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Proof of acceptance.

Cited in Jackson v. National Bank, 92 Tenn. 158, 18 L. R. A. 667, 36 Am. St. Rep. 81, 20 S. W. 802, holding paying to unauthorized person and charging to drawer's account sufficient proof of acceptance.

Payment to unauthorized person.

Cited in Jackson Paper Mfg. Co. v. Commercial Nat. Bank, 199 Ill. 164, 59 L. R. A. 663, 93 Am. St. Rep. 113, 65 N. E. 136, and Jackson v. National Bank, 92 Tenn. 158, 18 L. R. A. 667, 36 Am. St. Rep. 81, 20 S. W. 802, holding drawee bank responsible unless paying check to payee or upon genuine indorsement; Western U. Teleg. Co. v. Bi-Metallic Bank, 17 Colo. App. 233, 68 Pac. 115, holding bank not relieved from liability for payment of check to person of same name as payee by delivery of check by drawer to such person. Receiving paper for collection.

Cited in note (7 L. R. A. 845) on ownership of paper indorsed in blank. Power of agents to indorse negotiable paper.

Cited in note (27 L. R. A. 401) on power of agents to indorse negotiable paper.

7 L. R. A. 96, COLE v. HAND, 88 Tenn. 400, 12 S. W. 922.

Who entitled to benefit of statute giving wage-earners preference. Cited in Pullis Bros. Iron Co. v. Boemler, 91 Mo. App. 92, holding superintendent of iron company not within statute according employees of insolvent corporations priority of payment.

Cited in note (18 L. R. A. 309) on who are laborers, employees, or servants within meaning of statutes giving them preference.

Statutes imposing director's liability How construed.

Cited in Tradesman Pub. Co. v. Knoxville Car Wheel Co. 95 Tenn. 660, 31 L. R. A. 601, 49 Am. St. Rep. 943, 32 S. W. 1997, holding statutes making directors of insolvent corporations liable, strictly construed.

7 L. R. A. 99, ATTY. GEN. v. DETROIT, 78 Mich. 545, 18 Am. St. Rep. 458, 44 N. W. 388.

Citizenship.

Cited in Boyd v. Nebraska, 143 U. S. 168, 36 L. ed. 112, 12 Sup. Ct. Rep. 375, Reversing 31 Neb. 762, 48 N. W. 739, holding resident of Nebraska when taken into Union citizen of United States, although his father had not been naturalized.

Cited in note (8 L. R. A. 337) on possession of political rights not essential to citizenship.

Regulation as to registration of voters.

Cited in Morris v. Powell, 125 Ind. 293, 9 L. R. A. 330, 25 N. E. 221, holding law requiring certain persons to be registered in order to vote, without requiring others to be, unconstitutional.

Cited in footnote to Barret v. Taylor, 36 L. R. A. 129, upholding right to have name registered as voter of unnaturalized minor who becomes qualified voter before revision of registry.

Cited in notes (8 L. R. A. 338) on qualification of voters registration law;

(10 L. R. A. 226) on election law; registration; (25 L. R. A. 481, 485) on how far right to vote is absolute.

Limit of power of legislature to regulate elective franchise.

Cited in Ferguson v. Allen, 7 Utah, 273, 26 Pac. 570; Detroit v. Rush, 82 Mich. 538, 10 L. R. A. 173, 46 N. W. 951, holding legislature may regulate but not destroy enjoyment of elective franchise; Todd v. Election Comrs. 104 Mich. 482, 29 L. R. A. 334, 64 N. W. 496, upholding act forbidding placing of name of any candidate in more than one column on official ballot; State ex rel. Brown v. McMillan, 108 Mo. 163, 18 S. W. 784, holding Australian ballot law constitutional; Mills v. Green, 67 Fed. 831, holding registration law, abridging right to vote, unconstitutional; Slaymaker v. Phillips, 5 Wyo. 497, 47 L. R. A. 858, 42 Pac. 1049 (dissenting opinion) majority upholding act making void, ballots not properly indorsed by election officers; Butler v. Ellerbe, 44 S. C. 286, 22 S. E. 425 (dissenting opinion) as to constitutionality of act requiring registration of voters.

