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ACTIONS AND DEFENSES.

when funds of a foreign bank are subject to garnishment
in Illinois .....

PAGE.

II

33

fraud is an affirmative defense, which must be proved...... 27
when instructions as to defense of insanity are misleading.
when exemplary damages are recoverable in an action for
fraud and deceit.....

80

139

180

petition must show clear right to writ of mandamus.
plaintiff's failure to disclose defense to action is not fraud
for which writ of error coram nobis will lie................
when malice is the gist of action for a conversion of per-
sonal property-what is the gist of an action........... 206
action for conversion of personal property is tort action-
malice may be the gist of action for a conversion of per-
sonal property ....

206

.. 206

action for conversion of personal property is within juris-
diction of municipal court......
when any party affected may question legality of act of
a corporation..

224

an injunction is proper remedy to prevent one public utility
from unlawfully competing with another......
action at law is only remedy to collect unpaid drainage as-
sessment against highways.....

236

341

when defendant cannot take advantage of failure of court

to instruct grand jury...

514

when location of line between properties is in issue in an
action of trespass quare clausum fregit......

525

when party does not waive right to object to sufficiency of
affidavit of merits......

529

one having only an expectancy is not entitled to partition.. 537

ACTIONS AND DEFENSES.-Continued.

both express and implied contracts are actionable in as-
sumpsit-when action against a city to recover money is
based on implied contract....

PAGE.

578

five year Statute of Limitations controls actions on im-
plied contracts ...

579

....

decree in will contest cannot be attacked in subsequent suit
for partition
party seeking specific performance must be in position to
perform his part of the agreement....
party to contract to convey may seek to compel specific per-
formance or sue for damages for breach of agreement.. 606

593

605

ADMINISTRATION.

there is no necessity for administration where there are no
debts-administrator in State of domicile of intestate is
entitled to money in Illinois......
distribution of a non-resident's personal property in Illi-
nois is governed by Illinois statute....

... 210

... 210

rules of inheritance are controlled by statute-descent and
heirship of real property are governed by law where the
land lies

ADMISSIONS.-See EVIDENCE.

AGENCY.-See PRINCIPAL AND AGENT.

ALTERATION.-See BILLS AND NOTES.

AMENDMENTS.

211

when procedure is governed by an act as amended........ 598
APPEALS AND ERRORS.

when Appellate Court is persumed to have found facts the
same as the trial court. ...

II

17

27

when cause must be remanded although decree is affirmed.
the Supreme Court cannot review controverted questions
of fact

80

nature of writ of error coram nobis at common law-er-
ror in process may be sufficient to recall judgment under
writ of error coram nobis.....

179

what errors of facts are available under a writ of error
coram nobis ..

179

court cannot correct its own errors after term has ended-
demurrer to writ of error coram nobis admits fact al-

leged as error

180

APPEALS AND ERRORS.—Continued.

when writ of error coram nobis does not lie-the plaintiff's
failure to disclose defense to action is not a fraud for
which writ of error coram nobis will lie......
writ of error coram nobis does not lie to contradict sher-
iff's return showing valid service....

PAGE.

... 180

180

when a judgment setting aside order of Public Utilities
Commission is appealable.....

190

when city may appeal from order of Public Utilities Com-
mission authorizing temporary increase in the fares of
street railways

when Appellate Court should remand cause-when judg-
ment of Appellate Court must be reversed.....
effect where the Appellate Court reverses without remand-
ing or finding facts-when a question of law arises.... 231
when attorney cannot present brief of opposing counsel
used in another case......

190

231

261

all issues are before Supreme Court when cause is certified
from Appellate Court....

341

a hearing on certiorari must be had on record as returned. 387
land owner cannot object to plat of proposed road on cer-
tiorari record in circuit court..

387

writ of error is governed by the law in force when it is
sued out.....

409

appeal from judgment awarding writ of mandamus to com-
pel drainage commissioners to build a bridge should be
taken to Appellate Court... . . .

