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INDEX.

LEADING ARTICLES IN VOLUME XIV.

Adoption of English Practice Act in Virginia..................... 401 Draft of an Act to Make Uniform the Law Relating to the Sale

of Goods .......................... ......................... 241 Extrinsic Evidence in Respect to Written Instruments.......... 913 Proper Use of the Writ of Injunction-from the Standpoint of

Legal History .................. .................. ...... 577 Reminiscences of Some of the Dead of the Bench and Bar of

Richmond ..................... . ....... ........... 657 Reminiscences of Some of the Dead of the Bench and Bar of

Richmond .... 737 Reminiscences bf Some of the Dead of the Bench and Bar of

Richmond .......................................... 817 Removal of Judges by the Legislature.......................... 17 Special Elections as Affected by Section 18 of the Schedule...... 81 Some Misapprehensions as to Federal Procedure and Jurisdiction.. 321 The Rule of Construction in May v. Joynes...................... 161 The Use of the Word "Survivor" in Wills.................... 1 The Work of the Legislature of 1908 ........................... 489 What Judgment Should Be Entered by the Appellate Court When

It Overrules a Demurrer to a Plea?.......................... 836 -a



1002 INDEX.

TABLE OF CASES REPORTED IN FULL IN VOLUMIE XIV.

American Locomotive Co. v. Hoffman*.......................... 422 Ashlock v. Commonwealth*. .. ................................. 413 B riggs v. B arnett................................................ 535 Brooks v. Brooks.............................................. 276 Brown v. Cornw ell ............................................. 185 Bruce v. Shuler*............................................ . .. 846 Bugg v. Seay* .. .. ... ........................................... 120 Burton v. Haden*.............................................. 130 Camp Manufacturing Co. v. Young* ............................ 89 Carolina, C. & 0. Ry. v. Board of Supervisors of Scott County*.. 947 Carr v. Bates... .............. ....... ... . 416 C arter v. Skillm an ............................................. 363 Charlottesvil.le & A. Ry. Co. v. Rubin*.......................... 129 Chilton v. Hannah.................. 117 City Council of Williamsburg v. Lawson........................ 24 City of Norfolk v. J. W. Perry Co.*............................ 510 City of Norfolk v. W hite* ..................................... 516 Coleman v. Wood............................................ 697 Commonwealth v. Barrett ...................................... 271 Commonwealth v. Pocahontas Coal & Coke Co.*................ 113 C onek v. Skeen ................................................ 856 Dowell v. Cox*............................................ 526 Drake v. Blythe .. ............... .......................... 189 Eggborn v. Board of Sup'rs of Culpeper County*.............. 955 Ex parte R. M . H enry* .................. ..... .......... ........ 596 Fentress v. Pocahontas Fowling Club......................... 191 Forbes v. Junior Order United American Mechanics............ 109 Garrett v. Rutherford* ......................................... 700 German Nat. Ins. Co. v. Virginia State Ins. Co...... ............ 517 Harlow's Adm'r v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co.*.................. 784 In re License Election Case*.................................. 353 Jewett v. Ware*........................................ 166 Johnson v. Sm ith* .............................................. 843 Johnston v. Bunn*........................................ 607 Knights of Columbus v. Burroughs' Beneficiary* ................ 39 Lambert v. City of Norfolk*.................................... 439 Louisa County v. Yancey's Trustee et al.* ...................... 958 Luck v. Kersley ..................................... ... 102 Martin v.. City of Richmond..... ......................... 770 McCue v. Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co...................... 584 Moreland v: Moreland ......................................... 201 Norfolk & Portsmouth Traction Co. v. Ellington*................ 447



INDEX. 1003

O'Donnell v. Commonwealth.... .............................. 612 Parks v. Commonwealth* .................................... 968 Peters v. Lynchburg, etc., Light Co.*..........................409 Prentis v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.* ......................... 676 Roanoke Ry. & Electric Co. v. Sterrett*........................690 Robert Portner Brewing Co. v. Southern Express Co........ 852 Robinson v. City of Norfolk* .................................. 292 Rochester German Ins. Co. v. Monumental Savings Ass'n*...... 124 Richards v. Commonwealth*................................. 27 Richlands Oil Co. v. M orriss ................................... 430 Saunders v. Saunders....................................... 862 Seaboard Air Line v. Chamblin................................. 195 Seal v. Virginia Portland Cement Co.*..........................705 Staunton Mut. Telephone Co. v. Buchanan..................... 779. Steinman v. Jessee* ............................................. 529

Sugg v. Western Union Telegraph Co.*........................22 Taylor v. Baltimore & 0. R. Co.*.......................... 765 Taylor v. Sutherlin-Meade Tobacco Co.*................... 177 Wagner v. Bristol Belt Line Ry. Co.* .......................... 754 Warden v. Hinds*....................................... 284

*Annotated.



1004 INDEX.

TABLE OF CASES DIGESTED IN VOLUME XIV.

Adams Express Co. v. Charlottesville Woolen Mills............ 882 Adams v. Tidewater Ry. Co.................................... 213 Aultman & Taylor Machinery Co. v. Gay . ...... ............... 865 Bankers' Loan & Investment Co. v. Spindle. ................... 549 Bellenot v. City of Richmond .................................. 464 Bertram v. Commonwealth ..................................... 874 Blackwood Coal & Coke Co. v. James........................ .. 142 Blue Ridge Light & Power Co. v. Price........................ 792 Boer War Spectacle v. Commonwealth ......................... 141 Bowman v. Liskey ................ ....... ............ .... 794 Branner z'. Branner ........................ ................... 869 Buena Vista Extract Co. v. Hickman. ......................... 714 Burton v. Commonwealth ............................. ........ 639 Burton v. Frank A. Seifert Plastic Relief C. ......... ... 466 Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co. v. Hoffman . .......................... 978 Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co. v. Rowsey ...... ................... 634 Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co. v. Williams.......................... 713 City of Richmond v. Pemberton ....... ...................... 465 Clinchfield Coal Co. v. Clintwood Coal and Timber Co.......... 620 Clinchfield Coal Co. v. W heeler ............................... 550 Colonna Dry Dock Co. v. Colonna. ............................. 463 Crane's Nest Coal & Coke Co. v. Virginia Iron, Coal&Coke Co... 869 C reecy v. G rief............. ................................... 462 Crounse v. Crounse................ ...................... 215 Durbin v. Roanoke Bldg. Co ................................... 142 Dyrbin v. Roanoke Bldg. Co.. ... ............................... 624 E pperson v. Epperson......................................... 625 Epes v. Saunders et al ........................................ 976 Fanshaw v. Norf6lk & Portsmouth Traction Co ................ 546 Finch v. G arrett ............................................... 973 French v. Logan......... ......................... 214 Gardner v. Montague ............................... .... 375 Grubb Bros. v. Moore, Clemens & Co.......................... 374 H all v. H all................................................... 973 Hamilton v. Alleghany Ore & Iron Co ......................... 870 Harvey v. Hoffman.............................. .......... 638 Henning v. Parsons................................ 546 H oover v. Baugh.............................................. 873 Hopkins 'v. Wampler . .. .............................. 788 Hot Springs Lumber, etc., Co. v. Sterrett ..................... 713 Howard v. Landsberg.......... ......................... 376 Ingersoll v. Pond.............................................. 299 Ivanhoe Furnace Co. v. Virginia & T. Telephone Co. et aI....... 976



INDEX. 1005

Jackson v. Valley Tie & Lumber Co........................ 872 Kelly v. Gwatkin ............................................... 301 K iser v. K iser................................................. 792 Life Ins. Co. of Virginia v. Hairston ............................ 877 Long Pole Lumber Co. v. Saxon Lime & Lumber Co............628 Louisville & N. R. Co. v. Interstate R. Co ...................... 637 Mann v. Paddock ............................... ....... 868 Matthews & Co. v. Progress Distilling Co.. .......... 787 McGehee v. Tidewater Ry. Co..................................631 M cIntyre v. Sm yth............................................. 789 Milton v. Norfolk & W. Ry. Co................................870 Nash v. Yellow Poplar Lumber Co. . ........................ 83 Newport News & Old Point Ry. & Electric Co. v. Micolopoolos.. 980 Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. v. Rhodes................................ 982 Norfolk Ry. & Light Co. v. Higgins............................. 461 Norfolk & P. Traction Co. v. White........................... 973 Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. v. Davis ......................... ........ 623 Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. v. Duke & Rudacille... ................... 143 Norton Coal Co. v. Hanks ................................... 621 Norton Coal Co. v. M urphy................................... 549 People's Pleasure Park Co. v. Rohleder........................ 548 Prince's Adm'r v. McLemore...................................469 R eed v. R eed .................................................. 712 Roanoke Ry. & Electric Co. v. Young . ............... ..... 871 Runde v. Commonwealth .................................... 547 Saxby et ux. v. Southern Land Co......... ..................... 975 Schaubuch v. Ditlemuth .......................................299 Schermerhorn v. Commonwealth ................................. 60 Scott v. Chichester ...................................1... .... 143 Selden v. Williams................................... . 710 Showalter v. Showalter ............................... 57 Smith v. Lurty...................................11 Smith v. Norfolk & W. Ry. Co ................................. 59 Southern Express Co. v. Jacobs...... .............. 884 Southern Ry. Co. v. Daves..................................... 459 Southern Ry. Co. v. Hansbrough.......................... 138 Southern Ry. Co. v. Moore..... .......... ............. 458 Southern Ry. Co. v. Newton..........................214 South & W. Ry. Co. v.- Mann ........ ................... 630 Standard Peanut Co. v. Wilson................................ 977

Stanley v. Commonwealth ................................. 883 Steinman v. Hagan................................. 627 Stevenson v. Ritter Lumber Co................................628 'Stim m el v. Benthall........................................... 304 Stuart v. Hoffman. ................................ 461 Swann v. Washington-Southern Ry. Co ........................460



1006 INDEX.

Tazew ell v. H erm an............................................ 375 Tazewell v. H erm an............................................ 460 Thomas v. Boyd............................................... 626 Thurman v. Commonwealth........................... 144 Tidewater Ry. Co. v. Hurt.. 974 Town of Wytheville v. Johnson............................. 620 Truckers' Mfg. & Supply Co. v. White............... 216 Uzzle v. Commonwealth . ............................... . 58 Vansant Kitchen & Co. v. Commonwealth...................... 303 Webb's Trustee v. Lynchburg Shoe Co .......................... 213 W hittle v. W hittle............................................. 300 Williams v. Norton Coal Co.. 624 W ilson v. Southern R. Co........ ........................ ... 876 W ingfield v. M cGhee.......................................... 303 W right v. Johnson............................................. 866 Yellow Poplar Lumber Co. v. Thompson ........................ 632



INDEX. 1007

GENERAL INDEX TO VOLUME XIV.