Cited in footnote to Brewer v. McClelland, 17 L. R. A. 845, which holds statute requiring notice of claim to be legal voter from persons residing less than six months in county void.

Distinguished in Atty. Gen. ex rel. Reynolds v. May, 99 Mich. 545, 25 L. R. A. 328, 58 N. W. 483, upholding regulations to preserve purity of elections, although resulting in some inconvenience to voters.

When whole act, void in part, must fall.

Cited in Butler v. Ellerbe, 44 S. C. 293, 22 S. E. 425 (dissenting opinion) as to invalidity of entire act part of which is unconstitutional.

7 L. R. A. 105, TERRITORY ex rel. CHOTEAU COUNTY v. CASCADE COUNTY, 8 Mont. 396, 20 Pac. 809.

Mandamus.

Cited in footnote to State ex rel. Fleming v. Crawford, 14 L. R. A. 253, which grants mandamus to compel secretary of state to seal appointment of United States senator.

Cited in note (11 L. R. A. 763) on mandamus to control executive discretion. Liability of counties for torts and negligence.

Cited in note (39 L. R. A. 71) on liability of counties in actions for torts and negligence.

7 L. R. A. 111, WALKER v. VICKSBURG, S. & P. R. CO. 41 La. Ann. 795, 17 Am. St. Rep. 417, 6 So. 916.

Contributory negligence.

Cited in Bemiss v. New Orleans City & Lake R. Co. 47 La. Ann. 1675, 18 So. 711, holding passenger going from one car to another while train is moving cannot recover if thrown off.

Cited in note (8 L. R. A. 674) on contributory negligence of passenger. Alighting from moving car.

Cited in Odom v. St. Louis S. W. R. Co. 45 La. Ann. 1203, 14 So. 734, 23 L. R. A. 153, holding passenger carried beyond his station, jumping from moving train, cannot recover; Burgin v. Richmond & D. R. Co. 115 N. C. 675, 20 S. E.

473, holding mere failure to stop does not justify passenger in leaping from moving train.

Cited in notes (11 L. R. A. 367) on duty of carrier to assist in landing passenger safely; (11 L. R. A. 396) on passenger alighting from moving train; (13 L. R. A. 95) on duty of railway conductors in stopping and starting trains; (21 L. R. A. 360) on injuries in getting on and off railroad trains.

Distinguished in Brashear v. Houston, C. A. & N. R. Co. 47 La. Ann. 738, 28 L. R. A. 812, 49 Am. St. Rep. 382, 17 So. 260, upholding recovery where plaintiff not thrown from train by sudden jerk; Ober v. Crescent City R. Co. 44 La. Ann. 1063, 32 Am. St. Rep. 366, 11 So. 818, holding it not negligence per se to alight from moving horse car.

Duty of carrier to furnish safe stations and platforms.

Cited in footnotes to Delaware, L. & W. R. Co. v. Trautwein, 7 L. R. A. 435, which holds carrier required to keep passageway at station though other passageway provided; Redigan v. Boston & M. R. Co. 14 L. R. A. 276, which denies recovery to licensee falling through open trap door in station platform; Herrman v. Great Northern R. Co. 57 L. R. A. 390, which helds railroad company liable for injury to passenger from unsafe condition of depot premises leased of union depot company or its receiver.

Cited in notes (11 L. R. A. 720) on carrier's duty of care for safety of passenger; (16 L. R. A. 449) on regulations as to admission of passenger to train house; (16 L. R. A. 593) on duty of carrier to maintain safe approach beyond its own premises; (20 L. R. A. 527) as to whom railroads owed duty of keeping station platforms safe.

7 L. R. A. 118, ODOM v. RIDDICK, 104 N. C. 515, 17 Am. St. Rep. 686, 10 S. E. 609.

Contracts with insane persons.

