The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-31

Smiths Leading Cases and the American Leading
Cases The American Notes, il is believed, will be
found to present an accurate and complete view OF
the equity jurisprudence of every State in the
Union in respect to the subjects which come under
discussion.
II. In t,oo volumes, royal Octapo, 80.
AMERICAN LEADING CAsEs.-Select decisions II
Amric0n Courts in several departments Of law,
with especial reference to mercantile laso, ~ ~ !;
the American edition Of Smiths Leading Cases
This work is upon the plan Of Smiths Leading
Cases, and applies the same method of research
and illustration TO various important branches Of
the law which not included therein, and is in
sist of the most celebrated decisions in the Federal
Courts, and the courts of the several States, upon
the subjects discussed; accompanied by elaborate
notes. in which the reports of all the States in the
Union have been coIlated SO that the work presents
a complete view of American La,c, upon the sub
ects which are examined.
NOTICES OF THIS WORK.
From the Pennsyluani0 Law Journal for april, lS4S.
The principal points illustrated in the first vol
ume are, the whole subject of Agency, Voluntary
Conveyances Assignments to trustee for the
benefit Of creditors, Domicil, Infancy, Interest,
Application of Payments, Negotiability, and Ne
gotiatiOn of Promissory Notes, Form, Time and
manner of Notice, Power of partner to bind the
Firm, Incidents of Real Estate held by Firm, &c.
1t will be perceived, by the enumeration of titles,
that the volume comprises subjects of every day
occurrence to the practitioner In Themselves, they
furnish so many compendious treatises upon the
actual state Of the law. It is like Mr.. Smiths
Leading Cases, in plan, and mode of annexation,
and extends this method to other titles not en-
braced in Mr. Smiths volumes; and is, in effect,
continuation Of that work. Those who are familiar
with the last or preceding American Editions of
Sptts Leading Cases, have an earnest of the ca
liabilities of the editor of the Select Decsons for
the labor he has assumed. The notes, or rather es
says, that accompany the Select Decisions, occupy
more than one-half Of the volume, and are in fact
| critical collation. of all the AmericGn Cases, Cup
wards of 3,OO0,) bearing upon the subjects dis
cussed.
From the PennsyIuania La,c Journal for JAM, l848
"In an elaborate and thorough note to Sexton "
Wheaton, and Salmon v. Bennett, Mr.. Wallace
reviews the whole law in relation to voluntary con-
veyances in the United States pointing out where
the selected decisions have been sustained, were
rejected, cOndensing and reconciling the reason
ing, or pointing out the Inconsistencies of the nice
and often wire drawn distinctions which have been
taken"
From the Pennsylpania La,r JOURNAL May, ls4s
This volume by Mr.. Hare is no less satisfactory
than its predecessor by Mr.. Wallace. II is fully
equal 1t in every point ofvew. TheSeect Decisions
are thirty in number; chosen with great Judgment
and annotated with discrimination and the most
ample learning.
We satisfied that our friends, Messrs Wal
lace and Hare, will receive the hearty thanks of
the profession for this second Joint contribution In
our standard law books. The science of law II
only to be adequately learned through the medium
Of adjudicated cases, and when the student has as
in the book before US, important and leading ones
not only pointed out TO him. but fully and carefully
considered, with ample and thorough notes. ambi-
ton has an additional incentive and Incidence
ceases 10 bay VI Ine pruCplrxr urruc-
ton at the Dane Law School at Cambridge, TO
point out and comment on important adjudicated
cases; and MIR. Smiths Leading Gases has become
a text book for the purpose. We do not entertain
doubt but that Messrs. Wallace and Hare's work
will receive, it deserves, the attentive
sideration of both the professors and the students
of that important and influential school of legal in
struction.
III Too Vols. Octave, $40.
SMITHS LEADING CASES, third American edition,
with Notes and References to late English and
American Decisions, by J. ]. Clark Hare and H.
Il. Wallace, esqrs
The American Editors have carefully collated
and noticed all the decisions in the Reports Of the
English and American Courts, since the publica-
ton of the former Edition of Smiths Cases.
The work is now offered to the Profession in an
enlarged form, enriched by numerous and import
ant additions, rendering it still more valuable and
useful to the Lawyer and the Judge.
NOTICES OF THE AMERICAN EDITION
''The American Cases upon this subject 1.-THE dis
tinction between Case and Trespass) will be
found extensively collected and collatcd in q note
TO Scott v. shepherd, Smiths Leading Cases,
329"-Th Court in Claim " Wiicor IS Vermont,
6l3
''The general doctrine which controls this sc-
ton, (for fraudulent representations has been
fully and ably reviewed by Mr.. Wallace, one of
the American editors of Smiths Leading Cases, in
note TO Paisley v. Freeman, I'd vol. p. l01, where
all the authorities, English and American, col
lated The Court in Young v. Hall, Georgia Re-
ports, 49,
''The cases ION Commercial Usages) are too nu-
merous TO cite in detail, and WIN only refer TO
them generally, as fully collected in the notes TO
Smiths Leading Cases, Gamer. Ed of lss4,) AIS"
The Court in Clark v. Baker, IL Mefcalf, is9.
"Thc notes added TO Twyne's Case in Smiths
Selection Of Leading Cases, in the American ed-
ton, contain full view of the decisions, and esps
cially OF the American cases in the Federal and
State Courts, on the great doctrines in Twync's
Case, which is perhaps the most elaborate in the
English Law, and has given rise TO the most pro-
| tracted and animated discussions. = Chancellor
Kent. Coumsntariss, $50, nots.
'The numerous dec isions English and Americas
this intricate head of the law of real property
Covenants running with lands) are very industri.
ousy collected in Smiths Leading Cases. under the
title of Spcncer's case Chancellor Kent Cowm
472, NOTE
ing Cases, the doctrine lin regard to aswumpsit ON
contracts impcrfectly performed,l recognized in
this country, which seems TO accord in its princi-
Piles with that Of Westminster Hall, Is stated in the
| notes of Mr. Wallace, as follows, &c."-Proftssor
| Greenisaf. Treatise Ecsdencs voi 2, 124, NOTE
"See Smiths Leading Cases, with Hare WAL
lace's notes, where all the cases this point ION
mortgngor's right to lease) are reviewed. Pro
fess0 Greenieaf. Note 10 2 Cruise, LOG.
"Mr. Wallace, in his very learned note to Coggs
4 Bernard, q Smiths Leading Cases, 2s3, Am.
Ed. of 1919 says, SET r. Angsa Ttsahs.
on the Lam qf Common Carriers, p. 80, note.
CAMBRIDGE, Jan. rs, Is45
GESTLEMES; Your letter Of the oath has been
received in which you ask my opinion az 10 the
value of the English Exchequer Reports, from Price
downwards to this time, 20 an American lawyer.
and as to the expediency Of reprinting them in
this country oftbe high value of these Reports,
both on the Pleas and Equity sides Of the Cos,rt 1
have not the least doubt the decisions Of this Court
for the last fifteen or twenty years, both at Equity
and in Common Law, are entitled 10 equal re,
spect with any others in England | should think
an American lawyers library essentially incora~
plete without them.
am, gentlemen, very respectfully yours,
SIMON GREENLEAF.
Messrs. II. 4 j. w. JOHNSON.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Vol. s, TO 1883 90.