ABATEMENT, REVIVAL AND SURVIVAL. Grounds-prior actions between same parties................ 390 Contem pt .................................................... 567

ABUTTING OWNERS. Eminent domain . ............................................754

ACCOUNTS AND ACCOUNTING. Amendment of bill ................................ 869 Laches ........ ........................ 869

ACTIONS. Contract or tort ................................... . .. 166

ACTS OF CONGRESS. Aug. 13. 1894, c. 280, 28 Stat. 278 ............................ 466 Feb. 14, 1905, c. 778, 33 Stat. 811.......................... 466

ACTS OF ASSEMBLY. Acts 1876-77, p. 333, c. 329.. 697 Acts 1885-86, p. 525, c. 466 .................................. 866 Acts 1901-02, p. 601, c. 516 ..................................... 547 Acts 1901-02, p. 779, c. 658. .................................. 301 Acts 1902-03, p. 205, c. 148, ? 108............................ 141 Acts 1902-3-4, p.968......................................... 22 Acts 1902-04. p. 693, c. 452................................... 638 Act 1904, pp. 15-17............................... 413 Act 1906, p. 10, c. 12.. .............. . 39 Act 1906, p. 38, c. 50.. .................... ....... 303 A ct 1906, p. 105, c. 107........................................ 955 Act 1906, p. 411, c. 236......................................548 A ct 1906, p. 555, c. 319.................................. .... 303 A ct 1908, p. 187............................................. 161 Act 1908, p. 284, c. 189, ? 19.................................. 612 A ct 1908, p. 286, ? 27 ......................................... 612 Act 1908, p. 336, c. 225........................ 714 Act 1908, p. 594. c. 336.. . ..................... .............. 856 Byrd Liquor Law, ? 23/.................. 596 Work of legislature of 1908.. ................ 489

ADMINISTRATORS. See EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

ADOPTION OF CHILDREN. Adoption by husband alone.................................. 649

ADULTERY, FORNICATION AND LEWDNESS. See DIVORCE



1008 INDEX.

ADVERSE POSSESSION. Color of title . ..............................632, 713 Continuity of possession-tacking............................ 632 Duration of possession.............................. 632 E lem ents ....................... ............................ 632 Evidence-sufficiency. 299 Hostile character of possession ............................... 299 Mines and minerals 529 Property subject to prescription ....... .463..... ..... -63

ADVERTISING. See NUISANCE.

AGENCY. Actions against principal ....................... 789 Admission of agents-editorial .721...................... 721 Evidence of agency.................................. 789 Liability of principal for acts of agent ........................ 865

ALIMONY. Exemptions 897

'Perm anent alim ony .......................................... 792 Tem porary alim ony ..................... .................... 792

AMENDMENTS. Accounts and accounting ................................... 869 Declarations ..... .................. 550 P arties ..................... ................................ 789

Pleading ............................. ...... 78.9 Plea in equity ................................... 301

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION. American Bar Association and the English Practice Act-edi-

torial .............................. . ................... .. 386

AMOUNT IN CONTROVERSY. See APPEAL. AND ERROR.

ANIMALS, See INJURIES TO ANIMALS BY RAILROADS.

Indictm ent of anim als........................................ 481 Liability of rabid dog's owner....... . ..... ..... 900 Running at large-what constitutes......................... 991

APPEAL AND ERROR. See FORMER ADJUDICATION OR RES ADJUDICATA; EX-

CEPTIONS, BILL OF. Absence of exceptions ..................................... 869 Affirmance-error not shown........................ . 146 Amount in controversy...................................... 60



INDEX. 1009

APPEAL AND ERROR-Continued. Assignments of error-abandonment ...........................711 Assignment, of error-insufficient presentation................ 460 Attachment proceedings-amendment ........................ 177 Certification of evidence ......... ........ .... 870 Changing the grounds of objection... ........................422 Conclusiveness of verdict ................... 216, 375, 713, 789 Contempt-revie .................................... 109 Court of criminal appeal in England-editorial ................. 312 Decisions reviewable-finality............................... 304 Discretionary matters ................................... 550. 883 Disposition of cause-modification......................... ....86S$ Divided court-affirmance ................................... 129 Dismissal of writ of error ......................... 72 Erroneous instructions ..................................... 138 Errors, not affecting result .................. 463 Estoppel to allege error ..................................195, 466 Failure to object in lower court...... .................... 626 Final judgment ....................................... 787 Final judgment on overruling demurrer to plea.............. 836 Findings of fact ........................................463, 466 Findings of trial judge.............................. 113 Formal defects .......................................... . 466 Harmless error .......................................... 462, 792 Harmless error-affecting-party not entitled to succeed ........ 632 Harmless error-conflicting instructions.. ... ........... 461 Harmless error-demurrers ......................, 185 Harmless error-erroneous admission of evidence ...... 978, 299 Harmless error-erroneous instructions........................ 765 Harmless error-error cured................................. 634 harmless error-error in excluding evidence subsequently re-

ceived ............... ..................................... 877 Harmless error-facts otherwise established................... 871 Harmless error-form of remedy........................... 794 Harmless error-invading province of jury..................... 78 Harmless error-remarks of counsel . .........................978 Harmless error-smile of court.......................... 993 Harmless error-suppression of depositions ................. Insufficient presentation of objection...... . .................. 466 Invited error... ...............................120 Jurisdiction of supreme court of appeals...................... 109 Leave to appeal to lower court for relief.................. . 201 Motion to set aside verdict . ..................................375 Objections to pleading.......................... 304 Prejudicial error-insufficient evidence..... ...................20 Prejudicial error-rulings on pleadings . 9.. 78



1010 INDEX.

APPEAL AND ERROR-Continued. Presumptions-summoning jury ................... .44 Proceedings not in record-impeaching record......... 632 Questions not raised in lower court.......................... 958 Questions presented for review-necessity for setting forth evi-

dence ............142 Questions reviewable ........................................ 978 Questions reviewable-moot questions. ........................ 871 Record-incorporating matter in record...................... 977 Record-presumptions ......................................185 Rehearing .................. ................................. 460 Requisites for transfer of cause............................ 958 Review-sufficiency of evidence.............................. 958 Right of review- estoppel......................... 958 Scope and extent of review... ...................... .. 546 September term of supreme court of appeals--editorial........ 551 State corporation commissiop............................ 676 Time for appeal-death of court stenographer................. 74 Time of taking proceedings-finality of decision............. 787

ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL. Reading from law books. ....................... .. 634

ARSON. Burning of dwelling house of wife by husband..... ...... 993

ASSIGNMENTS. Defenses against assignee............................... 710 Executory contracts for personal services...................... 625 Judgments .............. . , .... ....... 710 Rights of assignee ........................................... 710

ASSIGNMENTS FOR BENEFIT OF CREDITORS. Validity of common-law assignments.......................... 901

ASSOCIATIONS. Forcible entry of athletic club by police... 9.96 Revocation of charter of social club.. ................... 229 Use of insignia or ceremonials by others than members....... 725

ASSU-MED RISK. See MASTER AND SERVANT.

ASSUMPSIT. Necessity for written plea................................... 201 Voluntary paym ent ................ .......................... 535

ATTACHMENT AND GAR~NISHMENT. See BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY.

Affidavit-sufficiency ........................ 177 Review-affidavit-amendment ...............177



INDEX. 1011

ATTORNEY AND CLIENT. American code of ethics as viewed in England................. 236 Codes of ethics-editorial.................................... 217 Compensation-allowance. from funds in court ................ 17 Imputation'of knowledge of attorney to client.............. 225 Lawyers as public officers..................................... 235 Misconduct of counsel ...................................... 804 Professional ethics in South Africa .......................... 569

AUTOMOBILES. Editorial ................................. 383 Injuries caused by defects in highway ........................ 156 Liability of owner for reckless driving by daughter............ 898

AUTREFOIS, ACQUIT AND CONVICT. Application of "same transaction test". ...................... 72 Identity of offenses .......................................... 639

BALLOTS. See ELECTIONS.

BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY. Amendments to bankrupt law-editorial...................... 802 Bankrupt act July 1, 1898, c. 541. ? 67f........................ 872 Distribution of estate-actions.. ............................ 872 Distribution of estate- liens .................................. 872 Distribution of estate,-priorities .............................. 872 Effect of bankrupt assigning future wages.................... 74 Exemptions-waiver .............. 901 Fraudulent- questions for jury . .............................. 213 Purpose of bankruptcy act.. .................................. 213

BAR ASSOCIATION. See AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION; STATE BAR ASSO-

CIATION. English bar association.................................. 569

BAR EXAMINATION. D ate ..................................... 813 Right to take ........................ 229 State bar examination at Richmond........................... 651 State bar examination at Wytheville...... ..................... 231

BASTARDS. Legitimization ........................................ 224, 809

BENEFICIAL AND BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS. Charter and by-laws................ 39 Liability for injuries to members during initiation............ 74 Mutual benefit insurance-assignment of policies.............. 299



1012 INDEX.

BENEFICIAL AND BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS-Cont'd.

Nonpayment of dues......................................... 39 Termination of membership .................................. 39 Use of insignia or ceremonials by others than members........ 725 Waiver of forfeiture for non-payment of dues.................. 39

BEST AND SECONDARY EVIDENCE. See DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE.

BILLS, NOTES AND CHECKS. "Fictitious Payee"..................................... 75 Illegal consideration ........................................ 156 Indorser .............. ................... 567 Presentation of note over teleDhone ........................... 98

BILL OF REVIEW. Cumulative evidence.......................... 624 N ature and scope......... .................................. 469 Newly discovered evidence .... ..................... 624

BILL OF RIGHTS. See CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA.

