THE

NORTHEASTERN REPORTER,

VOLUME 48,

CONTAINING ALL THE CURRENT DECISIONS OF THE

SUPREME COURTS OF MASSACHUSETTS, OHIO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA,
APPELLATE COURT OF INDIANA. AND THE COURT
OF APPEALS OF NEW YORK.

PERMANENT EDITION.

NOVEMBER 26, 1897-JANUARY 28, 1898.

WITH TABLE OF NORTHEASTERN CASES IN WHICH REHEARINGS HAVE BEEN DENIED.
WITH TABLES OF NORTHEASTERN CASES PUBLISHED IN VOLS. 166, 167, ILLINOIS REPORTS; 168, MASSA-

CHUSETTS REPORTS; 153, NEW YORK REPORTS; 55, OHIO STATE REPORTS.

A TABLE OF STATUTES CONSTRUED IS GIVEN
IN THE INDEX.

ST. PAUL:

WEST PUBLISHING CO.

1898.

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