OF

CASES ARGUED AND DETERMINED

IN THE

SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE

OF THE

STATE OF INDIANA,

WITH TABLES OF TIIE CASES AND PRINCIPAL MATTERS.

BY JAMES B. BLACK,

OFFICIAL REPORTER.

VOL. XXXIII.

CONTAINING THOSE CASES DECIDED AT THE MAY TERM, 1870,
NOT PUBLISHED IN VOL. XXXII., AND SOME OF THE CASES

DECIDED AT THE NOVEMBER TERM, 1870.

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INDIANAPOLIS:
JOURNAL COMPANY, PRINTERS,

1871.

Entered, according to the act of Congress, in the year 1871, by

JAMES B. BLACK, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

kie, Beacoh 10, 1622

JUDGES

OF THE

SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE

DURING THE TIME OF THESE REPORTS.

ROBERT C. GREGORY, LL. D.*I
CHARLES A. RAY, LL. D.* ||
JEHU T. ELLIOTT, LL. D.*
JAMES S. FRAZER, LL. D.*
JOHN PETTIT, LL. D. $
ALEXANDER C. DOWNEY, LL. D.f
JAMES L. WORDEN, LL. D.1
SAMUEL HI. BUSKIRK, LL. D.

*Term of office expired January 3d, 1871.
fTerm of office commenced January 30, 1871.
Chief Justice at the May Term, 1870,
Chief Justice at the November Term, 1870, until January 30, 1877.
Chief Justice at the November Term, 1870, after January 30, 1871.

OF TID

SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE.

ATTORNEY GENERAL,

Hon. DELANA E. WILLIAMSON.*

Hon. BAYLESS W. HANNA.† *Term of office expired November 3d, 1870. Commissioned November 3d, 1870.

REPORTER,

JAMES B. BLACK.

CLERK,

THEODORE W. M'COY.

SHERIFF,

CYRUS J. DOBBS.*

JAMES P. WATSON.
*Term of office expired January 9th, 1871.
tAppointed January 9th, 1871.

LIBRARIAN,

WILLIAM C. LAMB.*

JOHN GRAHAM.
*Until January 30, 1871.
†After January 30, 1871.