BOARD OF HEALTH. See HEALTH.

BOUNDARIES. Ascertainment-courses and distances yield to natural objects. 191

Description-highways ................... 142 Presumptions . ................................. 142

BOYCOTT. Violation of anti-trust law................................... 392

BREACH OF PPOMISE OF MARRIAGE. Liability of heirs.......... .............. ............... 805

BRIEFS. Contents ......................................... 994

BROKERS. Actions on contract-evidence............................... 546 Compensation ........................ ..............546, 549 Exclusive agency ......................... .................. 546

BUILDING CONTRACTS. See WORKING CONTRACTS.

CANCELLATION OF WRITTEN INSTRUMENTS. See, RESCISSION, CANCELLATION AND REFORMATION.



INDEX. 1013

CARRIERS. See SLEEPING CAR COMPANIES; STREET RAILROADS.

Assumption of risks by passenger............................ 982 Collapse of bridge ........................................... 690 Hidden defects causing accident to train...................... 690 Inability to read conditions on ticket.......................... 650 Injuries in transportation-burden of proof .................. 884 Injuries to goods in transportation-connecting carriers........ 884 Injuries to passenger-presumptions ......................... 982 Injuries to passenger-sufficiency of evidence.................. 982 Injuries to passengers-carrier as insurer..................... 982 Injury to passenger boarding car............................ 792 Liable as insurer ........................................... 724 Negligence ............................................... 690 Personal injuries-instructions.............................. 690 ?Presumption of negligence .............................. 690 Res ipsa loquitur . ....................................... 982

Shipments of live stock-damages............................. 884

Stopping at destination of passenger......................... 153 Unusual moxem'ent of train............................... 982

CEMETERIES. Burial of dog in cemetery .......... ...................... 317 Location-damage to adjacent land ........................... 439

CHAMBERS AND VACATION. Proceedings in vacation-remand to rules.................... 884 Rendition 'of judgment ................... ................ 303

CHANGE OF VENUE. See VENUE.

CHILDREN. See HEIR, HEIRS AND THE LIKE.

CODES OF VIRGINIA. Code 1849, c. 116, ? 19......................................... 189 Code 1904, c. 78, ?? 1754-1766 ................................ 874 Code 1904. c. 121 ......................................... 363 Code 1904-omissions and errors-editorial.................... 470 Code 1849.

Page 482, c. 112, ? 18 ...................................... 191

Code 1887. Section 4024 ............................................... 27 Section 1032 ...................................... ......... 292 Section 2271 ........................................ .. 57 Section 2431 ......................................... 189 Section 2465 .............................................. 120



1014 INDEX.

CODES OF VIRGINIA-Continued. Section 2559 ...................................... 57 Section 2565 ........................................ . 866 Section 3142 ............................44 Section 3144 ....................... ...................... 144 Section 3298.'.............................. 304 Section' 3345 ............................................... 866 Section 3474 ................................. ..... 958 Section 4018 ..................... .......144, 413 Section 403'6 ...................... 58 Section 4202 ............................................... 874

Code 1904. Page 487..................................... ........... 292 Page 1132 .............. ............. ...... ......... .... 57 Page 1223 ......................... . ... ................... 120 Page 305. ..... .......................................... 57 Page 1313 ..................... .... . 866 Page 1661 ........................ ........................ 144 Page 1737 ...................... 304 Page 1766 .. .......... ........ . 867 Page 1858 ................. ............................... 958 Page 2114...... ...................... ............ .144, 413 Page 2121 .. ...... 27 Page 2126 ....... ................................ 58

Page 2188 . ......... ..... 874 Section 437a . ... ................. .... . 303 Section 492b ........ .......................... 177 Section 662 ............................ 638 Section 834d.............. ....856 Section 1032 ....... .................................... 70 Section 1043............................................... 620 Section 1104 ....... .................. ..........416 Section 1105f (3)-(6) ................................. 460 Section 1105f (14) . ...................................... 460 Section 1271 .......... ..................... 517 Section, 1274.................... .......................... 517 Section 1294b ................ 947 Section 1294b2.......................... .... ............... 213 Section 1294c, cl. 10. ......... 882 Section 1294-d, cl. 36 .................................. 635 Section 1294-d, cl. 37....................................... 637 Section 1294k ................... ........ .. 636 Section 1414 .......................... ........... ....... 439 Section 1538..................... 271 Section 1759 ............................................... 74



INDEX. 1015

CODES OR VIRGINIA-Continued. Section 1766............................................ 874 Section 2286a .............................. .......... 117, 201 Section 3385 .............. .. ...... ....................... 977 Section 2418 . ........ .... ................... ... 161 Section 2431 ...................................... .......... 189 Section 2460a. ............ ................ ... .. 64 Section 2476 .................. ......................... 185 Section 2514.............................................. 846 Section 2529 .............................................. 846 Section 2902 ... ............ ............ ...... ... 628 Section 2959............................................. 177 Section 2964 ......... .......... ........................ 177 Section 3215............................................. 416 Section 3220 ....... ....................................... 416 Section 3224............................................... 416 Section 3225 ..................................... ......... 416 Section 3260........ ...................................... 884 Section 3271......................................... .. 634 Section 3286. ..... .................................. 201 Section 3293 ......... ........ ......................... 884 Section 3299 ................................... ........... 710 Section 3369 ................... .................. .......... 887 Section 3395 .............. .................................789 Section 3427 ...................... ................. ........ 303 Section 3542 .................... .................. ..... 138 Section 3837........................ ...................... 789 Section 4040 ........................... .... . ....... . 640 Section 4041 ................... 640 Section 4053.... ........................... 109

CODIFICATION. Editorial ............................. ......... 144

COLLATERAL INHERITANCE. See TAXATION.

COLLISION AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS. See CROSSINGS.

COMMERCE. See INTERSTATE COMMERCE.

CONDITION. See WORDS AND PHRASES.

CONDITIONS. See DEEDS.



1016 INDEX.

CONFLICT OF LAWS. Actions under foreign statutes. ............................. 904

CONSPIRACY. Statute of limitations................................... .. 73

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. See INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION; LIMITA-

TION OF ACTIONS. Confrontation of witnesses-bloodhounds..................... 226 Confrontation of witnesses-right'to.......................... 547 Construction of constitutions.........................271, 375 Editorial- the M innesota case................................ 61 Equal protection of law ...................................... 978 Full faith and credit-editorial................................ 642 Gam e laws............ ................................... 899 Impairment of obligation of contracts........................ 301 Interstate commerce............... .......................... 882 Intoxicating liquors......................................... 596 Issuance of county bonds-correspondence................... 729 Local, special or private laws..................... 874 Police power-sleeping car companies ........................ 154 Powers of state legislatre ................................. 856

Presumptions in fav6r of constitutionalitv ................... 882 Right of state to control its corporations ...................... 642 "Secured" right to liberty.................................. 316 Statutes-construction in favor of validity................... 637

Statutes-persons entitled to attack.. ........................ 874 Taxation without representation-editorial................... 894 The eleventh amendment-editorial.......................... 473

Unequal punishment for same offense. ....................... 995

CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA.

Constitution 1869-70. Article 5, ? 15 .................... ......301, 874

Constitution 1902. Article 4, ? 58 ............................................. 754 Article 6, ? 88.............................................. 09 Article 104............... .................. 17 Article 1, ? 8............... ............... 27, 547 A rticle 11., ? 38............................................. 375 Article 12, ? 162................... .................. 447 Section 50................................................ 856 Section 53.............................. .................. 856 Section 58.. ............. ............................. . ... 439 Section 187. ..................... .......................... 856 Section 22 . . .... ............................... 353



CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA-Continued. Section 62 ......................... ...................... 353 Section 58.......................... ................ 637 Section 63, cl. 1..................... ...................... 874 Section 162 ................. .......................... 978

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. See WORKING CONTRACTS.

CONTEMPT. Averring relationship of judge to attorney.................... 650 Death as ground of abatement............................... 567 Misstatement of opinion of court by newspaper ............... 155 Review-jurisdiction of supreme court of appeals.............. 109 Violation of decree for closing building...................... 649

CONTINUANCES. Rights of accused...................... ..................... 413

CONTRACTS. See ASSIGNMENTS; CONSTITUTIONAL LAW; IMPLIED

CONTRACTS; INSURANCE; RESCISSION, CANCELLA- TION AND REFORMATION; TREES AND TIMBER; WILLS.

Breach-adriissibility of evidence. ........................... 143 Construction and interpretation ......... ...................... 82 Entire contracts-contracts for support. ..................... 625 Essentials-meeting of minds . ............................... 462 Excuse for nonperformance-instructions. .................... 143 Parties- m ental capacity ....................... .............. 712 Provision for injunction against breach.................... 153 Time of performance............. 82

CONTRIBUTION AND EXONERATION. Enforcement . ..... ................................... 535 Grounds .................................... 535

CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE. See CROSSINGS; MASTER AND SERVANT; NEGLIGENCE.

COPYRIGHT. Copyright of monogram . .................................. 992 Musical compositions ....................... 393 Protection of uncopyrighted post cards ............. 230

CORPORATIONS. See FOREIGN CORPORATIONS; OFFICERS AND AGENTS

OF PRIVATE CORPORATIONS. Bankruptcy ............ ....................... 154 Corporate powers and liability............................... 177

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INDEX. 1017



CORPORATIONS-Continued. Definition...................... ............................ 548 Existence apart from stockholders . ........................... 548

Organization-"Promoters" ..... ...4.... ........... ... 430 Stock issued to promoters in fraud of company................ 430

CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS. See INTERSTATE COMMERCE.

COSTS. Persons liable-attorneys' fees................................ 461

Stay of subsequent action until payment ...................... 138

COUNTIES. See HEALTH; MUNICIPAL, STATE AND COUNTY SECU-

RITIES. Fiscal management.......................................... 856 Rem oval of county seat ..................................... 856

COURTHOUSE. See WORDS AND PHRASES.

