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Leading Cases In Law and Equity, i'm Three
Series, with American Notes.
1 WHITE ASD TUDoR's LEADING CASES IN Equity,
With copious and elaborate American Notes by
Hare and Wallace
II. AMERICAN LEADING CASES, With Notes by Hare
and Wallace.
III. SMITH's LEADING CASES, With Anne ican Notes
by Hare and Wallace.
1. A SELECTION OF LEADING CASES IN EoUITy, With
Notes by +. H. White and o. ID. Tudor, esqures,
with Additional Notes and References TO Ameri-
can Cases, by j. i. Clark Hare and ii. b. wal
lace, Editors of Smiths Leading Cases.
TIME Publishers have the satisfaction To announce
j that the first volume of this much expected
work is now nearly ready for delivery. IL is upon
the plan of Smiths Leading Cases, ana is supposed
by competent judges TO present claims 10 tne ai'eh
ton and favor OF the profession hot Tess sulhine
than those which were Offered by MIR Smiths work
The work has been annotated by Messrs Hare and
Wallace, in the elaborate and thorough style
which distinguished their commentaries upon
Smiths Leading Cases and the American Leading
Cases The American Notes, it is believed, will be
found to present accurate and complete view oil
the equity jurisprudence of every State IN the
Union in respect 10 the subjects which come under
discussion.
H. In tloo poltunes, royal Octapo, SO.
American LEADING CASES Select decisions Of
american Courts in several departments OF law,
with especial reference to mercantile idio by j. L.
Clark Hare and H. Is. Wallace, esqs., editors OF
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 10 various important branches OF
the law which were not included therein, and is, IN
effect, continuation of that work The cases con-
sist OF the celebrated decisions in the Federal
Courts and the courts of the several States, upon
the subjects discussed accompanied by elaborate
notes. which the reports of all the States In the
Union have been colaed; 50 that the work presents
complete view of american Latr, upon the SUBJ
iccts which are examined
NOTICES OF THIS WORK.
From the Pennsylvania Lar Journal for Apii, lSio.
The principal points illustrated in the first vol
ume are, the whole subject of Agency, Voluntary
Conveyances, Assignments to trustee Tor the
benefit of creditors, Domicii, Infancy, Interest,
Application of Payments, Negotiabiiity, and Ne,
gotiation of Promissory Notes, Form, Time and
manner of Notice, Power of partner 10 bind the
Firm, Incidents of Real Estate held by Firm, &c.
II will be perceived, by the enumeration of titles,
that the volume comprises subjects OF every DAY
occurrence TO the practitioner In themselves, they
furnish many compendlous treatises upon the
actual state of the law Ii 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; anu Is, In enect, a
continuation OF that work. Those who are familiar
with the last preceding American Editions OF
SMITHS Leading Cases have an earnest OF the ca
liabilities of the editor OF the Select Decisions, Tor
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 american Cases, Cup
wards of 10000 bearing upon the subjects dis
cussed.
From the Pennsylvania Ldto Journal for Jan, 1915
ain an elaborate and thorough note TO Sexton "
Wheaton, and Salmon V. Bennett, MIR, wallace
reviews the whole law in relation TO voluntary con-
yeyances in the United States, pointing out WheTe
The selected decisions have been sustained, were
rejected, condensing and reconciling the reason
ing pointing out the inconsistencies oil the nice
and often wire-drawn distinctions winch nave Dceh
taken"
From the Pennsgludnia Lar Journal, May, l5iS.
This volume by Mr.. Hare is no less satisfactory
than its predecessor by Mr. Wallace. 1t Is fully
equal point ofyiew The Select Decisions
are thirty in number; chosen with great Judgment,
and annotated with discrimination and the most
W. are satisfied that our friends Messrs. Wal
lace and Hare, will receive the hearty thanks oil
the profession for this second joint contribution 10
our standard law books The science OF law l.
only 10 be- adequately learned through the medium
OF adiudcated cases, and when the student mas, az
in The hook before US important and leading ones
not only pointed out 10 him. but fully and carefully
considered, with ample and thorough notes, ambl-
tiUn has additional incentive and Incidence
Ccases TO have an excuse.
Il has long been part Of the practical instruc
tion al the Dane Law School at Cambridge, Il
point aut and comment important adJudicatet
cases: and Mr.. Smiths Leading Cases has oecoin'
textbook for the purpose we 90 h 10Y etsel vi
/, doubt but that Messrs. wallace ana hare "ori
viii receive, as il deseryes the sac me a ~ con
Of that important and influential school OF legal IN
III. T,ro Vols. OetaUo, $40.
SMITHS LEADING CAsEs third American edition
with Notes and References 10 late English an,
American Decisions, by J. J. Clark Hare and II
". Wallace, csqrs.
The American Editors have carefully collate'
and noticed all the decisions ia the Reports Of th
English and American Courts, since the pubhca
ton Of the former Edition Of Smiths Cases.
The work l. now offered 10 the Profession IN al
enlarged form, enriched by numerous and import
ant additions, rendering II still more valuable an
useful u the Lawyer and the Judge.
NOTICES OF THE AMERICAN EDITION.
.sTlic American Cases upon this subject (thc de
Junction between Case and Trespass( VIII .
found extensively collected and cOiatcd in not
Ia scott w. Shepherd ! smiths Deading Case
3lg."-The Court tn Cidfin v " tcoT' j b@m0''
Gl3.
.eThc general doctrine which controls this az
ton (ior fraudulent rcprescn at0ns,) has bee
fully and ably reviewed by Mr.. Wallace one ,
the American editors Of Smiths Leading Cases, D.
q note "a Paisley y. Freeman 2d .Ol. p. lOl, Wher
al tie authOrtes English and American, are col
lated The Court ~ Young v HAL. Georgta h'
pOrs, ~.
'sThe cases ION Commercial Usages) are too M
TnerOus 10 cite ia detail and ] will only refer I
teIn generally a. fully collected ma the note 20
Suiths Lsading Cases, (Amer. I'd 0i 1874, as.
The Curt ~ Ciark v Bak1, u .hefoaJ, lss
"The notes added 10 Twyne's Gaze in Smith
selection of Leading Cases, In the American e.
ton contain a full view Of the dccriOns, and esp.
,iaiiy Of the American cases in tn FEDERAL an
stat Court. ON the great doctrines IN IWyne
Caso which b. perhaps thc most elaborate case 10 u
English Law, and has gwen rise W the most pr,
fraCto1 and animated discussions. - b. Chdnoeti'
Esyi 2 COhgmsntuies, So, NOTE
.rrhc numerous decisions, English and American
on this intricate bead u the Law Of real property
Covenants running with lands,) arr very industr
oIsly collected ia Smiths Ltading Case, under u
title Of Spenccr's CASE Chancellor Kent Z Conn
~, HOb.
IN the second American edition Of Smith's Load
ing Gaze, the doctrine n regard b. assumpsit .
contracts imperiectly pcriOumcd,l recognised }
tine country which seems 10 accord in ~ prime
plos with that d Westnnstsr Hall, B. stated M u
not.s Uf Mr. Wallace, a. fyllyWr, &c.'- Prgftss'
l,ys,nlsaf Treaiiss on Eid,nos col ?. l2i, nO,f
go, Smith's Leading Case, with Hare Wa
iace's notes, where all Tie cases OI the point G.
mnrtgsgOr's right ~ lctse) are rcsltwcd."--Pr