The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-27

VALUABLE LAW BOOKS,
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Leading Cases In Law and Equity, In Three
Series, with American Notes.

| L. WHITE AND TUDoR's LEADING CASES IN EouITy,
With copious and elaborate American Notes by
Hare and Wallace.
H. AMERICAN LEADING CASES, With Notes by Hare
and Wallace.
| iii. SMITHS LEADING G. Asses With American Notes
by Hare and Wallace.
!. SELECTION OF LEADING CASES IN Equity, With
| Notes by +. ii. White and o. ID. Tudor esquires
| with Additional Notes and References TO Ameri-
| can Cases, by J, |. Clark Hare and H. b. Wal
lace, Editors of Smiths Leading Cases.
TINE Publishers have the satisfaction to announce
Il that the hrst volume Of this much expected
work is now nearly ready for delivery IL is upon
the plan of Smiths Leading Cases, and is supposed
by competent judges TO present claims to the atten-
ton and favor of the profession not less striking
than those which were offered by MIR. Smiths work
The work has been annotated by Messrs Hare and
Wallace. in the same elaborate and thorough style
| which distinguished their commentaries upon
Smiths Leading Cases and the American Leading
Cases. The American Notes, it Ia 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 poiiraes, royal OctaUo, SO.
AMERICAN LEADING CAsEs.--Seiect decisions of
american Courts in several departments of law,
with especial reference to mercantile La,o by j. l.
Clark Hare and II. b. 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 to various important branches of
the law which were not included therein, and is in
effect, continuation of that work. The cases con-
sst 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 colated; that the work presents
/ a complete view of american LdtD, upon the SUBJ
jects which are examined.
NOTICES OF THIS WORK
From the Pennsylvania Lao Journal for ApriI 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, sc.
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. II is like Mr.. Smiths
Leading Cases, in plan, and mode Of annexation,
| and extends this method to other titles not en-
braced in MIR Smiths volumes; and is, in effect,
continuation of that work Those who are familiar
with the last or preceding American Editions of
SMITHS Leading Cases, have an earnest of the
liabilities OF the editor of the Select Decisions for
the labor he has assumed. The notes, 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 Americon Cases Cup
wards of $1,000 bearing upon the subjects dis
| cussed
From the Pennsylvania Lao Journal for JAM, IS4s
elm an elaborate and thorough note to Sexton v.
| Wheaton, and Salmon w. 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, pointing out the inconsistencies Of the nice
and often re-drawn distinctions which have been
taken"
From the Pennsyica'iia La,c Journal, May, 1s4s.
x.Itt hun I.rs
than its predecessor by Mr.. Wallace. II is fully
equal to it 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 to
our standard law books. The science of law il
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
so.
II has long been part of the practical instruc.
| ton at the Dane Law School at Cambridge, TO
| point out and comment on important adjudicated
cases; and Mr.. Smiths Leading Cases has become
textbook for the purpose. We do not entertain
! a doubt but that Messrs. Wallace and Hares work
will receive it deserves, the attentive con-
sideraton of both the professors and the students
of that important and influential school of legal in
! struction.
iii. Ttco Pols. Octaro, so
SMITHS LEADING CASES, third American edition.
with Notes and References to late English and
American Decisions, by J. l. Clark Hare and II.
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
~ itatil vail 10
useful to the Lawyer and the Judge.
NOTICES OF THE AMERICAN EDITION
"The American Cases upon this subject (the dis
tinction between Case and Trespass) will be
found extensively collected and collated in a note
10 Scott " Shepherd, Smiths Leading Cases
32S."-Ihs Court IN Ciafin V. J'ilcoI, Is Vermcnt
6l3.
''The general doctrine which controls this &C
ton, (for fraudulent representations has been
fully and ably reviewed by Mr. Wallace, one of
the American editors of Smiths Leading Cases in
a note 20 Paisley v. Freeman, I'd vol D. l0l, where
all the authorities English and American are col
lsted.--1he Court in Young V. Han, Georgia Re
ports, 90.
"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 IS44,) as"
The Court IN Clark v Baker, III Wetcalf, ls9.
''The notes added to Twyne's Case in Smiths
Selection of Leading Cases, in the American e-
lion, contain full view of the decisions and eel,
cislly Of the American cases in the Federal and
State Courts. on the great doctrines in Twyne'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 2 Commentaries, 532, note
1.-The numerous decisions, En- glsl and American
on this intricate head Of the law Of real property
Covenants running with lsnds,) are very ndustri-
ously collected in Smiths Leading Cases under the
title Of spencer's Case Chancellor Rent Comm.
472, NOTE.
I'm the second American edition of Smith = Lead
ing Cases, the doctrine fin regard to assumpst on
contracts imPeriectly perormed,l recognised in
this country, which seems TO accord in It's prnci-
piles with that Of Westminster HALL il stated in tn.
notes of Mr.. Wallace, IA follows, &c. Professor
CreenIeaJ. Tfedtiss Ecidence, uoi. 2, 1924, note
"sec Smiths Leading Cases, with Hare Wal
lace's notes, where all the on this poirs ION
mortgagor's right TO lease) are reviewed. Pro
tessor Gree'iecf. Note 10 Cruise, 100.
"Nlr. Wallace, in his very learned note 10 Corgs
Bernard, q Smiths Leading Cases, 243, Am
Ed. of lS47,) says, Set r. AngeA Tfsafise
on The Lam VI Common Carriers, o. SO, note.
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