Negligence; liability of builder . . . . . . . I91 Proximate cause; injury resulting from fright . . . . 387 Public nuisance, private action for .. .455 Recaption of goods . . . . . . . . . . . I92

Release of claim for injuries in general terms . 312

Seduction ....... .. . . . . . . ......I88 TRUSTS. Action at law for misappropriation by trustee . . . . . . . 37

Constructive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192, 36 Contribution between co-trustees; Statute of Limitations. . . 252

Note secured by land held in trust: conveyance by trustee . . . . 529

Notice ......... ... .. ... . . 66 Public officer, liability of, for public moneys . . . . . . . . 386 Purchaser for value; pre-existing debt . . . .. .1 . , . . 34 Resulting; Statute of Frauds . . . . . . . , . . . . I92

Separate use; restraint against anticipation . . . . 1 , . 193 See Attorney and Client and Bankruptcy.

USURY. See Contracts and Corporations. VICE-PRINCIPAL. See Agency. WILLS. Ademption; general and specific legacies . . . . . 454

Construction .. ... , I93 Executory devise . . . . . . . . . .36

Legatee bound by construction in which he has formally acquiesced . . 384 Rule in Shelley's Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , 66 'Survivor' construed as 'other' .386 Vesting of legacies. 315 'Without issue' . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . 386

NOTES.

ABBOT, PHILIP STANLEY, OBITUARY ........175

ABBOT,PHILIPS ...... . . 299

ADEMPTIONOFGENERALLEGACIES. . . . . * 52



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NOTES -Continued. PAGE

ADVERSE POSSESSION BY A RELATIVE ..376

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION II9

BAILEE, IS A PAROL GIFT TO A, VALID? . . . . . . . . . . 306

BAILOR, WHAT A, CAN SELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 BENEFICIARY, RIGHT OF A, TO SUE ON A CONTRACT- LAWRENCE v. Fox AGAIN 180

BI-PARTISAN POLICE COMMISSION LAW, CONSTITUTIONALITY OF . . . . . 307

BRAM TRIAL, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 CAN A MAN BE COMPELLED TO VOTE? . . . . . . . . . . . . - 439 CASE UNDER THE THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT, A . . . . . . . 515

CERTAINTY AS A FORMAL REQUISITE OF NEGOTIABLE PAPER . . . . . . . 237

CHATTELS, TITLE TO LOST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444 CHURCH DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF, A . .. . . . . . . . . . . . I84

CITATION OF AMERICAN CASES IN ENGLAND . . . 179

CLUBS, LIQUOR-SELLING BY . . . . . . . . . 125

COMMON LAW PLEADING . . . . . . . . . . 238

COMPANIES, ONE-MAN, AGAIN . . . . . . . e 53 COMPULSORY LAW SCHOOL ATTENDANCE . . . . . . . 439 CONDITIONS IN RESTRAINT OF MARRIAGE . . . . . . . . . . . 372

CONSTITUTIONALITY OF BI-PARTISAN POLICE COMMISSION LAW . . . 307

CONSTITUTIONALITY OF MINORITY REPRESENTATION, THE .374

CONTRACTS - ACCEPTANCE OF PART PERFORMANCE . 54 CONTRACTS-" GOLD CLAUSE " . . . . . . 178 CONTRADICTION OF DYING DECLARATIONS . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . 58

CORPORATE CHARTERS, LEGISLATIVE POWER TO AMEND.520

CORPORATION, THE RELATION OF A RECEIVER OF A, TOWARDS ITS EXECUTORY

CONTRACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

CORPORATIONS, ONE-MAN BRODERIP V. SALOMON REVERSED .304

COSTS, WHO SHOULD PAY? . . . . . . . a . . . . . 242

DEAD BODY, NATURE OF THE RIGHTS IN A . . . . . . . . 51 DEFEATING A TESTATOR'S WISHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 DOES AN ACTION LIE FOR PREVENTING THE ENFORCEMENT OF A DECREE? 519

DOUBLE COMPENSATION . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 513

DYING DECLARATIONS, CONTRADICTION OF . . . 8 . . .. . . . . , 5I8 EIGHT JURORS, TRIAL BY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440

ENGLISH SOCIETY OF COMPARATIVE LEGISLATION, THE .240

EXPERT MEDICAL TESTIMONY . . . . . . . . . 305

EXTRA-JUDICIAL OPINIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

FORMER ACQUITTAL UNDER A DEFECTIVE INDICTMENT . . . . 243

FREE SPEECH VERSUS FAIR TRIAL . . . . . . . .. . ... . 176 "GOLD CLAUSE" CONTRACTS .178 HARVARD LAW REVIEW, THE, 513

INDICTMENT, FORMER ACQUITTAL UNDER A DEFECTIVE .243

INJUNCTIONS AGAINST INTERFERENCE WITH BUSINESS . . . . 447 INJUJNCTIONS AGAINST LIBELS . . . . . * 57

INJUNCTIONS FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.. 371

INTANGIBLE PROPERTY, WHERE CAN, BE TAXED? . 244 INTERFERENCE WITH BUSINESS, INJUNCTIONS AGAINST .447 INTERFERENCE WITH BUSINESS, MALICIOUS . . . . . 56 INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES-LEGISLATIVE POWERS .124 INTERSTATE COMMERCE AND THE POLICE POWER . . ... . 378 IS A PAROL GIFT TO A BAILEE VALID? . . . . . . 306 JACOBS, FREDERICK B., OBITUARY . . . . . . . . 7 .. I 75 LAW REPLORTING, A PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE METHODS OF . . . . . . 300

