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WINTERSTEEN-March 22 . 65 129 FEBRUARY NUMBER, 1889. Table of Cases. CASES IN ITALICS ARE REPORTED IN FULL. Arey v. Hall, 120. 16 Atl. Repr. 302 (Me.). Arrowsmith v. Gleason, 125. 9 Sup. Ct. Repr. 237 (U.S.). Atlanta Nat. Bank v. Burke, 121. 7 S. East. Repr. 738 (Ga.). Baldwin v. St. Louis, K. & N. W. Ry. Co., 127. 39 N. West. Repr. 507 (lowa). Banks v. Manchester, 123. 9 Sup. Ct. Repr. 36 (U.S.). Beecher v. Galvin, 126. 39 N. West. Repr. 469 (Mich.). Bradstreet Co. v. Gill, 125. 9 S. West. Butler v. Manchester, 8. & L. Ry. Co., 81. Chae Chan Ping, In re, 122. 36 Fed. Cherry v. Herring, 99. 3 South. Repr. 667 (Ala.). Chism v. Schipper, 121. 16 Atl. Repr. 316 (N.J.). Clews v. Bardon, 121. 36 Fed. Repr. 617 (Wis.). Connor v. Vicksburg & M. R. R. Co., 124. 36 Fed. Repr. 273 (Mo.). Crescent City W. & L. Co. v. Simpson, 125. 19 Pac. Repr. 426 (Cal.). Davidson v. Fisher, 125. 19 Pac. Repr. 652 (Col.). Fischer v. Travelers' Ins. Co., 120. 19 Pac. Repr. 13 (Cal.). Fitzgerald v. Barker, 122. 10 S. West. Repr. 45 (Mo.). Fremont County v. Moore, 128. 19 Pac. Repr. 438 (Wy.). Galbraith v. Lunsford, 126. 9 S. West. Repr. 365 (Tenn.). Gassert v. Bogk, 126. 19 Pac. Repr. 281 (Mont.). Gerow v. Castello, 122. 19 Pac. Repr. 505 (Col.). Gillette v. Wiley, 127. 19 N. East. Repr. 287 ([11.). Gridley v. Globe Tobacco Co., 128. 39 N. West. Repr. 754 (Mich.). Griffee v. B. & M. R. R. R. Co., 124. 2 Int.-St. Com. Rep. 194. Herron v. State, 126. 10 S. West. Repr. 25 (Ark.). Hubbard v. Palmer's Adm'r, 125. 16 Atl. Repr. 772 (Pa.). Jenkins v. International Bank, 126. 127 U. S. 481. Johnson v. Kesler, 124. 9 S. West. Repr. 394 (Ky.). Jung v. Neraz, 127. 9 S. West. Repr. 344 (Tex.). Kasling v. Morris, 112. 9 S. West. Repr. 739 (Tex ). Katz v. Bedford, 123. 19 Pac. Repr. 523 (Cal.). Kaw Valley Life Asso. v. Lemke, 126. 19 Pac. Repr. 337 (Kan.). Metropolitan Nat. Bank v. St. Louis Dispatch Co., 122. 36 Fea. Repr. 722 (Mo.). Minneapolis & St. L. Ry Co. v. Beckwith, 123. 9 Sup. Ct. Repr. 207 (U.S.). Mississippi Pac. Rv. Co. v. Evans, 128. 9 S. West. Repr. 325 (Tex.). New Orleans Cotton Exchange v. C. N. O. & T. P. R. R. Co., 124. Int.-St. Com. Rep. 289. Nichols v. Allen, 128. 9 S. West. Repr. 430 (Tenn.). Nisbet v. Town of Garner, 127. 39 N. West. Repr. 516 (Iowa). Osborne v. Dunham, 121. 16 Atl. Repr. 231 (N. J.). Owen v. Howard Ins. Co., 124. 10 8. West. Repr. 119 (Ky.). Palmer v. Woods, 127. 39 N. West. Repr. 668 (Iowa). Roberts v. Egyptian Monarch, 120. 36 Fed. Repr. 773 (N. J.). Roushlange v. Chicago & Alt. R. R. Co., 124. 17 N. East. Repr. 198 (Ind.). Scott v. City of Toledo, 123. 36 Fed. Repr. 385 (Ohio). Sesler v. Montgomery, 125. 19 Pac. Repr. 686. (Cal.). Simmons v. Hill, 122, 10 S. West. Repr. 61 (Mo.). Southard v. Brady, 120. 36 Fed. Repr. 560 (N. Y.). Splane, In re, 121. 16 Atl. Repr. 481 (Pa.). Terry, In re, 123. 9 Sup. Ct. Repr. 77 (U.S.). Transcontinental Lines, Re Tariffs of, 125. 2 Int. St. Com, Rep. 203. Tucker v. Jones, 124. 19 Pac. Repr. 571 (Mont.). U. S. v. American Bell Tel. Co., 127. 9 Sup. Ct. Repr. 90 (U. S.). Ware v. Allen, 122. 9 Sup. Ct. Repr. 174 (U.S.). Weeks v. Trask, 121. 16 Atl. Repr. 413 (Me.). Welles v. Larrabee, 121. 36 Fed. Repr. 866 (Iowa). Western Union Tel. Co. v. Cooper, 128. 9 S. West. Repr. 508 (Tex.). Wong Gan, In re, 122. 36 Fed. Repr. 553 (Cal.). Wood v. Consolidated Electric Light Co., Wy Shing, In re, 122, 36 Fed. Repr. 553 (Cal.). Yung Sing Hee, In re, 122. 36 Fed. Repr. 437 (Or.). Index. FORGED INDORSEMENT. Bank is responsible for the payment of a check with a forged indorsement, even though the last indorsement is genuine. 121. STOCK ASSESSMENTS. Pledgee is not an owner, and, upon insolvency of bank, is not liable for unpaid instalments on the stock pledged. 121. Nor is purchaser of stock at a sheriff's sale, which passes no title. 122. BILLS AND NOTES. CONDITION. Note given subject to approval of an attorney, becomes void when that approval is refused. 