COURTS. See CHAMBERS AND VACATION; JURISDICTION.

Courts at the bar of public opinion-editorial.................. 557

Presumption as to jurisdiction............ ............. S63

September term of supreme court of appeals-editorial ........ 553

Supreme court of appeals-appellate jurisdiction.............. 109 United States circuit court of appeals-editorial.............. 221

COVENANTS. Restrictive covenants ....................... 5 48

CREDITORS' SUITS. Limitation of actions... .......... ...... ,...... 469

CRIMINAL LAW. See CONSTITUTIONAL LAW; CONTINUANCES; DOCU-

MENTARY EVIDENCE; EXPERIMENTS IN EVIDENCE; EXPERT AND OPINION EVIDENCE; INSTRUCTIONS; SENTENCE AND PUNISHMENT; VENUE.

Desired reforms in criminal laws............................ 395 Presumption of innocence ................ ............. 612, 639 Right of accused to be present at rendition of verdict........ 901 The duty of the state in a criminal prosecution-editorial...... 988

CROSS-EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES. See WITNESSES.

CROSSINGS. Care required of persons near track........... ...... 59 Construction-alteration of highway.......................... 947

1018 INDEX.



INDEX. 1019

CROSSINGS-Continued. Contributory negligence ..................................59, 623 Contributory negligence-burden of proof .................... 138 Contributory negligence-instructions ........................ 138 Contributory negligence-proximate cause .................... 138 Injuries to persons going between cars....................... 392 M isleading instructions ..................................... 138 Negligence-care required .. ................................ 138 Proceeding to compel construction........................... 213 Proximate cause............................... ........ 59 Reliance on precautions on railroad's part........... 59

CUSTOMS. See USAGES AND CUSTOMS.

"DAMAGED." See WORDS AND PHRASES.

DAMAGES. See WATERS AND WATERCOURSES.

Breach of contract of sale...... ...................... 628 Chastity as affecting earning capacity....................... 316 Excessive damages-new trial................................ 789 Injuries to land-elements................................... 439 Injuries to live stock in transportation....................... 884 Liquidated damages................ ........................ 463 Loss of services through death of wife ........................ 897 Measure of damages-agreement to pay money.............. 463 Pain and anguish............................................. 71 Personal injury-excessive verdict............ ........ 978 Personal injury-instructions ....................... 978

DEAD BODIES. Civil liabilities........................................... 647 Exhumation of body of insured............................... 223 Exhumation of dead body to establish controverted fact...... 991 Removal ................................................. 223

DEATH BY WRONGFUL ACT. See CROSSINGS; MASTER AND SERVANT.

Action for causing death at common law................... 628 Conflict of laws................................... 26 Construction of statute................................... . 628 Damages for pain and anguish. ............................... 71 Persons entitled to sue-parents................... 628 Pleading-declaration ...................................... 628 Time for enforcement of remedy........................... 526 Variance ........................... . .......... 68



1020 INDEX.

DECLARATIONS AND ADMISSIONS. See HEARSAY EVIDENCE.

Admissibility ............................ .... ............ 700 Admissions against interest .................................. 883 Admissions of agents-editorial ....................1......... 721 Declaration of employee after event.......................... 792 Declarations against interest ................. ............ 877

DEDICATION. Acceptance ...................... ............. .... 465 D efinition ........................ .......................... 464 Manner and form ....................................... 464

DEEDS. See PAROL EVIDENCE.

Conditions subsequent ...... .... ....... ............. 548 Construction .................................. ............. 130 Construction against grantor................................ 630 D efeasance ................................... .............. 625 Delivery ................... ... 883 Wills distinguished from deed................................ 973

DEFAULT JUDGMENT. See JUDGMENTS AND DECREES.

DEFEASANCE. See WORDS AND PHRASES.

DEMURRER. Demurrer to evidence ......... ...................124, 191, 713, 978 Judgment in appellate court on overruling.................... 836 Limitation of actions..................................... 526 Questions of fact ......................... ................. 466 Sufficiency ........................ 634

DEPOSITIONS. Perpetuation of testimony-editorial . ........................ 887 Suppression .......... ................. ... .......... 57

DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION. Rights of surviving wife...................................... 973 Whole blood and half blood-editorial........................ 795

DISTURBING MEETINGS. Interruption of sermon by rival preacher...................... 724

DIVORCE. See ALIMONY.

Compelling successful party to take final decree ............ 226 Connivance at wife's adultery......... .............. 723 Constitutional law ...... ........................ 642



INDEX. 1021

DIVORCE-Continued. Cruelty .................................................. 215 Desertion .................................. .... .. 15 Editorial .......................... ...................... 641 Flirting as grounds for . ......................... .... 49 Repudiation of Judgment .................................... 647

DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE. Letter press copies........................................... 466 Letters ...................... ............................ 413 Official documents-government reports.. ................. 466

DOMICILE. Injunction ....................................72

DOWER. Antenuptial agreem ents...................................... 276

Barring or defeating dower.. ......................... 76 Election ........................................... 57

DRUGGISTS. Regulations ........................ .................... 874

DYING DECLARATIONS. Admissibility . ..................................... 27

EDITORIAL. Admissions of agents ..................................... 721 Adoption of English practice act in Virginia 720 Amendments to the bankrupt law........................... 802

Attesting witnesses to wills................................. 800 Autom obile law ............................................. 383 Buckram or sheep for binding law books... ........ 388 Challoner's case............................................ 642 Citations in opinions of courts of last resort.. ......... 989 Codes of ethics ...... ........................ 217 Codification ..... ......................... 147 Commonwealth v. Richards................ .............. 385

Correspondence ................................... ......... 474 Court of criminal appeal in England ........................ 312 Courts at the bar of public opinion.......................... 557 Descents-whole blood and half blood....................... 95 Effect of Pollard's Code, ? 2460a................... 64 Election of judges by popular vote.......................... 892

Employers' liability act....................................... 384

English history and the study of law.......................... 559

Expert testim ony.......... ................................. 888 Extradition of political refugees.............................. 554 Full faith and credit........ ........ ......... .............. 642



1022 INDEX.

EDITORIAL-Continued. Hoist with his own petard....... 148 Injunctions ..................................... .......... 799 Interstate commerce ...................................... 149 Judges' salaries .............................................. 645 Justices of the peace . ........................................ 381 Law book binding ............................... ......... 151 Legal education ............................................. 219 Meeting of Virginia bar association 378 Oaths in general ..... . ..............218 Omissions and errors in the Code of 1904.... ....... 470 Payment of poll taxes in special and local option elections .. 66 Perpetuation of testimony ................................. 887 Pleadings and instructions ...................................553 Practice in English courts.................................. 380 Professor Graves' article on extrinsic evidence in respect to

written instruments ...................................... 985 Qualification of voters-special election .......................475 Riparian rights and the police power.. 150 Sales of merchandise in bulk.................................. 64 September term of supreme court of appeals.................. 553 Taxation withotit representation............................. 894 Text-books ...................... ...990 The admissibility of testimony of witness on second trial of a

criminal case who had died between the trials-editorial... 890 The American Bar Association and the English practice act.... 386 The American Tobacco Company case and the Sherman law.. 718 The Berea College case................................... 643 The duty of the state in a criminal prosecution ...............988 The eleventh amendment .......... ....... ........ 473 The lay argument-ab inconvenienti.......................... 986 The lawyers and the legislature............................ 476 The' M innesota case ..................... ..................... 61 The rate decision...... ................................... 716 The referendum .............................. ............... 641 The regulation of rates of public service corporations........ 797 The right of privacy ...................................20 The Standard Oil cases ................. .................. 987 The unit of offense .. .................799 U nanim ity in verdicts............ ........ .................. 562 Uniformity of laws ...............................220 United States circuit court of appeals....................... 221 Value of opinions of nisi prius courts...... 556 Victorian chancellors ..............................314 Virginia bar association..... ................. . 305



INDEX. 1023

EJECTMENT. Evidence-admissibility ...... ..................... 299 Evidence-commissioner's deed ............................... 376 Evidence-sufficiency ........ ................... 37.5 Improvements . ......................... .......... .... 866 Judgment for plaintiff-recovery of possession............... 638 Location of grant ........................................... 191 Pleading- disclaimer ................................... .. . 866 Pleading-withdrawal ....................................... 866 Proof of title-burden of proof. .......................... 120 Question for jury ...................................... 632 Questions of law and fact-conflict of grants .................. 191 Title of plaintiff-prior unrecorded conveyance.............. 120 Trial-demurrer to evidence ................................. 191

ELECTIONS. See INTOXICATING LIQUORS; LOTTERIES.

Ballots-union labels .................................... . 806 Distinguishing marks on election ballots...................... 224 Municipal regulation ........................................ 992 Qualification of voters-payment of poll tax............. 66, 375 Sale of intoxicating liquor ................................. 226 Solicitation of campaign funds................................ 227

ELECTION OF DOWER. See DOWER.

ELECTRICITY. Injuries incident to use................................... 409, 779

EMINENT DOMAIN. Abatement of nuisance ................... ............. 958 Commissioners' report ................................. 460 Compensation-character ................................... 637 Compensation-"market value" .............................. 195 Damage to abutting property ................................ 754 Easements subject to condemnation.......................... 460 Evidence as to value of land .................................. 195 Injury to property not taken ................................ 439 Railroads-connections .................................. 637 Second trial ................... 901 Street railroads-additional servitude......................... 754

Taking .............................. .. .......... 637

EQUITY. See AMENDMENTS; BILL OF REVIEW; JUDGMENTS AND

DECREES; MISTAKE AND ACCIDENT; PLEADING. Jurisdiction-ancillary ...................... ...... ... 463 Jurisdiction-nature of proceeding ............................ 625



1024 INDEX.

EQUITY-Continued. Necessary parties......................................... 625 Trying issues between codefendants .......................... 625

ERROR. See APPEAL AND ERROR.

ESTATES. Life estate ........................................ 843 Rule of construction in May v. Joynes........................ 161 Vested estates ................................ ....2..... 214

ESTIMATE. See WORDS AND PHRASES.

