Stereotyped by

JOURNAL COMPANY,

Indianapolis, Ind.

OF

CASES ARGUED AND DETERMINED

IN THE

SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE

OF THE

STATE OF INDIANA,

WITH TABLES OF THE 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.

Kec. March 20, 1872.

JUDGES

OF THE

SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE

DURING THE TIME OF THESE REPORTS.

ROBERT C. GREGORY, LL. D.*‡
CHARLES A. RAY, LL. D.* ||

JEHU T. ELLIOTT, LL. D.*
JAMES S. FRAZER, LL. D.*
JOHN PETTIT, LL. D.† §

ALEXANDER C. DOWNEY, LL. D.†

JAMES L. WORDEN, LL. D.†

SAMUEL H. BUSKIRK, LL. D.†

*Term of office expired January 3d, 1871.

†Term of office commenced January 3d, 1871.

Chief Justice at the May Term, 1870,

Chief Justice at the November Term, 1870, until January 3d, 1871. ¿Chief Justice at the November Term, 1870, after January 3d, 1871.

OF THE

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.
†Appointed January 9th, 1871.

LIBRARIAN,

WILLIAM C. LAMB.*

JOHN GRAHAM.†

*Until January 3d, 1871.

†After January 3d, 1871.