Cited in French Lumbering Co. v. Theriault, 107 Wis. 642, 51 L. R. A. 916, 81 Am. St. Rep. 856, 83 N. W. 927, holding deed of insane person not under guardianship voidable only; Chamblee v. Broughton, 120 N. C. 176, 27 S. E. 111, holding bona fide foreclosure purchaser without notice protected against mortgagor's insanity; Creekmore v. Baxter, 121 N. C. 33, 27 S. E. 994, holding equity will set aside contracts made with lunatics, with knowledge of lunacy; Allred v. Smith, 135 N. C. 445, 65 L. R. A. 926, 47 S. E. 597, holding deed by one non compos at time of execution to be voidable only.

Cited in notes (19 L. R. A. 492) on validity of deed made by insane person; (36 L. R. A. 721, 723, 727) on presumption and burden of proof as to sanity. Bona fide purchaser.

Cited in Cox v. Wall, 132 N. C. 737, 44 S. E. 635, holding burden to be upon purchaser from fraudulent grantee to show valuable consideration and want of notice.

7 L. R. A. 120, KELLY v. BENNETT, 132 Pa. 218, 19 Am. St. Rep. 594, 19

Atl. 69.

Dangerous premises.

Cited in notes (7 L. R. A. 621) on dangerous premises; (26 L. R. A. 691) on liability for dangerous condition of private grounds lying open beside highway or frequented path.

Proximate and remote cause of injury.

Cited in note (7 L. R. A. 133) on remote cause of injury.

7 L. R. A. 121, STATE ex rel. ST. PAUL, M. & M. R. CO. v. DISTRICT COURT, 42 Minn. 247, 44 N. W. 7.

Damages for laying out highway over railroad track.

Followed in State ex rel. Chicago, M. & St. P. R. Co. v. Shardlow, 43 Minn. 526, 46 N. W. 74, holding railroad company not entitled to recover for maintenance of sign-boards and cattle-guards, in assessing damages for laying out highway over track.

Cited in Albia v. Chicago, B. & Q. R. Co. 102 Iowa, 630, 71 N. W. 541, holding, in absence of statute, railroad cannot be compelled to construct crossings over right of way to connect new streets; Cleveland v. Augusta, 102 Ga. 237, 43 L. R. A. 639, 29 S. E. 584, holding railroad company must bear expense of crossing alterations to conform to new street grade; Morris & E. R. Co. v. Orange, 63 N. J. L. 270, 43 Atl. 730, holding railroad not entitled to compensation for maintenance of gates, sign-boards, cattle-guards, and flagman; Chicago, M. & St. P. R. Co. v. Milwaukee, 97 Wis. 428, 72 N. W. 1118, holding duty of erecting and maintaining cattle-guards, warning posts and crossing signs imposed by police regulations must be performed without compensation.

As to duties not imposed by police regulations.

Followed in State ex rel. Chicago, M. & St. P. R. Co. v. Shardlow, 43 Minn. 526, 46 N. W. 74, holding railroad entitled to compensation for planking and its maintenance.

Laying highway across tracks.

Cited in footnotes to Illinois C. R. Co. v. Chicago, 17 L. R. A. 530, which holds city council's discretion to extend street over railroad tracks at grade or on bridge or viaduct not controllable by courts; Chicago, M. & St. P. R. Co. v. Starkweather, 31 L. R. A. 183, which sustains right to open street across depot grounds; Terre Haute v. Evansville & T. H. R. Co. 37 L. R. A. 189, which authorizes laying out streets across freight yard and tracks.

7 L. R. A. 125, EARL v. WILSON, 42 Minn. 361, 18 Am. St. Rep. 517, 44 N. W. 254.

Validity of marriage.

Cited in footnote to Hilton v. Roylance, 58 L. R. A. 723, which sustains sealing for time and eternity under Mormon marriage ceremony.

