PAGE.

COURT OF APPEALS DECISIONS. (Jan. 15) 59
(Jan. 22, 25, 29) 96; (Feb. 5) 116; (Feb. 12) 135; (Feb. 19)
155; (Feb. 22) 175; (March 19) 234; (March 26) 254
(April 2) 274; (April 9) 294; (April 16) 316; (April 23) 335
(April 26) 355; (May 21) 415; (May 28) 436; (June 4) 456
(June 11) 475; (June 18) 492: (June 21) 515
COURT OF APPEALS:

first fifty cases on calendar, Jan. 1878....
order as to calendar for Sept. 1878..
COURT OF ARBITRATION
COURT OF CLAIMS:

H. E. Paine appointed judge...

resignation of Judge Peck and candidates for judge-
ship on.

20

316

COVENANT of lessee not to assign, not a usual one 508
CREASY, Sir Edward, notice of death.......
CREDIT, liability for representations as to..
CRIME, commutation of punishment valid without

156
510

.......

acceptance..

CRIMINAL SENTENCES, difficulty of measur-
ing..

CURRENT TOPICS, subjects of:
additional judges necessary for Federal circuit..
admission to bar, refusal of Court of Appeals to mod-
ify rules...

admission of women to bar and public offices.

passage of bill for, by House..

reports of Senate committee.

CROSBY, Nathan, letter upon Choate..

296
304
396

CURIOUS LAWSUIT at Salem, Mass.
CURRENT TOPICS,

1, 21, 41, 61, 77, 97, 117, 137, 158
177, 197, 217, 237, 258, 277, 297, 317, 337, 357, 377, 396, 417, 437
457, 477, 498

Albany Law School, bill for relief of.

Allen, Judge, death of.....

amending rules as to law school students.
animals, law relating to diseased; constitutionality
of.

437
78
2
158
.397, 417
118
437
217

177

158
457

158

appearance by United States in State courts, bill
for.

assault on Justice Daly.

40

492

275

assessments, correction of, bill for

association for reform of law of nations, next con-
ference...

424

attorneys, registering, bill for

bankruptcy case, Re Mitchell, Ex parte Sherwin
bankruptcy frauds, Judge Wallace upon
breach of promise of marriage, proposed abolition
of action of, in England
bankrupt law:

repeal of, by U. S. Senate...

238

178

157

157

297

report of Senate committee in favor of repeal.. 238
useful one possible but not attainable; State

Brad laugh-Besant case, reversal of.

breach of promise, English bill for abolition
Brooklyn clergyman and Kings district attorney
capital punishment revived in Iowa...

cause of action, injury resulting in death not. Mo-
bile Ins. Co v. Brame..

insolvent laws preferable.............
prospects of repeal in House..
delay in action on, in Congress
bill for repeal of, delayed..

357

Senate amendment for repeal Sept. 1st, 1878. 377
evasion of provision as to number and amount
of creditors..
benefits from repeal..

398
417

repeal of; House concurs in Senate amendments 417
approval of bill for repeal by President..
457
belligerent rights, Russia and England procuring
war material here.

378

Blatchford, appointment of Judge, U. S. Circuit
judge.

138
178
237
397
238

297

318
337

77
138

Chicago, certificates of indebtedness of, invalid.
Chicago Bar Association, reception of Justice Har-
lan.

478

circuit judges, need for additional, bill for seventh
circuit

437

Code in England, causes affecting adoption of.... 457
Code of Civil Procedure:

bills relating to.

22

construction of § 1244 in Randell v. Van Ellest. 41
report of commissioners as to......
amendments to, bills for, introduced..

61
62
77

report of judiciary committee in favor of.
passage of concluding chapters by Legislature, 177, 198
veto message of governor..
Throop's review of governor's veto.
veto of....

217
217
238

amendments not yet signed by governor.
resolution of Senate special committee..
amendments to governor's veto...

small number of decisions construing.

417

477

477

498

Rhode Island, amending insolvency laws in..

rich and poor, different position of, in criminal
courts...

178
61

4.57

397

257
61

report of commissioners to revise statutes..
revision, position of Law Journal on...

197

revision and Code committee, Senate bill for joint. 278
revision commission, bills of, relating to fees and
amending Code....
revision of statutes:

177

riches and insanity....

Rochester, Supreme Court of, bill for..

sale of personal property bill regulating where
vendor retains title.

41
237

61
338

337

397
138

198

298

savings bank, statute limiting deposits; attorney-
general's construction erroneous.
service of injunction by telegraph

497
2

society of comparative legislation, Paris, meeting of, 458
Spear, Dr., article on extradition..

278

State rights and Federal Constitution. H. & St. J.
R. R. Co. v. Husen.

