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Cases. The American Notes, it 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
II. IN ttoo volumes, royal Octooo, 80.
| AMERICAN LEADING CAsEs.--Select decisions Of
l AmseicGn Courts in several departments Of law
with especial reference to mercantile laaC by j.
| Clark Hare and H. 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-
sist OF the most celebrated decisonsin 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 coated; SO that the work presents
q complete view of american Latc, upon the sub.
| jects which are examined.
NOTICES OF THIS WORK.
From the PennsyIuania Losc 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
benett OF creditors, Domicil, Infancy, Interest,
Application of Payments, Negotiabilify, and Ne
gotiation Of Promissory Notes. Form, Time and
manner OF Notice, Power Of a 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 dav
occurrence to the practitioner In themselves. thew
furnish so many compendious treatises upon the
actual state of the law. It is like Mr.. Smith.
Leading Cases, in plan, and mode of annexation.
and extends this method to other titles not eYc
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
smiths Lending Cases, have an earnest of the ca
Papi.ies OF the editor OF the Select Decisions, for
says, that accompany the Select Decisions, occunv
more than one-half of the volume, and are in fact
critical collation. of all the American Cases, (up-
wards OF $1,000 bearing upon the subjects dis
cussed.
From the PennsyIuania Lalo Journal for JAM, 1873.
"ln an elaborate and thorough note to Sexton v.
wheaton, and Salmon v. Bennett MIR. Wallace
reviews the whole law in relation to voluntary con-
yeyances In the United States, pointing out where
the selected decisions have been sustained ,yere
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 Pennsyluania La,c Journal, May, 1913.
his volume by Mr.. Hare is no less satisfactory
than its predecessor by Mr.. Wallace II is fully
equal tin every point ofvew TheSeect Decisions
are thirty in number; chosen with great Judgment.
and annotated with discrimination and the most
ample learning.
We are 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 Is
oriy " DS aoSeuaceiy 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, amk-
uon mas an additional incentive and Incidence
1t has long been part of the practical instruc
non at the Dane Law School at Cambridge, to
Poant oat and comment on important adjudicased
snd M, Smiths Inn Leading Cases has become
a doubt but that Messrs. Wallace and Hare,s work
will receive as it deserves the same Attentive con-
slderaton OF both the professors and the students
OF tnat important and influential school of legal in
iii. Too Yols. Octave, go
SMITHS LEADING CASES, third American edition
with Notes and References 10 late English and
american Decisions, by J. ]. Clark Hare and ri.
b. Wallace, esqrs.
The American Editors have c.r.e,ur oo,,...a
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.
me WORK Is now offered to the Profession in an
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 (thc dis
junction between Case and Trespass) will be
found extensively collected and collated in a note
TO Scott v. Shepherd, Smiths Leading Cases.
6l3. ~'
"The general doctrine which controls this ac
ton, (for fraudulent representations. has been
iniiy and ably reviewed by Mr.. Wallace, one of
the American editors of Smiths Leading Cases, in
a note to Paisley v. Freeman, I'd vol. D. 1Ol where
all the authorities, English and American, are col
latedaI~ Court IN Young v. Hall, 4 Georgia Re
ports, SO.
''The cases ION Commercial Usages) are too nu-
inerous to cite in detail, and WIN only refer To
them generally, as fully collected in the notes TO
Smiths Leading Cases, (Amer. Ed of 1874 y AS,
The Court IN Clark v. Baker, IL Metcalf, IS9.
"Thc notes added TO Twynes Case in Smiths
Selection OF Leading Cases, in the American edi-
ton, contain full view of the decisions and esps-
cialy OF the American cases in the Federal and
State Courts, on the great doctrines in Twyne's
Case which perhaps the most elaborate case in the
English Law, and has given rise 10 the most pro-
tracted and animated discussions. - Chancellor
hent. Communicates, 532, mote.
"Thc numerous decisions, English and American
on this intricate head of the law of real property
Covenants running with lands) are very 'industri
ously collected in Smiths Leading Cases under the
title of spenccr's case Chancellor Kent Comm.
f72, note.
ing Cases, the doctrine lin regard to assumpsit on
contracts imperfectly pcrformed,l recognized In
tins country, which seems To accord In fts princ;
pies with that Of Westminster Hail. is stated in the
notes OF Mr.. Wallace, as follows, &c. Proftsupv
Greenieaf TSsatise on Ecidsnoe, col 2. I24. nots.
"See Smiths Loading Cases, with Hare & Wal.
laoe's notes, where all the on this point ION
mortgagor's right TO lcsse) are reviewed "-FLo
fess~ Greenieqf Note to Cr1iss, log.
"Mr. Wallace, in his very learned note to Coeps
& Bernard, q Smiths Leading Cases 243 Am.
Ed. of 1919 says, &c."-T * Angeu 7peot;se
on the Lao If Common Carriers, p. 80, mott.
CAMBRIDGE, Jan. 25, Is45.
GENTLEMEN Your letter Of the oath has been
received, in which you ask my opinion as 10 the
value Of the English Exchequer Reports, from Price
townwards TO this time, 10 an American LAWYER
md as TO the expedency of reprinting them in
his country. OF the high value of these Reports
both ON the Pleas and Equity sides of the Court
nave not the least doubt the DECISIONS Of this Court
or the last fifteen or twenty years. both at EQUITY
md in Common Law, are entitled TO equal re-,
pect with any others in England. should think
N American lawyers library essentially incom-
,lete without them.
lam, gentlemen, very respectfully yours.
~, SIMON GREENLEAF
Messrs L. 4 j. w. JOHNSON
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Vol. 5, to lS4s-S3 90.
containing the Public and General Statutes pass.,
" the Congress of the United States of Amer;c.
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