The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-10-23
New York, 1915.
Published by the Author.


New York, 1915.
This invaluable work is the fruit ofseveral
years close, ind%efatigable toll. The original
design of the author was to present the most
important questions arising in practice, with
the decisions of courts upon them, and the
principles by which those decisions were
governed-giving the Legal Profession and
others a clear conception oftheir various rules.
Tothis design he has faithfully adheared.-
The mode adopted has been TO arrange in
alphabetical order the important legal topics
in regard to which knowledge is most desi-
rable, and TO present, in the form of questions
and answers, such information as their rela-
tive impo rance requiIed-quoting very large
y ff0rn every variety of circumstances and
fact within the scope of his deep research.
The value of such a work can hardly be APP
preclated without using if, by the LegalPro-
fession. And, says a learned writer, himself
a Lawyer, "The Legal Profession ought not
to be the only class of men to be benefited
by this work. It's brevity and easy reference
recommend it strongly TO the man of bust
ness, whose numerous pursuits, while they
will not permit him TO attain by reading even
a general knowledge of the legal principles
that preside over and regulate the various
forms OF business, nevertheless require Of
him TO make himself acquainted with tho
more common and well-setlled principles
that are of ordinary application in the COM
mon business affairs of life. No common
business man ought TO remain in ignorance
OF what Mr.. Kline lays down in bis compen-
dunn under the heads of Agent Bills Of
Exchange Assignment Contracts Part
neTs,' Mortgages &c, &c.
The 9Th vol. oi374 pages, with 4 copious
index, is now before us, and must prove, if
possible, more valuable than either of1he
preceding volumes, as il consists almost en-
tirely OF recent important and we'll selected
cases and decisions, many of them reported
in the United States and in Europe the pre-
sent year.
We cannot but commend the indomitable
spirit and perseverance with which The writer,
under the most discouFaging circumstances
of a frail constitution and continued i'll health
has,at the expense of SO heavy a draugh; up
on both, uPon,in fact, the very springs of his
vitality, accomplished so toilsome, so useful,
so invaluable a work. Ii has been truly re-
marked by men who are capable ofiudging
of the amount of physical and mental labor
bestowed in the compilation of these volumes
and the depth Of research TO quote and
classify the vast number of cases under each
head treated of, as absolutely astonishing,
and earns for Mr.. Kinnie the title of bene-
factor TO his race.
As a proof of their accuracy, The highest
testimonials have been awarded TO Judge
kinne's "Law Compendium, . by suchnames
as ex-Chancellor Kent, Justice Story, the
Attorney General of Mass, Chief Justice
Williams, Justice Hornblower, David Paul
Brown, &c. sc. We are happy to learn
that the increasing and very wide opulari-
ty of these valuable productions,is comments
urale with their rare merit; and our object
IN thus referring our friends to them is, tina:
any among the profession who does not al
ready possess a copy, may nj. longer do them
selves and the author the injustice of such a
privation.
The work is now emphatically multum in
pdrro, a great labor-saving machine, richly
deserving patronage.