77

stolen timber suits, veto of bill for special term of
court for..
197
1

suggestions on governor's message..
supplement to Law Journal, contents of (Feb. 23) 137;
(March 9) 177; (April13) 278; (April 20) 298; (May 4) 337;
(May 18) 378; (June 1) 417; (June 8) 438; (June 29) 497
supplementary chapters of Code; governor's disap-
proval....
Supreme Court, third judicial district, salaries; veto
of bill relating to..
477
Supreme Court of U. S., bill for reorganization..... 237
surgical evidence in courts of law.
318

1

taxation, transfer of tax to mortgagee, bill for..... 61
telegraphs, control by government over...
277

third judicial district, bill increasing salaries of

LEADING ARTICLES.

Bonds of bank officers....
British extradition precedents.
Cases of Caldwell and Lawrence.
Cases of Lagrave and Hawes.
Constitution and extradition treaties
Constructive fraud

LAWFUL ACT made criminal by subsequent legis-
lation......

English extradition act, the.
Extradition remedy, the
Extradition treaties and laws...

340

280, 300

140

200

460

480

380

100

44

420

Evidence of accomplices....
Future of the revision..

160

Guaranties of payment and collection.
Harvey's reminiscences of Daniel Webster.

360
24

Legal effects of adultery by insane husband or wife.. 220
Liability of married woman for deficiency under
foreclosure.

240

64

Point in law of Fire insurance,
Recovering money paid for taxes wrongfully assessed 120
Payment of notes payable at bank.
Privity in negligence..

Rufus Choate.

500
400
..4, 65, 180, 304
Some recent decisions; 22d American Reports...260, 320
Sumner's reminiscences of English bar..
Three great law breakers....

80
440

LEGAL BIOGRAPHY, committee of State Bar
Association, resolution as to......

LEGAL NEWS, the notice of..
LEGAL NOTES from abroad.
LEGISLATURE, 1878, number of acts passed and
signed and bills vetoed..

streets

of national banks for deposits for safe keeping..
for representations as to credit of another.

of safe deposit companies for loss of deposits..
of ship owners.

service of process and jurisdiction.

of surety's estate

of wrong-doer for indirect consequences of act
LIBEL:

PAGE.

MASTER OF ROLLS, assailant of

MAULE, Baron, Sumner on

LIABILITY :

of holders of corporate stock as collateral security.. 425
of husband to divorced wife for torts in coverture.. 283
469
of land-owner for improper use of land..

of municipal corporation for surface water from

MEMPHIS LAW JOURNAL, notice of..

MILLER, Justice, U. S. Sup. Ct., illness of...

MEXICAN litigation...

bonds and their incidents..

CORPO

83

MORTGAGES, assumption by grantees..
MUNICIPAL:

notice of. Usell v. Hales

report of ex parte judicial proceedings, not..

LIFE INSURANCE, representations on applica-
tion for.

52

and manslaughter.

84

forfeiture of policy by non-payment of premiums... 368
83
LIMITS of Federal legislation............

LITTLE, BROWN & CO., catalogue of law books;
notice of...

394

40

87

496

316
LOANS made by corporation in violation of charter. 426
LOCAL bar associations, resolution as to............ 394
LONDON LAW JOURNAL, notice by, of Dr.
Spear's article....

416

LORIMER, Prof., letters from, on international law. 293
LOTTERIES, Missouri statutes concerning, passed

upon.

LUNACY, commissions of....

MAILS, power of Congress over.....

Levin-

MAINE, Sir Henry, elected Master Trinity Hall.
MARITIME law, liability of ship-owners.
son v. Oceanic S. N. Co., reviewed.
MARRIAGE

proof of....

MARRIED WOMEN, liability of, for deficiency

under foreclosure.

362

343

510

288

349

285

215

505

156

309

245
121

448
116

349

441

287

240

216

82

96

516
436
276, 395

264

NORTON, F. H., enterprise of, for furnishing infor-
mation from State library to the profession, notice
of.....
.216, 396
NOTES payable at bank, payment of..
500
NOTES.. 20, 40, 60, 76, 96, 116, 136, 156, 176, 196, 216, 236, 256
276, 296, 316, 336, 356, 376, 396, 416, 436, 456, 476, 496, 516
NOTES OF CASES, 2, 22, 43, 62, 78, 98, 119, 138, 158, 179, 199
239, 278, 318, 338, 358, 398, 418, 499
NOTES OF CASES, subjects of:

NOTES OF CASES, subjects of-Continued. PAGE.
alteration of instrument, number of municipal bond 159
of promissory note..

358
23

ancient lights not favored here.
auctioneers not disclosing their principal warrant
title....

bequest for advancement of kingdom of Christ..
boarding-house keeper liable to boarder for negli-
gence of servants
burglarious entrance.
carrier, liability of, for luggage

of passengers, street cars...

378

contributory negligence of passengers
chattel mortgage in property to be acquired
civil rights law, only one penalty recoverable for one
violation as to several persons..
commercial agencies, liability of, for representations 499
commutation of sentence valid, without acceptance 399
conflict of law; set-off governed by law of place of
action...

378

constitutional law, action invalid as to one may be

valid as to another class.

back...