ESTOPPEL. Conduct of party ..................... .................... 883 Estoppel to allege error ............. .......195, 466, 974 Title by estoppel ............................................ 102

ETHICS. See ATTORNEY AND CLIENT.

EVIDENCE. See DECLARATIONS AND ADMISSIONS; DEMURRER;

DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE; DYING DECLARATIONS; EXPERIMENTS IN EVIDENCE; EXPERT AND OPIN- ION EVIDENCE; HEARSAY EVIDENCE; PRESUMP- TIONS AND BURDEN OF I ROOF; RES GESTA.

Collateral facts .................................... .. . 550 Instructions as to weight of-evidence........................ 550 Nonexpert opinions ............................... 792 Objections-waiver ........ ..... ............ ...... 138 Reception of evidence proper for special purpose .............. 299 Weight-questions for jury................................ 870

EXCEPTIONS AND OBJECTIONS. Necessity for .......................... ............ 626 Objections to pleading............................... . 304 W aiver .................................. .................. 138

EXCEPTIONS, BILL OF. Authority to make ....................................... 142 Contents of ..................................... ...... 978 Identification of evidence.................................... 982 Incorporating instructions ................................ 39 Insufficient presentation ................................... 460 Necessity for ........................... ............ 191 Signing ............................ ....................714, 977 Settlement-presence of defendants .......................... 144

EXECUTIONS See SHERIFFS AND CONSTABTY.F



INDEX. 1025

EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS. Claims of distributees ........................................ 363 Distribution-jurisdiction ............ ....................... 363 Distribution-time of payment................................ 57 Protection of a fiduciary in settlement of estate by order of

court ................ ............................. 69

EXEMPTION FROM EXECUTION AND ATTACHMENT. See HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS.

Stenographer as a laborer............. ..................... 806 Alim ony ...... .......................... .... ............ 897

EXPERIMENTS IN EVIDENCE. Results of experiments .................................... 27

EXPERT AND OPINION EVIDENCE. Adm issibility .................. ..........................27, 792 Customs-knowledge ....................... 50 Disposition of animal ........................................ 142 Editorial .................................................. 888 Eminent domain .......................................... 788 Facts forming basis of opinion .............................. 27 Identity ......................... ................... .... 27 Insurance ................................................ 877 Nature of objects ............................................ 27 Opinion as to capability for work............................ 978 Qualification of witnesses............................. 447 884 Sanity .................................... .... 788 Subject of expert testimony-location of railroad............. 630

EXPLOSIVES AND EXPLOSIONS. Intentional explosion of boiler ............................ 899

EXTRADITION. Extradition of political refugees-editorial . ............. 554

FALSE IMPRISONMENT. Arrest on executive warrant ............................... 995

FEDERAL PROCEDURE AND JURISDICTION. Misapprehensions as to ........................... . . 321

FELLOW SERVANTS. Constitutional law ................... ................... 978

Duty of superintendent .............. ..... .. . ..621

Injury to servant ...............;........... . . 228, 876 Negligence- railroads ....................... .............. 978 Street railroads .................................. 447

Superintendence ...................... .............. . 621

FENCES. Injuries to animals by railroads . .......................... 224



1026 INDEX.

FIRE INSURANCE, See INSURANCE.

FIRES. Retarding fire department by train of cars ..... ............ 996

FIXTURES. Removal of on sale of property .......... .............. 155 Removal of upon sale of property............................ 70

FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER. Right of action ................................. 713

FOREIdN CORPORATIONS. A ction by ........................ ....................... 229 Actions against-process .................................. 416 Insurance-what law governs ................................ 584 Rights of ......... ...................... 73 Services performed by ...................................... 317

FOREIGN LAW. Action under foreign statutes .............................. 904

FORMER ADJUDICATION OR RES ADJUDICATA. Appeal and error ..................................... . 143 Identity of issue ................................ ,... 779 Persons who may plead bar-joint wrongdoer................ 779

FORMER JEOPARDY. See AUTREFOIS, ACQUIT AND CONVICT.

FRAUD AND DECEIT. Deception .................... .............. 975 Materiality of matter represented ............................ 975 Misrepresentations as to'existing facts........................ 975 Misrepresentations as to matters of opinion................. 975 Taking option for speculation ................................ 975

FRAUDS, STATUTE OF. Oral contract for sale of real estate.......................712, 873

FRAUDULENT AND VOLUNTARY CONVEYANCES. Liability of fraudulent grantee for rent........................ 229 Sales of merchandise in bulk-editorial......................... 64

GAMBLING. See GAMING.

GAME LAWS. Constitutionality ................................. 899

GAMING. Actions-instructions . ................................ 789 Construction of statute ......;........................7... 789



INDEX. 1027

GAMING-Continued. Insurance betting ............................................397 Recovery of money lost ...................................... 789

GAS. Lease establishing commissioners to regulate gas.............. 479

GIFTS. Inter vivos-delivery ..................................... 299

GOVERNOR. Conclusiveness of executive approval of legislative act........ 153

GROSS EARNINGS. See WORDS AND PHRASES.

GUARDIAN AND WARD. See INSANITY.

HABEAS CORPUS. When proper ............................................... 596

HEALTH. Actions for goods used by persons in quarantine .............. 958 Adulterated milk ............................................ 993 Liability of counties for goods destroyed by local board of

health ................................................. 958

HEARSAY EVIDENCE. Admission by guarantor-recital in deed...................... L20 Evidence of witness since deceased at former tri-al ............ 968 Judge's notes of former trial ............. .................. 482 Mental condition ............................................ 788 Notes of judge at previous trial-editorial.................... 385 Telephone communications ............................70, 566, 807 The admissibility of testimony of witness on second trial of a

criminal case who had died between the trials-editorial.... 890

HEIR, HEIRS AND THE LIKE. Heirs of the body-children.................................. 843

HIGHWAY. See STREETS AND HIGHWAYS.

HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. Priorities ................................................. 166

HOMICIDE. See DYING DECLARATIONS; EXPERT AND OPINION

EVIDENCE. Furnishing means for suicide ............................... 650 Grade of offense-question for jury.......................... 639 Insanity-instructions ......................... ...... ... 144



HOMICIDE-Continued. Instructions ...................... ............... 968 Justifiable hom icide ......................................... 806 Manslaughter by neglect.................................... 227 Motive ....... ............................................. 144 Motive-evidene ..................................639 Spring gun ........ ................................ ......... 223

V iew by jury ................... ... ... ... ................. 883 Voluntary manslaughter .................................... 639.

HORSE RACING. As constituting defect in highway ............................ 899

HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS. Railroad hospital ...................................... 723

HUSBAND AND WIFE. See SEPARATE ESTATE OF MARRIED WOMEN; TESTA-

MENTARY CAPACITY. Action against husband by wife ............................. 224 Citizenship of wife-naturalization........................... 807 Separation agreements-actions on............................ 201 Separation agreements-construction ......................... 201 Separation agreements-requisites and validity................ 201 Wife's real estate-rights of husband .......................... 117

IDEM SONANS. See NAMES.

IMPAIRMENT OF OBLIGATION OF CONTRACTS. See CONSTITUTIONAL LAW.

IMPEACHMENT OF WITNESSES. See WITNESSES.

IMPLIED CONTRACTS. W ork and labor ................... .......................... 535

INDICTMENTS, INFORMATIONS AND PRESUMPTIONS. See INTOXICATING LIQUORS.

INDORSER. See WORDS AND PHRASES.

INEVITABLE ACCIDENT. See NEGLIGENCE.

INHERITANCE TAX. See TAXATION.

INJUNCTIONS. Change of dom icile........................................... 72 Contracts providing for..................................... 153

1028 INDEX.



INDEX. 1029

INJUNCTIONS-Continued. Description of a firm ......................................... 227 Editorial ............... ............................... 799 Injunction against entry of athletic club by police............. 996 Proper use of w rit ........................................... 577 State Corporation Commission.......................... .. 676 Strikes ..... .................................. 73 Taxation ........................... 510 Trade secrets ........................................ 724 Unauthorized tax ................... ......... 620

INJURIES TO ANIMALS BY RAILROADS. Defective fences-proximate cause........................... 224

INSANITY. Action by former insane person-limitation -of actions........ 376 Guardian ad litem ............................................ 376 Homicide ..... ......................................... 144 Mental capacity to contract............................ . 712 Orders appointing committees............................. 376 Presumption .................... 788 Protection of plaintiff from arrest as lunatic in a proceeding

had by him in court .............................68, 567, 642 Suits against-proper parties................................. 376

INSTRUCTIONS. See APPEAL AND ERROR; CONTRACTS; EXCEPTIONS.

BILL OF; HOMICIDE. Applicability to evidence..........................138, 639. 87.7, 968 A ssum ption of fact........................................... 792

Conflicting instructions ..............................138, 462, 621 Curative effect of instructions.......................... 138, 216 Evidence ............................................. 877 Form of instructions-requests............................... 877

Hypothetical statement 877 Ignoring evidence . ..138, 877 Infringement on province of jury ............................. 634 M atters of law ............................................... 877 M isleading instructions ...................................459, 877 Must be founded on evidence................. . 138 Pleadings and instructions-editorial 553 Repetition of instructions ...................27. 459, 466, 628, 877 Sufficiency of evidence to support............................ 628 Undue prominence to particular matters...................... 792

INSURANCE. See BENEFICIARY AND BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS;

MUTUAL INSURANCE; RES GESTAE. Action s-defenses-pleading ................... .......... 124



1030 INDEX.

INSURANCE-Continued. Actions-misleading instructions ........................... 877 Breach of condition-sufficiency of evidence. ............ 124 Change of interest- evidence................................. 124 Compliance with conditions by mortgagee . ................... 224 Conditions- interest of insured............................... 124 Death at the hands of justice............................... 71 Execution of insured ......................................... 584 Exhumation of body of insured.. ......................... 223 Foreign corporations-what law governs . .................... 584 Insurable interest .......................... ........... 230 Insurance bettin g .............................................. 397 Interest of insured-"unconditional and sole owner."......... 124 Legal execution of insured ..... ............................. 226 Liability for fires caused by earthquakes..................... 809 Life insurance-actions-burden of proof .................... 877 Life insurance-actions-instructions . ....................... 877 Life insurance--admissibility of evidence ..................... 877

