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CRIMINAL LAW.

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when conviction may be had upon confessions of accused.. 259
examination of witnesses whose names are not endorsed on

indictment......

259

proof of confession of crime other than that charged-
when not error....

259

DAMAGES.

that dissolution of drainage district will damage a land
owner is no defense to such dissolution....

389

motion for allowance of damages on appeal-delay...

131

DATE.

year in which the material-man furnished materials suffi-
ciently appears from date of claim for lien.....

462

DECLARATION.-See PLEADING.

DECREES.-See JUDGMENTS AND DECREES.

propriety of decree of sale of lands of intestate to pay
debts-homestead and dower.....

when decree sustaining a will will not be disturbed....

179

209

when decree will not be reversed for exclusion of evidence. 209

DEDICATION.

acknowledgment of plat by attorney in fact is insufficient. 362

DEEDS.

when absolute deed may be shown to be a mortgage in an
action at law...

effect of deed of land made to a partnership..

DELEGATION OF POWERS.

251

222

494

prohibiting erection of livery stable within certain dis-
tricts without consent of property owners is no delega-
tion of city's powers to property owners..........
requiring the consent of legal voters to dram-shop license
is no delegation of city's powers to the legal voters...... 534

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DISCOVERY, BILL OF.

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does not lie against a debtor to discover names of persons
owing him....

DISCRIMINATION.

305

requiring the consent of property owners of a city for priv
ilege of erecting livery stable is not a discrimination.... 494
requiring the consent of legal voters of a city to dram-shop
license is not a discrimination...

DISTRESS FOR RENT.

534

distress laws are strictly construed...

158

DIVORCE.

when divorce will be granted wife on the ground of impo-
tency of husband......

368

meaning of words "naturally impotent," in statute............... 368
wife leaving husband for cause may obtain valid divorce in
foreign State through publication..

.... 589

ex parte proceedings must be fair and free from deception.. 589
duty of complainant in divorce to disclose existence of
pending suit by other party....

589

when foreign jurisdiction is sought solely to obtain divorce
it is invalid.......

589

DOWER.

lands of intestate may be sold to pay debts subject to dower 179

DRAINAGE.

petition to dissolve district-sufficiency of showing as to
area and ownership......

388

act of June 4, 1889, for dissolution of district, is constitu-
tional......

388

..........

administering oath by attorney of parties does not invali-
date proceedings.

388

title to lands need not be proved unless put in issue.....
that dissolution of drainage district will damage a land
owner is no defense to petition for dissolution..

388

389

DRAM-SHOPS.

validity of ordinance requiring consent of legal voters to
license...

534

requiring the consent of legal voters to dram-shop license
is not a discrimination

534

DUE CARE.

slight negligence is compatible with the exercise of....... 658
evidence of what sufficient to go to the jury.....

583

EASEMENTS.

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condemnation of street across railroad-easement only ac-
quired.............

EJECTMENT.

when proof of prima facie title is sufficient..
sufficiency of proof against an intruder..

EMINENT DOMAIN.-See CONDEMNATION.

.....

288

171

171

section 15, article 9, of City and Village act, construed.... 288
taking possession of condemned lands-waiver of owner... 288
condemnation of street across railroad-easement only ac-
quired.....

public improvement-supplemental petition in condemna-
tion need not recite ordinance

ENDORSEMENTS.

288

... 383

parol evidence explaining the intention with which en-
dorsement is made is not admissible ....

241

payee's name on back of note is evidence that he is en-
dorser...

241

EQUITY.

filing of bill is the commencement of suit in equity....
a mere contract creditor cannot seek relief in equity for
legal claim.....

232

305

EQUITY OF REDEMPTION.

assignment of certificate of purchase to the owner of the
equity of redemption, by vendee, is not a redemption.... 117
redemption is effected only by following the statutory pro-
visions..

ESTOPPEL.

117

does not arise against a mortgagee suffering default in pro-
ceeding to sell mortgaged land to pay debts..

410

of vendor to redeem from master's sale as against vendee.. 117
national bank not estopped to show its want of power.... 100
effect of conveyance in accordance with plat made by an-
other......

362

payment of illegal assessment does not work estoppel-
insurance....

470

EVIDENCE.

parol explanation of intention with which endorsement was
made is not admissible......

241

double endorsement by president of corporation-parol evi-

dence...

241

EVIDENCE.-Continued.

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courts cannot inquire into sufficiency of evidence on which
directors of a corporation acted.....

431

parol evidence cannot vary a written contract

426

when absolute deed may be shown to be a mortgage in an
action at law.....

251

bridge on street will be presumed to have been placed
there legally......

383

city may meet objections to assessment by evidence in re-
buttal .....

... 383

notice of prior unrecorded deed must be clear and positive 566
of due care-what sufficient to go to the jury.
how adultery may be proved...

583

589

competency of wife's evidence in suit against her and her
husband jointly....

.... 357

divorced wife incompetent to prove impotence of former
husband...

. 368

that member of society was fatally sick when expelled is
incompetent in action by his beneficiary....

299

matters affecting benefits in special assessments..

289

of act of one party in furtherance of contract-when com-
petent....

92

force of the testimony of disinterested witness as against
those having an interest ....

when documents will be treated as having been read to
jury.....

516

.... 162

stipulation in trust deed cannot be varied by parol evidence 426
what is sufficient, in ejectment against a mere intruder... 171
when copies of papers relating to land are inadmissible ... 362

EXCEPTIONS.

to master's report must point out findings sought to be
reversed.....

133

EXECUTIONS.

may issue against lands of decedent at later day than
named in notice.....

337

notice of, against lands of deceased person, need not be
signed...

337

EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

construction of statute as to probating claims for purchase
money.

... 236

claim for unpaid purchase money-when allowed in probate 236
who may determine whether purchase money claim shall
be allowed......

236

propriety of decree of sale to pay debts-homestead and

dower..

179

EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS.-Continued.
lands may be sold to pay debts subject to dower.

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179

when premises cannot be sold to pay debts subject to
widow's homestead....

179

administrators have no power to mortgage lands of the
estate....

233

foreclosure of a mortgage against lands of decedent not
barred in two years.

410

EXPULSION OF MEMBERS.

Chicago board of trade may suspend members for dishon-
orable conduct

432

effect of expulsion on property rights.

432

benefit societies-re-instatement of an expelled member-
when mandamus does not lie .....

78

irregularity in notice does not avoid judgment of expulsion
of member.....

78

right of expelled member to seek redress in the courts.... 78
benefit societies-expelling members on trivial charge-
how question is raised......

298

finding of Appellate Court as to identity of charges against
members is conclusive ....

... 298

evidence that member of benefit society was fatally sick
when expelled is incompetent...

299

FALSE REPRESENTATIONS.-See REPRESENTATIONS.

FAMILY EXPENSE.

what class of articles constitutes..

357

article which does not conduce to welfare of family is not 357
a finger ring is not a family expense..
is not synonymous with "necessaries".

357

357

FEES SIMPLE.

prior possession of land with claim of ownership is evidence
of a fee......

. 171

whether certain language used in a will creates a fee....
what is sufficient to convey a fee, under the statute.

124

124

FELLOW-SERVANTS.-See MASTER AND SERVANT.
vice-principal-instruction as to apparent authority of the

offending servant......

... 482

trial-whether a "starter" and a gripman are fellow-ser-
vants is a question of fact..

482

Appellate Court's finding of facts concerning-construc-
tion of language of finding............

215

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