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x TABLE OF CONTENTS.

NOTES.- Continued. PAGE

LAW SCHOOL- ATTENDANCE, COMPULSORY . . . , . . . . . a . . . 439 LAW SGHOOL, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . a . a I76, 235

LAWYER'S DUTY AS AN OFFICER OF COURT, A. . . . . . . .. . . 55 LEGACIES, ADEMPTION OF GENERAL .52

LEGAL CAUSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 LEGISLATION, THE ENGLISH SOCIETY OF COMPARATIVE . . . . . . . . . 240

LEGISLATIVE POWER TO AMEND CORPORATE CHARTERS .520

LIABILITY FOR RENT AFTER DESTRUCTION OF PREMISES. 375 LIABILITY OF A LUNATIC FOR NEGLIGENCE . . . . . . . . . . . .. I82

LIABILITY OF A PUBLIC TREASURER, THE . a . . . a . a . . . . . I26

LIBEL INVITED BY THE PLAINTIFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i8i LIBELS, INJUNCTIONS AGAINST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517 LIMITATIONS IN CHUDLEIGH'S CASE, THE . . . . .. . . . . . . . 443 LIQUOR-SELLING BY CLUBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 LORD RUSSELL'S VALEDICTORY TO THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION . . . 242

LUNATIC, LIABILITY OF A, FOR NEGLIGENCE . . . . . . . . . . . I82

MALICIOUS INTERFERENCE WITH BUSINESS .. 56

MAY A SURGEON DISREGARD THE INSTRUCTIONS OF HIS PATIENT?. . . . 376 MENTAL SHOCK, PHYSICAL SUFFERING RESULTING FROM . . . . . . . 239

MINORITY REPRESENTATION, THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF . . . 374 MORE UNFAIR COMPETITION CASES . . .377 MUST AN INNKEEPER ENTERTAIN ONE WHO IS NOT A TRAVELLER? . . . 519

NATURE OF THE RIGHTS IN A DEAD BODY . . . . . . . . a 51 NEGOTIABLE PAPER, CERTAINTY AS A FORMAL REQUISITE OF . . . . . . 237

NEGOTIABILITY OF A NOTE PAYABLE TO A TRUSTEE . . . . 56 NEW PHASE OF THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY, A . . . . . . . . 79

"NEW WOMAN " IN COURT, THE . . . . . . . . . . . I.177 "ONE-MAN" COMPANIES AGAIN . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . 53 ONE-MAN CORPORATIONS - BRODERIP V. SALOMON REVERSED . . . . . 304

OSTENSIBLE PARTNERSHIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . a . . . . . 49 PERPETUITIES, TIlE RULE AGAINST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 PHYSICAL SUFFERING RESULTING FROM MENTAL SHOCK . . . . . . 239

PHYSICIAN, THE. WAY OF THE, IS HARD ..303

PHYSICIAN'S DUTY OF SECRECY, A I. . . .23

"PICKETlING" -INJUNCTIONS AGAINST STRIKERS . . . . . . . . . .301

PLEADING, COMMON LAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 POLICE POWER, INTERSTATE COMMERCE AND THE . . . . . . . . . * 378

PREFERENCE OF VETERANS IN THE MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL SERVICE . . . 236 PRESENT CONSTITUTION OF THE PRINCIPAL COURTS OF ENGLAND, THE . 442

PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE, THE SUPREME COURT AND THE. . 54

PRIVACY, A NEW PHASE OF THE RIGHT TO . . . . . . . . . I79

PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE METHIODS OF LAW REPORTING, A . 300

PROTECTION OF MINORITY STOCKHOLDERS . . . . . . . 302

"PUBLIC DEFENDERS" '. . . . . . . . . . . , . . 514

PUBLIC OFFICE A PUBLIC TRUST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II9

PUBI SC TREASURER, THE LIABILITY OF A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

RECEIVER OF A CORPORATION, THE RELATION OF A, TOWARDS ITS EXECUTORY

CONTRACTS . j . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

RECOVERY OF RENT UNDER AN ULTRA VIRES LEASE . . . . . . . . . . 371 RELATION OF A RECEIVER OF A CORPORATION TOWARDS ITS EXECUTORY CON-

TRACT, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . 121

RENT, LIABILITY FOR, AFTER DESTRUCTION OF PREMISES . . . . . . . 375 REPRESENTATIvE ENGLISH JUDGES OF TO-DAY . . . . . . . . a . . a 52!