Misrepresentations ................... ..................... 877

Payment of after long absence ................................ 1 Payment of premium by checks of municipal corporation... 230

Premiums-necessity for payment ........................... 877 Premiums-waiver of payment............................... 877

Special contract-what law governs ......................... 584 State security deposit ....................................... 517 Suicide by insured ........................................71, 877

INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION. See CONTRACTS; DEEDS; PLEADING; STATUTES;

WILLS. Constitutions ........ .. ..... .............. 2771, 375, 447

"Expressio unius est exclusio alterius............... .. 271

Purpose of ...................... ......................... 89

INTERSTATE COMMERCE. Compelling answers to questions of interstate commerce com-

m ission ......... ......... ....... ...................... 566 Constitutional law ........................................... 882

Correspondence schools ..................................... 155 E ditorial ........................... .. ..................... 149 Interstate commerce commission-editorial on the right of

privacy ....................... ............................ 720 Trees prepared for exportation-taxation . ..................... 303

INTOXICATING LIQUORS. Amonunt of sale-foam and gas..... ......................... 805 Constitutional law .5.............. ............... ......... 596 Criminal prosecution--admissibility of evidence................ 547



INTOXICATING LIQUORS-Continued. Criminal prosecution-indictment . ....................... 547 Criminal prosecution-presumptions .......................... 547

Illegal sales-intehtion as element of offense................ 612

Illegal sales-persons liable-"knowingly sell." .... ........... 612 License law ................................................ 74 Local option elections......................................66, 81 Local option elections-payment of poll taxes-editorial ...... 66 Local option elections-qualifications of signers to petition.... 353 Local option elections-qualification of voters-editorial...... 475 Local option elections-qualifications of voters-payment of

poll taxes ....................... ......................... 353 M anufacturer ........... ................ .................... 852 Protection of no-license territory............................ 852 Sale of liquor as nuisance .................................... 226 Sales to persons "intoxicated."............................... 612

INTOXICATED. See WORDS AND PHRASES.

IN VACATION. ........................ 78, 319, 399, 485, 573, 654. 732, 814, 911, 999

JOINT TENANTS AND TENANTS IN COMMON. See SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Purchase of property by wife of co-tenant.................... 225

Survivorship ................................................ 189

JOINT TORT-FEASORS. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. ..... .. . ... ............. 318

JUDGES. Election by popular vote-editorial......................... 892 Our vacant federal judgeship................................. 998 Removal of by the legislature......... ....................... 17 Salaries- editorial ..................... ..................... 645 Victorian chancellors ....................... ............... 314

JUDGMENTS AND DECREES. See FORMER ADJUDICATION OR RES ADJUDICATA.

A ssignm ents ...................... .......................... 710 Collateral attack-presumptions .............................. 866 Consent-vacating ......................................... 469 Default judgment-equitable relief............................ 626 Form and sufficiency of decree........ .................... 872 Joint defendants ............................................. 789 Judgment lien-property affected ........................... 868 Office judgment-entry of rules............................. 884 Rendition--vacation ...................................... 303

Requisites and sufficiency of record of judgment.............. 144

1031 INDEX.



1032 INDEX.

JUDICIAL NOTICE. Football season ........................................ ..... 807 Foreign laws ............................................... 526

JURISDICTION. Conflicting jurisdiction between state and federal courts...... 466 D efinition ..................... ............................. 363 Federal jurisdiction .................................... . 321 Offense committed on federal property ........................ 69 Presumption as to jurisdiction. ............................ 363

JURY. See NEW TRIAL.

D raw ing ...................... .............................. 413 Selection of panel............................................ 27 Sleeping juror . ............................ 724 Third party in jury room.................................... 649 V enire facias ................................................ 144 View and inspection. .......................... 883

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. Editorial .................... ................................ 381 Jurisdiction ..................... ............................ 770

KNOCKED DOWN. See \VORDS AND PHRASES.

KNOWINGLY SELL. See WORDS AND PHRASES.

LABOR. Regulating hours of labor of women....................... 316

LACHES. Accounts and accounting......................... 869 A dverse possession .......................................... 29 Burden of proof .............................................. 620 Specific perform ance .......................................... 620

LANDLORD AND TENANT. See THEATRES AND SHOWS.

Mistake in lease ................ 516 Perpetual lease- taxation ........................... ........ 510 Provision for payment of taxes ......................... 510

LARCENY. Larceny of one's own property................. ............ 225 Legal process employed by thief .............................. 898

LAST CLEAR CHANCE. See WORDS AND PHRASES.



INDEX. 1033

LEGAL EDUCATION. Editorial.2 ................................. 219

LETTERS. See DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE.

LIBEL AND SLANDER. Libel on a governme nt............................. 909, 910

LICENSES. See INTOXICATING LIQUORS; THEATRES AND

SHOWS. Extraterritorial taxation ............... 70 Power to require-revenue or police purposes.................. 292 Privilege taxes .............................................. 807 Theatres and shows ........ . ............................... 292

LIFE INSURANCE. See,INSURANCE.

LIMITATION OF ACTIONS. See ADVERSE POSSESSION.

Action by former. insane person.......................... 376 Change of statutes ....................................... 156 Conspiracy .................... ............................. 73 D em urrer ........................ ............................ 526 Suspension of running of statute ........... .................. 469

LOCAL OPTION. See INTOXICATING LIQUORS.

LOST INSTRUMENTS AND RECORDS. Establishm ent ..................... .... .................... 71t Proof of loss ................................................ 711

LOTTERIES. Guessing on result of elections.............................. 74

LUNATICS. See INSANITY.

MANDAMUS. Acts of public officers-impossibility of performance........ 375 Adequacy of other remedy................................... 947 Mandamus to compel destruction of Berfillon measurements.. 226 Nature of remedy ..... .... .. ............. .... 947 Necessary parties ...............................976 Proceedings of public boards-change of location of highway.. 947

MANUFACTURER. See WORDS AND PHRASES.

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1034 INDEX.

MARKET VALUE. See WORDS AND PHRASES.

MARRIAGE. Power to authorize minister to celebrate rites ................ 318 Release of promise of marriage .............................. 804 Room for issuance of license.................................. 225

MARRIAGE CONTRACTS AND SETTLEMENTS. See DOWER.

MASTER AND SERVANT. See FELLOW SERVANTS.

Action for death of servant .......................... ... 447. 550 Action for death of servant-evidence. ........................ 550 Action for death of servant-pleading ....................... 634 Assumed risk ................................216, 549, 621, 634, 714 Contract to refrain from using information.................... 723 Contributory negligence ................................549, 978 Defective machine-proximate cause ............624 Discharge of servant. .................................. 284 Discharge of servant because of membership in labor organiza-

tion .......................... .. ......................... 479

Duty to provide safe appliances.............. 216. 447, 458, 550, 807 Duty to provide competent servants-servants unable to com-

prehend English ....................................... 725 Employers' liability act--eitorial....................... 384 Injuries to servant-condition of railroad tracks.............. 214

Injuries to servant-contributory negligence .............. 214, 634

Injuries to servants-admissibility of evidence.......... .... 621

Injury to servant- declaration............................... 142 Injury to servant-duty of master ........- ................... 876

Injury to servant-negligence .......................... 876, 978

Injury to servant-pleading ................... .............. 70

Injury to servant-pleading and proof........................978 Injury to servant--relation of master and servant .............. 765

Mines-motormen-contributory negligence .................... 624 Musicians ................... ..................... . 09 Powers of railroad condtctors................................ 765 Railroads-overhead bridges ................................. 634 Relation-volunteers ..................................... 765 Res ipsa loquitur .............................. .... .... 634 Safe place to work........................................ 549 978 Safe place to work-timbering in mines . .................... 870 Theft of servant's tools..................................... 153

MAXIMS. "Expressio unius est exclusio alterius."...................... 271

Ignorantia juris non excusat................................ 130 Sic utere ttuo ut alienum non laedas................ 958



INDEX. 1035

MECHANICS' LIENS. Actions to enforce-defenses.............................. 185 Estimates .............................. .................... 185 Filing account ................................................ 185 Right to grant legal relief .................................... 607

MINES AND MINERALS. Adverse possession .......................................... 529 Conveyances-severance .............................. . 632 Entry of coal lands................................. .. 479 Oil and gas leases .......................................... 430 Taxation of coal lands................................ 113 Title- evidence ......................................... .. 869

MISTAKE AND ACCIDENT. See PAYMENT.

Tgnorantia juris non excusat....... ................. 130 Mistake as grounds for vacating consent decree................ 469 Mistake in lease ........................................... 516 Mistake of law . ...................................... 70 M utual mistake of law ......................... ............. 130

MONOPOLIES. See BOYCOTT; RESTRAINT OF TRADE.

Recovery upon agreement held to be illegal under the anti-trust act of 1890 denied-editorial........................... 891

The American Tobacco Company case and the Sherman Law- editorial ........................ ......................... 718

MORTGAGES AND DEEDS OF TRUST. See TRUSTS AND TRUSTEES.

Insurance ....... ......................... 24

MOTIONS. Pleading .................................................. 304

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS. See ORDINANCES; TAXATION.

City sergeants-commissions on bond issues.................. 24 Discretion of city council as to location of street railroads.... 754 Notice of defect in street .................................... 991 Permits of city-revocation ................................... 804 Power to regulate business must not destroy.................. 900

MUNICIPAL, STATE AND COUNTY SECURITIES. Proceedings preliminary to issue of bond...................... 955

MUTUAL INSURANCE. See BENEFICIAL AND BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS.

NAMES. Idem sonans ................................................ 529



1036 INDEX.

NATURALIZATION. Married women ............................................... 807

NEGLIGENCE. See CROSSINGS; ELECTRICITY; MASTER AND SERV-

ANT; TURNTABLES. Contributory negligence ... .....5........................... 59 Contributory negligence-children ............................ 461 Contributory negligence-questions for jury.................. 549 Due care-instructions ....................................... 422 Evidence . ................... ............................... 458 Inevitable accident ..... ......................... ...... 690 Pleading-declaration ....... ................. ...... 550 Proxim ate cause . ............................................. 876 Questions of law and fact..... ................... 871 Res ipsa loquitur ..................................409, 567, 634, 647

NEWS OF THE PROFESSION. Ernest Houston McClinton .......................... . 68 William Gordon Mathews ................................... 478

NEWSPAPERS. See CONTEMPT.

