PAGE 125, 130 ..........., 145 ...... 340 76. 193 42 378 378 201 ............ .. .. .... ... . .... ... Lawsneaking able INNKEEPER - Continued. PAGE. | LANDLORD AND TENANT: damages to cattle........... ...... 185 defective drainage....... ........... 188 ejectment of tenant at sufferance .. lease of a furnished house; implied condition of fit- ness for Occupation.............................. liability of landlord for injury happening to stranger during tenancy; liability of landlord for defective ........ 107 repair of demised house, negligence ....... rights of tenant concerning fixtures...... liability of landlord for injury to stranger... (see Suretyship.) LARCENY, appropriation by finder of lost goods... 58 | LAW BOOKS, price of............ .................. 310 and reform of... ......... 108, 212 LAW for the dog days. days.......... students' series .... origin of..... · 420 advertising by........... ... .......... ....... 400 concealing facts from court .......... disbarment of.............. 340 errors of western lawyers.... excessive fees of, in New York .. excessive fees paid to counsel 157 female lawyers ............. generally honest ... queer will of... taxing .......... LEADING ARTICLES: Alterations of written instruments when presumed to have been made, and their effect.. 64, 80 464 Centennial Law.............. 328 Charles Sumner........:::: Citizenship of Corporations..... Legislative or Judicial ....... Contracts of Incompetents........ Dead Letter Laws..... Extemporaneous Speaking............ Indorsement of Non-negotiable paper by one not party ........... .......... Interest upon Interest... International Extradition.. Public Treasurers, Liability of Reminiscences of Kent and Brougham... Rufus Choate .. Some Recent Decisions--19 American, 112 ; 20 Ameri- 404 State Citizenship ..... State Interference with Patent R Survivors as witnesses for themselves. ... The Critics of the New Code.. The Elective Franchise........ 272 United States Citizenship. .. .... 176 Voluntary Conveyances...... ......... ....... 245 agreements in ; when grantee of lessor not bound by; termination of ... ...... 117 notice to repair; negotiations for sale; suspension of notice: waiver.. restrictive covenant by lessee; disposition by owner of two tenernents; easement; landlord and ten- ant; continuance of tenancy after expiration of lease; assignee of reversion; covenant to repair, 120, 121 underlease; covenant by underlease not to build ; purchase by underlessee of immediate reversion : merger; liability in equity to building covenant.. 208 (see Suretyship). ..... ...... ............... ... 408 land; devise to charitable uses; when void; when subject of such devise descends upon heirs subject to charges ...... .......... 166 | LEGAL BIBLIOGRAPHY ................ ....... 124 ter as to disqualify juror; when competent...... LEAGAL TENDER ACT (see Constitutional Law). LEGISLATIVE POWER, to change from one public use to another ... LEGISLATURE of New York, duty of, as to excise, civil damage, insurance and usury laws...... LEX DOMICILII and marriage (see Husband and LIBEL: ex parte charges; meetings of poor law guardians: privilege by reason of the occasion; publication of 58 matters of public interest ..... 455 | .... 194 ure.......: ot.......... LIFE INSURANCE: PAGE. insurance policy as mortgageo; consideration; rather than a conditional sale...................... ...... 414, 416 : ::............... ...... 434 ............... 414, 416 pel; liver diseases; usual medical attendant, who of intoxicating liquor; question for jury..... 117, .......... 414, rights of finder to; Durfee v. Jones..... larceny by flnder....... 14 ............ 374 ...... 334 MALICIOUS PROSECUTION what necessary to sustain action; malice; probable cause............. to compel secretary of treasury to draw warrant..., 358 PAGE. entitled to .................. grounds of rescission; duty of party seeking it... ... conditional deed not; when deed not required to be recorded as ; priority of lien ...... and vendee of ............. ..... 169 ........... 205 V. Briggs............ ................................ ...... 141 foreclosure ...... ises should be sold as a whole or in parcels....... 151 premises after default; expense of keeping prop- ...... 394 mortgage not enforceable... ferred to him...... rule to determine character of instrument: posi- (see Bankruptcy ; Judgment; Life Insurance.) transfer of stock held in pledge; presumption ; ex- ecutor.................................................. abutting property, what is street improvement...... 105 399 .... 438 change of grade of street; liability for unauthor- ... 351 .. 169 * (see Taxation). 70 ...... .... 349 ........ 438 15 311 ............ ............ MARINE COURT of New York, the, as an ex- .. 214 partial loss; cost of repairs; allowance of one-third .. ......... ... 265 . ..... .... 303 sion; without benefit of salvage, “but to pay loss .. 208 what is; a barge having no motive power of its own ... 