467

when judgment for contempt is a final judgment.
taking appeal to the Appellate Court waives constitutional
questions.

490

491

cause must be remanded where admission of improper evi-
dence is prejudicial

....

when Supreme Court cannot presume that question was
waived-Appellate Court's recital of facts should include
all ultimate facts ......

515

... 553

... 568

when plaintiff in error should not be required to pay dam-
ages for delay.....

......

court of review will inquire into evidence to determine
whether compromise is for best interest of minor..
the Supreme Court will not take judicial notice of gen-
eral ordinance

ASSAULT.

evidence of conviction for assault to commit robbery is not
admissible to discredit witness...

593

614

351

ASSUMPSIT.

both express and implied contracts are actionable in as-
sumpsit-when action against city to recover money is
based on implied contract...

five year Statute of Limitations controls actions on im-
plied contracts ...

PAGE.

578

579

ATTORNEYS AT LAW.-See SOLICITORS' FEES.

a refusal or failure to return a client's money justifies
disbarment.

what advertising is unethical and unprofessional-what
is unprofessional conduct..

55

.. 305

extent to which attorney may advertise by circulation of
business cards-extent to which an attorney may adver-
tise in publications...

305

canon 27 of State Bar Association, on ethics of advertis-
ing, is to be commended......

... 305

BANKS.

when funds of a foreign bank are subject to garnishment
in Illinois

II

when courts of Illinois will not enforce insolvent laws of
another State

12

BILLS AND NOTES.

when evidence of acceptance by drawee bank is unneces-
sary. ...

II

when party does not waive right to object to sufficiency
of affidavit of merits....

529

the purchase of stock is sufficient consideration for note
of selling agent to secure payment of dividends......... 529
meaning of the words "to secure," when indorsed on a
promissory note-when words written on margin of note
must be considered part of it........
oral evidence is admissible to ascertain meaning of note
which is ambiguous on its face...

...

529

... 530

the material alteration of a negotiable instrument renders
it void .....

... 553

one who has filled in amount of a blank check cannot sub-
sequently alter it without further authority..

· 553

BRIDGES.-See HIGHWAYS.

BURDEN OF PROOF.

burden is on contestants to overcome case made by pro-
ponents of will......

147

CARRIERS.-See RAILROADS.

PAGE.

only ordinary care is required of a carrier in the mainte-
nance of station buildings and appurtenances..... ... 378
degree of care required of carrier should be commensurate
with the danger involved......

CEMETERIES.

378

when bequest for perpetual care of burial lot is not invalid. 364
CHARITIES.

when gift to charity does not violate rule against perpe-
tuities-courts of equity favor gifts to charity...... ... 364

CLOUD ON TITLE.

......

what makes prima facie case of title-when the complain-
ant should reimburse holder of tax deeds.....
when costs should not be taxed against defendant in suit
to set aside tax deeds.....

403

403

when bill need not allege, in terms, that master's deed is
void and a cloud on title....

568

COLLATERAL ATTACK.-See JUDGMENTS AND DE-
CREES.

COLOR OF TITLE.-See LIMITATIONS.

CONDEMNATION.-See EMINENT DOMAIN.

CONFIDENCE GAME.

definition of confidence game-form of transaction is im-
material in practice of confidence game...

477

one may be convicted of confidence game although confi-
dence has been acquired by long course of honest dealing. 477
mere acceptance of another's property with an intent to
convert to one's own use does not constitute the confi-
dence game...

477

when instruction as to confidence game is not erroneous.. .477
in a prosecution for confidence game, evidence may show
property was obtained from owner's agent.....
what evidence of other transaction is not admissible in a
prosecution for confidence game....

CONFLICT OF LAWS.

478

...

478

when funds of a foreign bank are subject to garnishment
in Illinois ...

II

when courts of Illinois will not enforce insolvent laws of
another State

12

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