NEW TRIAL. Grounds-death of court stenographer ....................... 74 Grounds-disqualification of juror............................ 144 Grounds-excessive verdict .................................. 789 "Judicial paternalism"....................... ......... 223 M isconduct of counsel ....................................... 804 Objections to venire facias.................................. 413 Time for making motion ..................................... 144 Verdict contrary to evidence......... .................... 883

NOTICE. See ATTORNEY AND CLIENT; OFFICERS AND AGENTS

OF PRIVATE CORPORATI6NS. NUISANCES.

See HEALTH; INTOXICATING LIQUORS. Abatement . ................... . .................. 958 Advertising as a nuisance..... ........................... 72 Dogs. ................................. . 647 Jails ..................... ................................. 650

OATH. Insanitary oath ................................... ..... 813 Oaths in general-editorial.................................. 218

OBLIGATION OF CONTRACTS. See CONSTITUTIONAL LAW.



INDEX. 1037

OBSCENITY. Sa.le of improper book ..................................... 996

OFFICE JUDGMENT. See JUDGMENTS AND DECREES.

OFFICERS AND AGENTS OF PRIVATE CORPORATIONS. Authority .................................... ............. . 177 Liability of directors for wrongful payment of dividends ....... 155 Notice ..................................................... 102

OPINION EVIDENCE. See EXPERT AND OPINION EVIDENCE.

OPINION OF COURT. Citations in opinions of courts 6f last resort-editorial. 989 Value of opinions of nisi prius courts-editorial ................ 556

OPTIONS. Options for speculation .................................... 975

ORDER OF PROOF. Discretion of court. .................. ........... 789

ORDINANCES. Enactm ent .............. ............... 230 Validity .................. ......... ................... 900

PARENT AND CHILD. Liability of parent for acts of child............................ 898 Loss of. services ............................................. 628

PAROL EVIDENCE. ConstruCtion of deed........................................ 630 Leading article . .................................... 913 Professor Graves' article on extrinsic evidence in respect to

written instruments-editorial ............................ 985

PARTIES. See EQUITY; SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE.

Amendment by insertion of new parties.................... 789

PARTITION. Decree ................................... 866

PARTNERSHIP. Partnership real estate ..................................... 868 Property-conversion ..................................... 868

PAYMENT. Recovery ........................ .................... 155, 535

PENALTIES AND FORFEITURES. See TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.

Penalty or liquidated damages................ ......... 463



1038 INDEX.

PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT. See WORDS AND PHRASES.

PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. Registration of osteopath .................................. 807

PICTURES. Property rights in ......................... ............. 647

PLEADING. See AMENDMENTS.

Adoption of English practice act in Virginia ..............401, 720 Construction against pleader................................. 620 Declaration ............... ........... .............. 978 Effect of defective count..................................... 705 Estoppel to allege error. ..................................... 974 Federal procedure ..................................... 321 Necessity for written plea .................................... 201 Negligence ..................................... ...... 550 Objections to pleading-time ...................... ....... 304 Pleadings and instructions-editorial.......................... 553 Plea of set-off ..................................304 Practice in English courts-editorial ......................... 380 Proceedings by motion ............. ................ 304 Repugnant counts ........................................... 705 Responsiveness . ........... .779 Signature of counsel . .............................. 789 The American Bar Association and the English practice act-

editorial ...................... 386

POLL TAXES. See ELECTIONS.

INTOXICATING LIQUORS.

POWERS. Power of sale-estate conveyed .... .................. 843

PRECEDENTS. Binding effect ........................ 72

PRESCRIPTION. See ADVERSE POSSESSION.

PRESUMPTIONS AND BURDEN OF PROOF. See BOUNDARIES; CARRIERS; INSANITY; INSURANCE;

INTOXICATING LIQUORS; JUDGMENTS; JUDGMENTS AND DECREES; TESTAMENTARY CAPACITY.

Constitutionality ...................... ................... 882 Ejectm ent ........ ........................ ................. 120 Extent of burden ............................................ 870



PRESUMPTIONS AND BURDEN OF PROOF-Continued. Jurisdiction .............................................. 363 Laches ..................................... . 20 Law of other states......................................... 201 Nonproduction of written instrument...................... . 124 Presumption in favor of innocence and honesty .............. 877 Presumption of innocence ............................... 612, 639 Purchasers for value......................................... 869 Summoning jury .......................... ............ 144

PRINCIPAL AND AGENT. See AGENCY.

PRISONS AND PRISONERS. Jail as nuisance................................ 650

PRIVACY. Right of-editorial ................720

PRIVATE PROPERTY. See WORDS AND PHRASES.

PROCEEDINGS.. Liability of applicant for receiver for a deficiency.............. 69

PROHIBITION. Grounds-excess of jurisdiction ............................... 770

PROMOTERS. See WrORDS AND PHRASES.

PROXIMATE CAUSE. See NEGLIGENCE.

PUBLIC LANDS. Entry of coal lands... ..................... ...... 479 Grants- construction ............... ........ .......... . 191

PUBLIC OFFICERS. See MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.

Can legislators increase their salary .......................... 992 District school trustee ....................................... 271 Filling by officer of vacancy caused by his own removal ........ 994 Qualifications ............................................ 271

PUBLIC TAXES. See WORDS AND PHRASES.

QUESTIONS OF LAW AND FACT. See BANKRUPTCY; EVIDENCE; NEGLIGENCE; WATERS

AND WATERCOURSES.

QUIETING TITLE. Action to try tax title .......................... 301

1039 INDEX.



1040 ] NIEX.

QUO WARRANTO. Com pelling grant of ......................................... 479

RAILROAD COMPANY. See WORDS AND PHRASES.

RAILROAD RATES. Editorial ..................................... ..... 797 The rate decision- editorial .............................. .... 716

RAILROADS. ,See CROSSINGS; MASTER AND SERVANT; STREET RAIL-

ROADS. Construction-crossings . ................................... 947 'Failure tt ring bell and sound whistle ........................ 459 Injuries to persons on track-licensees........................ 784 Powers of conductors .................................. 765 Precautions as to person seen near track. ................ . 459 Railroad hospitals .................................... ..... 723

Running train backwards-negligence................... 459

REBATES. A cceptance of ............................. ................. 228 The Standard Oil'cases-editorial ........................... 987 The unit of offense-editorial ........................... 799

RECEIVERS.

Appointment ............... ........................... 154 Claim s- priorities ............ ............................... 177

Sale-payment by purchaser . ......................... 794

RECORDS. See APPEAL AND ERROR.

Record of judgment ........................................ 144

REFERENCE. Grounds-information of court ......................... . 517

REMAINDERS, REVERSIONS AND EXECUTORY INTER- ESTS.

Rule of construction in May v. Joynes . ......... .... 161

REMOVAL OF CAUSES. Diverse citizenship ............................... ..... 390 Proceedings to procure-time ................................ 884 Summons and unlawful entry and detainer issued by justice-

correspondence ....................... .................... 810

REPORTS AND REPORTERS. Law book binding-editorial ..............................151, 388 Reports as rivals of popular magazines-correspondence ...... 571



REPORTS AND REPORTERS-Continued Wager or Battle in the year-books......................... 568 Year-books ................................................ . 653

RES ADJUDICATA. See FORMER ADJUDICATION OR RES ADJUDICATA.

RESCISSION, CANCELLATION AND REFORMATION. Estoppel to claim ........................................... 973 Grounds for' cancellation-mutual mistake ..................... 130 Laches . ............................................ 973

RES GESTiE. Conversation between motorman and third person ............ 792 Insurance-actions ........................................ 877 Prosecution for murder 2.

RESTRAINT OF TRADE. The American Tobacco Company case and the Sherman law

-editorial..............................l................ 18

ROAD. See STREETS AND HIGHWAYS.

SALES. Breach of contract-measure of damages ................. 628 D elivery .................. .................................. 865 Uniformity of laws .................................... 241

SANITY. See EXPERT AND OPINION EVIDENCE; HEARSAY EV-

IDENCE; INSANITY. SCHOOLS' AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

See INTERSTATE COMMERCE. Instructing whites and negroes together...................... 805 Qualification of district trustee............................... 271

SENTENCE AND PUNISHMENT. Effect of limited parole .................................. 392 Term of imprisonment-inclusion of time of parole.......... 143

SEPARATE ESTATE OF MARRIED WOMEN. See TtSTAMENTARY CAPACITY.

Construction of statutes ...................117, 201, 697

SERVICE AND PROCESS. Publication .......529

SET-OFF, RECOUPMENT AND COUNTERCLAIM. Claims subject to set-off ................................... 304 Pleading ...... .............................................. 304

SHERIFFS AND CONSTABLES.. Liability for failure to levy execution .. ...................... 316

1041 INDEX.



1042 INDEX.

SHIPS AND SHIPPING. Joint owllers-mutual liability ................................ 535 Liability of owners for expenditures ......................... 535 Liabilities of owners for supplies.............................. 535 Part owners ........... ................ ... .......... 535

SHOWS. See THEATRES AND SHOWS.

SLEEPING CAR COMPANIES. Regulation-police power .................................... 154

SPECIAL OR PRIVATE LAWS. See WORDS AND PHRASES.

SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. Burden of proof ....................................... 620 Contracts enforceable ...................................462. 463 Contracts enforceable-effect of part performance....869,. 873, 974 Contracts enforceable-mutuality ........................... 974 D iscretion of court .......................................... 463 Effect of default of plaintiff ................................ 363 Good faith-performance by plaintiff ......................... 620 Grounds of remedy-discretion of court....................... 462 Laches ................................................... 620 Nature of allegations ........................................ 620 Necessary parties ........................................... 627 Persons entitled to-subvendee ............................... 873 Pleading-offer to perform .................................... 873 Sufficiency of evidence ...................... ............462, 463

STARE DECISIS. See PRECEDENTS.