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NOTES - Continued. PAGE

RESTRAINT OF MARRIAGE, CONDITIONS IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 RIGHT OF A BENEFICIARY TO SUE ON A CONTRACT- LAWRENCE v. Fox AGAIN I80 RIGHT TO SUPPORT OF LAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I83 RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 SELDEN SOCIETY, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 SELF-INCRIMINATING TESTIMONY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

SOUT1LI CAROLINA DISPENSARY LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL, THE . . . . . . 441 STATUTES, INTERPRETATION OF -LEGISLATIVE POWERS . . . . . . . . 124

STOCKHOLDERS, PROTECTION OF MINORITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 STRANGE APPLICATION OF AN OLD DOCTRINE, A . . . . . . . . . . . 241 SUPPORT OF LAND; RIGHT TO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I83 SUPRFME COURT AND THE- PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE, THE . . . . . . 514 SURGEON, MAY A, DISREGARD THE INSTRUCTIONS OF HIS PATIENT? . . . 376 TESTATOR'S WtSIIES, DEFEATING A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445

TESTIMONY, EXPERT MEDICAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

TEST IMONY, SELF-INCRIMINATING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I20

THIRTEENTH- A-MENDMENT, A CASE UNDER THE . . . . . . . . . . . 55 TITLE TO LoST- CHATTELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444 TORRENS SYSTEM HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN ILLINOIS . . . . . . . 299 TRIAL BY EIGHT JURORS . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . 440 ULTRA VIRES LEASE, REC-OV-ERY OF RENT UNDER AN . . . . . . . . . 371 UNFAIR COMPETITION CASES, MORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 " UNWISDOM OF THiE CO-MMON LAW, THE" . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 VETERANS, PREFERENCE OF, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL SERVICE . . . 236 VOLUNTARY SETTLEMENT, WHEN WILL EQUITY SET ASIDE A? . . . . 443 VOTE, CAN A MAN BE COMPELLED TO? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439 WAY OF THE PHYSICIAN IS HARD, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303

WHAT A BAILOR CAN SELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 WHEN WILL EQUITY SET ASIDE A VOLUNTARY SETTLEMENT ? . . . . . 443 WHERE CAN INTANGIBLE PROPERTY BE TAXED? . . . . . . . . . . . 244 WHO SHOULD PAY COSTS? . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 242

REVIEWS.

American Digest for I896 . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 256 Amram: The Jewish Law of Divorce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Bardeen: A Manual of Common School Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Beach on Receivers, Second Edition, by Alderson . . . . . . . . . . . 456 Bigelow on Torts, Sixth Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . .. a . . . . 195 Bishop's New Criminal Procedure, Fourth Edition, Vol. II.. . . . . . . . 195 Black on Interpretation of Laws . . . . . . . . .1. . . . . . . . . I37 Bodington's Kelly's French Law of Marriage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Clark on Corporations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530 Clinton: Extraordinary Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Curtis: Jurisdiction of the United States Courts . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Digest of Insuranlce Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532 Fowler: Charitable Uses, Trusts, and Donations in New York . . . . . . 256 General Digest, 1896, Vol. I., New Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 George on Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532 Giauque; Torrens Law as to Title Registry in Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Hale on Bailments and Carriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I36 Ilale ofl Torts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256



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Harriman on Contracts .. .254 Hepburn: The Development of Code Pleading . . . . . . . . 531 Holland's Elements of Jurisprudence, Eighth Edition . . . . . 256 Hopkins on Real Property . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . .96 Howe: Studies in the Civil Law . . . . . . . . . 253 Jones: The Law of Evidence in Civil Cases .. . 319 Jones: The Law of Real Property in Conveyancing .94 Kent's Commentaries, Fourteenth Edition (Gould) . . . . . . . . I96 Lowell: Governments and Parties in Continental Europe . . . b . , .. 3I8

McClain's Cases on Carriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Maupin: Marketable Title to Real Estate . . . . . . . . .1 I96 Maury: Federal Jurisdiction and Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Pollock: A First Book of Jurisprudence .I94 Reno: Employers' Liability Acts 1.. .36 Rood on Garnishment . . . . . . . . . . .37 Select Cases from the Coroners' Rolls (Selden Society Publications) . 13 Shinn on Attachment and Garnishment . . . . . . . .68 Smith's Elementary Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . & . 197 Thayer on Evidence. Part I. Development of Trial by Jury . . 317 Thompson on Corporations . . . . , . . . . . . . . . 66 Tiffany's Persons and Domestic Relations .. .255 Will's Circumstantial Evidence .. .320

Willoughby: The Nature of the State . . . . . . . . . . . .69



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