Indians, status of, and of their offspring.

indorsement by bankrupt payee.....

infants' contracts...

lateral support, easement of...
libel, Cardiff Giant.

contempt, what is.

conviction on testimony of accomplice.

corporate stock, assignee for security liable as stock-
holder....

358

corporation may become a partner..

379

438

358

278

419

covenant in lease not to assign not usual.
dedication of highway, cul de sac.
disorderly house, canvas tent may be..
domicile, facts constituting and fixing..
dower, proof of marriage and statute of limitation. 278
embezzlement of rabbits by game keeper...
evidence of willful burning in fire insurance action. 179
expert testimony, fees of physicians testifying..
family, definition of....

279

43

fire insurance, transfer of title to insured property..
fixtures:

rolling stock on railway not..

chairs furnished to theatre when.
forged checks, liability of bank paying..
gambling, renting premises to be used for.

gift of bank deposit receipt....

illegal contract, when money paid on, recoverable

......

libelous statements in pleading not actionable.
license taxes from commercial travelers.....

life insurance:

conditions of forfeiture for non-payment....
and suicide....

when rights of policy-holder in default.
marriage, divorce and statute of limitation
mortgage:

given to compound a felony will be set aside
of property to be acquired...

discharged from record by mistake may be re-
instated.

municipal corporations:

liability of.

not liable for loss from ineffective fire depart-
ment...

municipal ordinance as to sale of fruit, when invalid,
national bank officers, jurisdiction of State courts
as to offenses by.

navigable streams:

riparian owner cannot appropriate..

obstruction of...

negligence:

Innkeeper's lien on horses for entire bill of guest..

299

interest, rate of, after maturity..

438

jury, right of trial by, lawyer, when not entitled to.. 479
landlord and tenant, surrender.

118
258

259
78
98

498

79

railway; closing railway carriage door on pas-
senger's hand.

nolle prosequi no bar to second indictment..
official term, time of commencement....
pardon, conditions may be annexed to.....
partnership, libeling vessel of members of
railroad, ejecting passenger who has lost ticket..
real estate:

499

138

298

219

239

359

319

2
139

safe deposit company, negligence of..
sale of personal property:

formal lease declared a sale..

of real estate by administrator.
set-off:

savings bank deposit against mortgage..
sewing machine contracts of sale..

1!!lang and austmahin

3

43

359

479

338

119

99

478

479

438

139

239
418

49
278

liability to trespasser...

199

public officers not liable for; guardian of poor... 279
man-trap in railway station...
liability of wrong-doer for natural consequences

338

of act.....

458

458

259

63

398

419

218

418

79

339

22
219

compensation not allowed vendee for discover-
able defect.

299

respondeat superior; contractor employed by
day..
898
199

419

439
98

319

299
62

318

399

150

OBITUARY NOTICES:
Allen, William F.
Bashford, Coles.
Bigelow, G. T.,.
Biggs, Asa....
Chitty, Thomas..
Curry, Samuel.
Doolittle, E. A..
Foote, Samuel A.
Hand, A. C.
Hoffman, Murray.
Johnson, A. S..
Johnson, Thos..
Paschall, G. W.
Pearson, R. M.
Sclopis, Count.
Smith, E. Delafield.
Tailer, H. A.......
Tobey, Franklin W.
Tremain, Grenville.
Wade, B. F..........

OLIVER, H. K., recollections of Rufus Choate.

ONEIDA Bar Association and Code

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3

DECI-
354, 375, 392

POWER:

PECK, resignation of judge of Court of Claims......
PEMBERTON, Judge, in reign of Charles II, anec-
dote of...

379

398

158

159

119

379

319
23

of Congress over the mails.

of County Court to stay action against insolvent
assignor..

456
356

...

7

196

196

196

356

396

215

376

116

256

156

60

215

316

236

376

236

196
5

82

156
364

PATENT RIGHT NOTES, and State legislation, 267
PATENT RIGHTS, State interference with....
PATTERSON, English lawyer, Sumner on.........
PAYMENT of notes payable at bank....
PEARSON, R. M., Ch. J. of North Carolina, notice of
death.....

72
82
500

PHYSICIANS testifying as experts, compensation

of..
242
PINKNEY and Webster, correspondence as to ....
...25, 115
POST, Hoyt, Esq., resigns office of State reporter,
Michigan..

POST-OFFICE order negotiable.

60
316

60

60
436

448

248

400

PRIVITY in negligence .
PROCEEDINGS of revision committee of Senate, 493
PROHIBITORY LAWS, constitutionality of, as
to corporations.....

PROOF of willful burning in insurance actions..
PROXIMATE and remote cause, setting fire to
buildings.

487

226

186

PUBLIC POLICY as a basis for judicial decisions, 465
PUBLISHERS' notices

376, 436
QUERY, (correspondence) vacation of office, village
trustee elected commissioner of excise....
RAILROAD ticket entitles to passage in but one

134