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THE

ATLANTIC REPORTER,

VOLUME 59

CONTAINING ALL THE REPORTED DECIBIONS OF THE

Supreme Courts of Maine, New HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, RHODE ISLAND,
CONNECTICUT, and PENNSYLVANIA; Court of Errors and Appeals,
Court of Chancery, and Supreme and Prerogative Courts
of New JERSEY; Supreme Court, Court of Chancery,
Superior Court, Court of General Sessions, and
Court of Oyer and Terminer of DELAWARE;

and Court of Appeals of MARYLAND.

YLAND.

PERMANENT EDITION.

DECEMBER 8, 1904–MARCH 16, 1905.

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1905.

COPYRIGHT, 1905,

BY

WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY.

ATLANTIC REPORTER, VOLUME 59,

JUDGES

OP THE

COURTS REPORTED DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS VOLUME.

CONNECTICUT_Supreme Court of Errors.

DAVID TORRANCE, CHIEF JUSTICE."

ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
SIMEON E. BALDWIN.

FREDERICK B. HALL.
WILLIAM HAMERSLEY.

SAMUEL 0. PRENTICE.

DELAWARE-Supreme Court.

JOHN R. NICHOLSON, CHANCELLOR.
CHARLES B. LORE, CHIEF JUSTICE..

ASSOCIATE JUSTIÇES.
WILLIAM C. SPRUANCE.

JAMES PENNEWILL
IGNATIUS C. GRUBB.

WILLIAM H, BOYCE.

Court of Chancery.

JOHN R. NICHOLSON, CHANCELLOR.

MAINE-Cupreme Judicial Court

ANDREW P. WISWELL, CHIEF JUSTICE.

ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
LUCILIUS A. EMERY.

ALBERT R. SAVAGE.
WM. PENN WHITEHOUSE. FREDERICK A, POWERS.
SEWALL C. STROUT.

HENRY C. PEABODY.
ALBERT M. SPEAR.

MARYLAND-Court of Appeals.

JAMES MCSHERRY, CHIEF JUDGE.

ASSOCIATE JUDGES
JOHN P. BRISCOE.

HENRY PAGE.
A. HUNTER BOYD.

JAMES A. PEARCE.
DAVID FOWLER.

SAMUEL D. SCHMUCKER.
I. THOMAS JONES.

NEW JERSEY-Court of Errors and Appeals.

WILLIAM J. MAGIE, CHANCELLOR.
WILLIAM S. GUMMERE, CHIEF JUSTICE,

JUSTICES.
BENNETT VAN SYCKEL

ABRAM Q. GARRETSON.
JONATHAN DIXON

: CHARLES E. HENDRICKSON.
CHARLES G. GARRISON.

MAHLON PITNEY.
JOHN FRANKLIN FORT.

FRANCIS J. SWAYZE.
ALFRED REED.

JUDGES.
JOHN W. BOGERT.

PETER V. VOORHEES.
CHARLES E. HENDRICKSON. G. D. W. VROOM.
WILLIAM H. VREDENBURGH. GEORGE R. GRAY.

ELMER E. GREEN.

Court of Chancery.

WILLIAM J. MAGIE, CHANCELLOR

VICE CHANCELLORS.
HENRY C. PITNEY.

MARTIN P. GREY,
JOHN R. EMERY.

EUGENE STEVENSON.
ALFRED REED.

JAMES J. BERGEN.3
FREDERIC W. STEVENS.

LINDLEY M. GARRISON..

Supreme Court.
WILLIAM S. GUMMERE, CHIEF JUSTICE.

ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
BENNETT VAN SYCKEL." ABRAM Q. GARRETSON.
JONATHAN DIXON.

CHARLES E. HENDRICKSON.
JOHN FRANKLIN FORT.

MAHLON PITNEY.
CHARLES G. GARRISON.

FRANCIS J. SWAYZE
ALFRED REEDS

* Resigned June 15, 1904.

* Appointed June 15, 1904. * Appointed Supreme Court Justice June 15, 1904. 6 Retired November 2, 1904. * Appointed March 14, 1904.

"Became Chief Justice February 18, 1905. • Appointed June 15, 1904.

• Died February 9, 1905, • Became Judge February 27, 1905.