Decision of federal supreme court as authority in state courts.. 301 Former opinion as precedent on appeal ...................... 317

STATE BAR ASSOCIATION. See, also, THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION.

Editorial ..................... ........................... 305, 378

STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION. Appeals ........................ .......................... 676

Injunction . ... ............ ............................. 676

STATUTE OF FRAUDS. See FRAUDS, STATUTE OF.

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. See LIMITATION OF ACTIONS.

STATUTES. See JUDICIAL NOTICE.

Approval of executive ................... ................... 153



INDEX. 1043

STATUTES-Continued. Codification ........ 874 Construction in favor of validity . .637 Interpretation and construction ..........................271, 447 Interpretation and construction-punctuation . .726 Local, special or private laws................................ 874 Partial invalidity ............................................. 874 Repeal by implication .................................. 303 Repeal-retroactive operation ............................... 466 Requisites-emergency cause . ............................... 856 Retroactive operation ..................... .................. 866 Rules of constructi6n .. ................................ 638 Subjects and titles . ................................. 856 The lawyers and the legislature-editorial . .................... 476 Title-sufficiency ................................ ........301, 874 Uniform law relative to sales ................................ 241 Work of the legislature of 1908 . ............................. 489

STENOGRAPHERS. See EXEMPTION FROM EXECUTION AND ATTACH-

MENT. Death of court stenographer before making up record . ........ 74 Verbosity of reports......................................... 75

STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS. Meeting of stockholders-notice ..........................726, 813

STREET RAILROADS. See CARRIERS; RAILROADS.

Additional servitude ........................................ 754 C ollisions ............................. .................... 871 Collision with pedestrian-last clear chance.................. 461 Duty of conductor when signaling to start car ............... 546 Free transportation .......................................... 154 Injuries to person alighting from car ........................ 546 Injuries to persons on track .................................. 973 Location-power of city council.............................. 754 Operation-lookouts .................................... 980 Operation-rights in streets ................................ 980 Operation-speed of cars.................................... 980

STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. Distinction between "highway" and "road"................... 73 Horse racing as constituting defect .......................... 99 Iniury to autom obile ....................................... 156 Location of street railroads .................................. 754 Sidewalks--projection in sidewalk ........................... 465 Use of streets for moving of building....................... 73



1044 INDEX.

STRIKES. Injunctions against picketing . ..................... 73

SUBROGATION. Right of ...................................... 994

SUICIDE. See INSURANCE.

At common law ........................ 397

SUMMONS AND PROCESS. Actions against foreign corporations ........................ 416

SURETYSHIP. Nature of action on bond .................................... 466 Remedies of the creditor-action on bond................... 466

SURVIVOR. U se of w ord in w ills ............... ............................ 1

SURVIVORSHIP. See WILLS.

TAK-ING. See EMINENT DOMAIN.

TAXATION. Action to try tax title ................................... 301 Assessment--statutes-repeal by implication . . ............ 303 C oal lands ............... ................................... 113 Collateral inheritance tax .................................... 620 Constitutional provisions-"Territorial limits".............. 292 Extraterritorial taxation ..................................... 70 Fbrfeiture of power........ ................................. 510 Gross earnings ..... ......................... .......... 897 Injunction ..............................................510, 620

Misdescription of owner ...... ................... 32 Municipal corporations-power to tax . . ................ 510 Perpetuai lease...................... 510 Persons liable ....... ............................ 638 Standing timber ......... ............................... 394 Taxation without representation ............................. 894 Tax deeds-time of issuing . . .. 63 Tax sale-tender of purchase money 3. . 0 Tax sales-application for deed .............................. 301 Trees prepared for exportation . .............................. :03

TELEGRAPHS AN.D TELEPHONES. See HEARSAY EVIDENCE.

Connection of independent lines.............................. 976 Statutory penalty on deadhead message ...................... 22



INDEX. 1045

TERRITORIAL LIMITS. See WORDS AND PHRASES.

TESTAMENTARY CAPACITY. Admissibility of evidence ................................. 788 Burden of proof ................................. 788 Married women . ................................ 697 Presumptions ...................... ....................... 788

TEXT-BOOKS. Editorial ................................. ......... 990

THEATRES AND SHOWS. Liability of lessor for death of patron ........... ......... 157 Licenses ..............................141, 292

TORTS. See STATUTES.

Joint and several liability ................................ 779 Judgments against joint tort-feasors .......................... 318 Pleading ............... ...... .......................... 978

TRADE SECRETS. Contract to refrain from using information .................. 23 Evidence in camera ............... ........................ 724

TREES AND TIMBER. See WORDS AND PHRASES.

Construction of timber contracts ........ . . 47 Deeds conveying. standing timber............................ 89 Realty or personalty............................ 102 Sale of standing timber...................................... 632 Taxation of standing timber 394 Taxation of trees prepared for exportation ..303 Title and possession to severed trees.......................... 102

TRESPASS. Action on the case-pleading .......................... 980 Excuses-necessity 902 Excuses--necessity of saving human life ..................... 902

TRIAL. See EVIDENCE; EXCEPTIONS AND OBJECTIONS; IN-

STRUCTIONS. Discretion of court .......................... 634

TRUSTS AND TRUSTEES. Constructive service ............................. 529 Creation-sufficiency of evidence............ 700 Delivery of trust deed . ..................................... 973 Express trusts affecting real estate, not in writing............ 700



1046 INDEX.

TURNTABLES. ....... , ....ooooo...... ......... .............................. . 54

UNIFORMITY OF LAWS. Agitation ............................. 909 E ditorial ................................... 220 Sales ... ...................... .. .................... 241

UNITED STATES. See WORKING CONTRACTS.

UNITED STATES COMP. ST. 1901.

Pages 6, 2523, 3449, 3450 .......................... 213, 466, 872 1902:

Page 3160............................. .................. 882

Supp. 1907. Page 709 .............................................. . 466

USAGES AND CUSTOMS. Building contracts ......................................... 466

VARIANCE. Death by wrongful act ...................................... 68

VENDOR AND PURCHASER. See FIXTURES; TREES AND TIMBER.

Action for deficiency ...................................... 976 Construction and operation of'contract ....................... 976 Purchasers for value-notice ................................ 869 Vendee's right to remove timber ............................ 89

VENIRE FACIAS. See JURY.

VENUE. Change of venue-application ............................. 58 Change of venue-local prejudice ........................ ... 58 Change of venue-statutory provisions ....................... 58

VERDICT. See APPEAL AND ERROR; NEW TRIAL.

Directing verdict ...................... 905 Objections to venire facias ................................. 413

Rendition-right of accused to be present .................... 901 Unanimity in verdicts-editorial ..... ............... 562

VIRGINIA BAR ASSOCIATION. See STATE BAR ASSOCIATION. See also AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION.

WAIVER. See EXCEPTIONS AND OBJECTIONS; INSURANCE.



INDEX. 1047

WATERS AND WATERCOURSES. Actions-instructions ................... .................. 631 Injury by flooding caused by lawful act ....................... 422 Obstruction of natural watercourses.......................... 631

Riparian rights and the police power-editorial................ 150 Successive floodings-elements of damages.................... 422 Surface waters-actions-question for jury.................... 631 Surface waters-right to divert............................... 631

WEAPONS. Toy pistols ....................................... 995

WILLS. See TESTAMENTARY CAPACITY.

Attesting witnesses-editorial ...................... 800 Construction--class gift ................................. .. 862 Constructioln-instrument as whole .............. ............ 300 Construction- life estate .................................... 843 Construction-vested estates............................... 214 Contracts to make.......................................... 284 Deeds distinguished from wills ....................... ..... 973 Division of estate.......... ......................... ....... 300

Election-provisions for wife ... ........................... 57 Evidence of election . .................................. 57

Execution-proof........... ................ .... 846

Probate-presumptions .......... ............................ 788

Probate-proceedings to establish . ......................... 788

Renunciation .. ......... ................................. 57 Revocation by marriage...................................... 316

Survivorship between joint tenants ......... ............ 189 Tests-evidence ............................ ............. 788

Typewritten wills ......................................... 236 Use of word "Survivor"..................................... 1

Witnesses-competency . ..................... .............. 846

WITNESSES. See CONSTITUTIONAL LAW.

Competency-decedent's wife ................ ............ 711

Competency- interest ................. ...... ..............866 Cross-examination ......................................... 27

Impeachment-contradictory statement ....................27, 883

Impeachment-judges' notes taken at former trial............ 27

WORDS AND PHRASES. See HEIR, HEIRS AND THE LIKE.

Appropriation to public use.................................. 958

Assumption of risk .......................................... 714 Condition ......................................... 625



1048 INDEX.

WORDS AND PHRASES-Continued. Corporations .... ............ ......... 548

County seat ........................ ................. 856 Courthouse ............... .............. .................. 856 Cut or removed as applied to timber.......... 89

Damaged ......................... 439 Defeasance . .................... ....... .................. 625 Desertion ........... ............................. 215 Estim ate ................... ............................. 185 Gross earnings .................................. 897

Highway and road .......................................... 73 Indorser .......................... ............ 567 Inevitable accident ..................................... 690 Intoxicated ..................... ............................ 612

Jurisdiction ........................ 363 Knocked down ..................... 865 Knowingly sell.. 612 Last clear chance ......................................... 461 Manufacturer 2.................. . 852 Market value .......................... ................ 195 Permanent improvement ..................... ............... 866 Private property ...................................637 Promoters ............................ 430 Proximate cause ................. ....................... 876 Public taxes .................. ............................ 510 Railroad company ..................... 447 Secured right to liberty . 316

Special or private laws ..874 Survivor ........... . ............ ........................... 1

Taking ....................637 Territorial limits .................... ................... . 292 Unconditional and sole owner-insurance. . ........... 124

Vesting in colored persons ......................... 548 When cut or at the time of cutting in timber deeds....... 89

WORKING CONTRACTS. Actions on ..................... 466 Final estimate of engineer as condition precedent ........... 607 Government buildings-contractors' bonds................... 46

Liability of subcontractor ................................... 466

Usages and customs ..... 466



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