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Cited in McBean v. McBean, 37 Or. 202, 61 Pac. 418, to point that marriage between Indians according to tribal custom is valid in state and Federal courts. Cited in notes (11 L. R. A. 542) on jurisdiction over Indian country; (57 L. R. A. 160) on conflict of laws as to validity of Indian marriage.

7 L. R. A. 127, HANSON v. GRAHAM, 82 Cal. 631, 23 Pac. 56. Residence.

Cited in San Diego Sav. Bank v. Goodsell, 137 Cal. 427, 70 Pac. 299, holding affidavit for publication of summons giving defendant's "address" outside state,

is compliance with statute providing such service, when person "resides" outside the state; Witbeck v. Marshall-Wells Hardware Co. 88 Ill. App. 108, holding person giving up residence, and living in hotels in another state, to avoid process, and without definite intention of returning, is nonresident within attachment law; Robinson v. Morrison, 2 App. D. C. 128, holding fact of residence cannot be controlled by intention; Egener v. Juch, 101 Cal. 106, 35 Pac. 432 (distinguished in dissenting opinion), refusing to reverse order dissolving attachment against defendants as nonresidents upon conflicting affidavits as to residence.

Cited in notes (19 L. R. A. 665 ) on what is nonresidence for purpose of attachment; (10 L. R. A. 504) on who are nonresidents.

Distinguished in Re Donovan, 104 Cal. 625, 38 Pac. 456, holding three days' presence in state by one looking after settlement of brother's estate and declaration of intention to remain, insufficient to establish bona fide residence.

7 L. R. A. 128, BAIRD v. SHIPMAN, 132 Ill. 16, 22 Am. St. Rep. 504, 23 N. E. 384.

Liability for defective premises.

Approved in Mayer v. Thompson-Hutchison Bldg. Co. 104 Ala. 622, 28 L. R. A. 436, 53 Am. St. Rep. 88, 16 So. 620, holding agent of contractor jointly liable with him for injury to third person resulting from negligent construction of wall; Lough v. John Davis & Co. 30 Wash. 213, 59 L. R. A. 805, 94 Am. St. Rep. 848, 70 Pac. 491, holding agent having charge of building liable for injuries to tenants caused by his failure to make repairs.

Cited in Chicago Consol. Bottling Co. v. Mitton, 41 Ill. App. 156, holding one in control of premises responsible for known defects or for those of which he might have known by exercising reasonable care; Gibson v. Leonard, 37 Ill. App. 348, to point that agent having contrcl of premises responsible for their condition when leased; Stiewel v. Borman, 63 Ark. 37, 37 S. W. 404, holding agent operating mine not liable to one to whom he owes no duty, injured by explosion of gas; Cameron v. Kenyon-Connell Commercial Co. 22 Mont. 320, 44 L. R. A. 511, 74 Am. St. Rep. 602, 56 Pac. 508, holding director who knows nothing of nuisance maintained by corporation and could not have known by ordinary diligence, not responsible; Donk Bros. Coal & Coke Co. v. Leavitt, 109 Ill. App. 390, holding landlord liable for drowning of child under three years of age, by falling into unguarded cistern.

Cited in note (28 L. R. A. 438) as to liability of agent to third person for negligence.

Distinguished in Kuhnert v. Angell, 10 N. D. 61, 88 Am. St. Rep. 675, 84 N. W. 579, holding agent for owner of unoccupied land not liable to a trespasser for its unsafe condition where his authority was limited to leasing and collecting rent.

7 L. R. A. 130, READ v. NICHOLS, 118 N. Y. 224, 28 N. Y. S. R. 867, 23 N. E. 468.

Proximate cause.

Cited in Hoffman v. King, 160 N. Y. 625, 46 L. R. A. 675, 73 Am. St. Rep. 715, 55 N. E. 401, holding negligence in starting fire not proximate cause of destruction of property to which it spreads across intervening lands; Beetz v. Brooklyn, 10 App. Div. 384, 41 N. Y. Supp. 1009, holding placing lime in street for building purposes not proximate cause of injury to boy who put some lime in

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