391 civil contract merely, and no formal solemnization required; presumption as to .......... (see Married Woman.)** contract by, what does not amount to .... priation for benefit of estate....... women.................. ........... .... ........... 431 sumption as to consideration........ (see Husband and wife.) bailor and bailee; cab proprietor; employment of driver; liability for negligence; 32 and 33 Vict., C. 115 .... ...... .................. ........ ........... to jury; contributory negligence .... servant ....... .... ......... .. .. 080 ........... 109 .... ...... 35 ........ 395 NATIONAL BANKS, reduction of stock by....... 140 (see Bank). land adjoining as to landings; obstructions.... ....... 189 comply with statute; measure of damages......... 396 tual loss : husband and wife; next of kin; who entitled to recover for death from, under statute. 72 evidence of negligence ........... (see Contributory Negligence.) municipal corporations... ....... line in streets of city.............. ........ 438 ....... 391 ....... 119 years old trespassing......... .... 291 90 PAGE. acceptance of incorporation of..... 248 ..213 .... 141 tory and progress.................. .......... 8, 8, 48 3 ........ .............. OBITER DICTA.... law of ........... to set out words charged as obscene............ not transmissible ..... ........ 455 ........... 319 NEGLIGENCE-Continued. PAGE. way train ; omission to give usual signals; contrib- railroad. ... ........................................ 244 so as to obstruct view of approaching train, not... 36 .......................... .... 209 negligence in law ................................... Master and Servant; Shipping ; Water-course). aged person on streets ..... jury ......... .... . . closet room..... ant not guilty of............. (see Railroad). accommodation indorser : fraud ... holder of accommodation paper taken as collateral security not a purchaser for value...... ..... 69, 473 Louis Savings Bank v. Parmlee and Shawnee Co. 473 .......... 316 party . ..... .. ... of Rochester v. Pierson ........... (see Negotiable Instrument : Negotial assignment of debts due to borrower; bills nego- proceeds of assigned debts... ................... 208 ture of instrument; negligence; estoppel; leav- defense.................................... .......... 150 fide holder without notice not affected by agree- ........ 477 signing as executor. .... of guaranty; right to fill up indorsement..". (see Indorsement.) ground for ........ amount of litigation in ...... assessment.......... tion of; evidence....... governing; statutory construction; implied re- peal of statute; rule as to........... of claim against county to sue city; estoppel; upon terms of; estoppel. ........... (see Constitutional Law.) (see Bar Association.) PARDON; effect of pardon and amnesty by presi. dent's proclamation, December 25, 1868; do not restore property previously confiscated........ action to restrain formation of village corporation ; when injunction denied for defect of.... son not named in contract may maintain action.. 36 debtor necessary..... restrain municipal authorities acting ultra vires... 418 contingent interest; who entitled to maintain action, 13 agent; dissolution of; notice to those dealing with ters sent by post.................................. 36 existing contracts of the firm ; presumption as to rative and explanatory of matters of record..... ners not liable......... constituting copartnership.......... creditors without consent of copartner; subse- quent ratification; what constitutes..... (see Bankruptcy; Trade Mark.) abandonment of ....... (see Contract.) appropriation to contract ultra vires... distribution of collateral security.. .... crops pot; not goods or other articles capable of ........... 71 ron....................... ..... 2 3 ....... 118 ........ 414 PAGE ...... 2 y ............................... ......................... VIE .... .. .... .... . .. PAGE. RAILROADS: PAGE. bondholder ..... .......... 67, 67, 70 statutory construction; Laws 1867, chap. 953; 1868, chap, 31:..... void in hands of innocent holders for value......... 70 (see Negligence). damages for ejection from car for refusal to pay ille- gal fare .... 105 ...... ......... duty of adjoining owner and railroad company as to combustibles on lands; company liable for setting fire upon adjoining lands without reference to manner of acquiring right of way.................. duty of company to fence; damage to cattle froni defective fence ; contributory negligence; burden of proof in actions for injury for failure to fence.. 336 effect of consolidation of, upon municipal subscrip- tions to stock.... ..... ejecting passenger from train........ fencing against cattle; contributory negligence. ... municipal subscription in aid of; County of Cass V, Johnson........ ............... ........... ...... 46 rolling stock on, when real estate; mortgage of rolling stock......... ............ the judiciary and passes....... when limitation upon issue imposed by town valid; unauthorized agreements by town officers; con- stitutional law ........ (see Carrier of Passengers; Constitutional Law: Negli- gence; Strikes.) RAPE (see Criminal Law). hedge, how far a partition fence; tenancy in com- ...... .... 477 mon...... 17 life interest and remainder; construction of deed. 153 when covenant runs with land.......... ... ... 39 RECENT DECISIONS: 19th American...... ....... ............... 112 20th American.. ... 160 21st American ............... 382, 404 RECORD; unauthorized cancellation of mortgage by clerk or register.. k or register...................................... 10 RECORDER OF DEEDS liable for false certif- 198 cate of search only to one employing him; knowl- .............. 310 ..................... 189 RECORDING ACT: vendor's lien; rights of credi- tor of grantee; homestead.. REFEREES, fees of . .......... 342 report, comments of Judge Handley on exceptions to........................ . ............. 268 (see Mortgage.) REMOVAL OF CAUSE: by corporation.... from State to Federal court........... jurisdiction...... ...... 327 notice to opposing party not required............. what right to, depends on...... who may remove; acts of Marc 1876 .... ... . ... ... .... .. whole suit must be removed; grounds of removal.. sufficiency of affidavit for. ....................... RENT. crops reserved in a lease: tenant's ownership in crop' undivided; when rent due..... REPLEVIN: defense of title in a stranger; when not available................................................ 371 REPORTING; criticism of modern reports...... 41, 93 RESPONDEAT SUPERIOR; when rule does not apply; independent agent; New York city; act by servant of public instruction.......... pied by Indians under treaty .. vertise former trade connection"; breach; injunction. 304 REVENUE, collection of ............ 78 REVENUE LAWS, unstamped spirits and forfeit- ures; United States v. Two hundred barrels of whis- ......... 432 ........... 452 RIPARIAN RIGHTS: owner of both banks of a stream Owns stream easement of public to float logs: streams that may float logs periodically navigable ; trespass by the public, excuses for; boundary lines in patents to stream; claim to land by reliction; sudden disan- owner; right of owner of meandering stream to accretions; riparian right subject to right of navi- gation ; boundaries ..... riparian proprietor does not acquire title to break- .............. 395 163 RUFUS CHOATE: PAGE. 309 4, 31% .... ................... 420 120 ..... SALE: condition precedent; of personal property at fixed price, to be paid in other property at fixed price.. 56 .... .. ............... 170 letters; description of vendors; * proprietors, ........ 304 vires................. ....... ...... PAGE. suit against State (see Contracts.) secrets, State officers not compelled to reveal....... agency of one signing contract may be shown by parol ............ only need sign memorandum ; adverse possession; ............ 209 applicable......................... c. 3), ss. 1, 2; 8 and 9 Vict., c. 106, s. 3........ incumbrances; statute of frauds... indorser ........ ......153-154 ing over..... (see Sale of Real Estate.) acknowledgment of debt; implied promise to pay.. trustee and cestui que trust.... .............. ................. exchange boards, seats in.. ..... .......... 151, aiding .......... (see Poprilar Gatherings ; Railroads.) contract by railroad to be performed on; general duty as carrier .... erable.................... traveling on Sunday.................. ........ 455 ...... 343 01 ..... ..... 403 SAVINGS BANKS, deposits in .................... 423 ...... . 117 ......... defective service upon non-resident defendants in cation to relieve purchaser..... arising in this State; constitutional law; statutes regulating service of process.......................1 tracts). bill of lading; liability of ship owner; "not ac- countable for risk, leakage or breakage;" con- to charterers for negligence of master and crew, 439 on voyage with cargo on board ........... pro rata itineris ......... ble ........... relations between master and servant; respondeat lision; steam tug and canal boat towed by it..... 36 master and crew ; compasses....................... 302 chaser with notice; salvage of life; liability of c. 104) ss. 458, 459..... (see Contract.) damages; evidence; malice; mental anxiety; ru- mor; words imputing crime; how understood ... 70 jury ; rumor... ..... 108, ors .... ........ certainty in contract essential in action for enforce- constitutes laches ..... (see Contract.) tainable on............................................. 15 .......... ness 01............... co-surety; su consent; when.s . 477 SURETYSHIP: liability of surety on promissory note ; remedy of 128 surety; statute of limitations ...... principal need not be proceeded against......... ** surety by creditor ; effect of delays by crea cipal ..... :::: keeping security for debt alive ..... made up by extra tax ..... (see Attorney, Bankruptcy.) and prin 289 oyle v. H loation |