122. HOLDER FOR VALUE. Is constituted, where one takes a note in part satisfaction of an existing debt, also releasing valuable liens. 122. CHATTEL MORTGAGE Of newspaper cannot be sold under foreclosure proceedings, after all tangible property is gone. 122. INSTALMENT LEASE. Is a conditional sale, not a chattel Child born of Chinese parents in U. 8. COPYRIGHT LAW. State is not a citizen within meaning of. 123. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT. Not unconstitutional. 122. FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT. Prohibits municipality from appropriating land for a public street and assessing the remaining land of the owners for all costs and expenses, without first making compensation for the land taken. 123. Does not prohibit the imposition of punitive damages upon a railroad for stock killed, by reason of the failure to fence its track. 123. Delivery to, is delivery to party. 105. So also, to officer of corporation. 105. CONDITION. Must be performed by grantor, not by grantee. 110. May be either in writing or parol. 112. DEFINITION. Escrow defined. 103. DELIVERY. Will be enforced in equity, when condition is performed. 108. In some instances relates back to first delivery. 109. As where grantor dies before performance of condition. 110. GRANTEE. May act as agent of grantor to transmit to holder. 99, 106. HOLDER IN ESCROW. Cannot be party to instrument. 103. Conditional delivery to party cannot be made. 104. Modification of rule. 104. PURCHASERS. Rule as to bona fide purchasers. 111. STATUTE OF FRAUDS. An escrow is not sufficient to take a. deed out of the statute. 112. Any instrument, having essentials of a contract, may be delivered in escrow. 102. But it must be a completed instrument. 103. TITLE. Remains in grantor until performance of condition. 108. Effect of judgment pending final delivery. 108. Time of passing is question of intention. 110. Does not pass to grantee wrongfully obtaining possession of instrument before performance. 110. WORDS OF DELIVERY. No special form necessary to constitute escrow. 106. But grantor must part with all control of instrument. 106, 107. And delivery to grantee must depend upon performance of some condition, not merely lapse of time. 107. Rule different in case of gift. 107. Condition may consist in payment of money. 108. EXEMPTION. HOMESTEAD RIGHT. Will be allowed, as against husband's debt, entirely out of his interest in premises owned jointly by husband and wife. 124. FIRE INSURANCE. LIMITATION. Where limitation expires on Sunday, suit may be brought the following Monday. 124. GUARDIAN AND WARD. See PRINCIPAL AND SURETY. HUSBAND AND WIFE. See SLAN- INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW. Proof of the issuing of an unused and expired pass does not establish discrimination in fares. 124. JURISDICTION. Of Federal Courts over actions for the violation of the Interstate Commerce Act is not dependent upon diverse citizenship. 124. Of Commission extends to commerce between points in the same State, passing in transit through another State. 124. RATES. If just and reasonable from selected points through certain territory, are prima facie just and reasonable from all other points therein. 125. JURISDICTION. See INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW. FEDERAL COURTS. May entertain, where parties are of diverse citizenship, a bill in equity to vacate, on the ground of fraud, an order of sale made by a State Probate Court. 125. STATE COURTS. May enjoin the removal of appurtenances to a wharf on navigable waters. 125. Have exclusive jurisdiction over an action between citizens of the same State on a contract to pay royalties upon a patented invention. 125. STATE LEGISLATURE. May authorize the building of a bridge, which obstructs a navigable river altogether within the State's own borders, provided Congress does not interfere. 125. |