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Leading Cases I'm Law ard Equity, IN Three
series, with American notes.
L. WHITE AND TUpos's LEADING CASES IN Eaurry,
WITH coPous and elaborate American Notes by
Hare and Wallace
II. AMERICAN LEADING CAsKs With Notes by Hare
and Wallace.
iii. smirH's LEADIss CAsss, with American Notes
by Hare and Wallace.
l. A sELEcrIos or LEADIso CAsEs IN Eourry. with
Notes by +. II. White and O. d. Tudor, esquires,
with Additional Notes and Reference 10 Ameri-
can Cases, by J. l. Clark Hare and H. b. Wal
lace, Editors Of Smiths Leading Cases.
THE Publishers have the satisfaction TO announce
i that the first volume OF this much expected
work is now nearly ready for delivery. u upon
the plan Of Smiths Leading Cases, and IL supposed
by competent Judges TO present caims 10 the atten
tion and favor Of the profession, not less striking
than those which were offered by Mr. 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, IL 10 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 too oO'smss, royal Ocasse. -.
SA8Bh-y90GEt ~
Americms Courts in several departments Of law,
with especial reference 10 m<vcansiIs lss0 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 Smith's Leading
Cases, and applies the same method Of research
aud illustration To various important branches Of
the law which not included therein, and is In
effect, continuation Of that work. The cases con-
sis Of the most celebrated decisions in the Federal
Courts, and the courts Of thu several slatas upon
the subjects discussed; accompanied by elaborate
notes. in which the reports Of all the Ststes in the
Union have been collated 40 that the work presents
complete view of AMERICAN Lao, upon the sub-
jects which are examined.
NOTICES OF THIS WORK.
From the Pennsylvania Lao Jos~maIfsv ASvl. Is4s
The principal points illustrated in the first vol.
ume are, the whole subject of Agency, Voluntary
Conveyances, Assignments to 4 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 70 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 80 many compendious treatises upon the
actual state of the law. II is like Mr. SmitA's
Leading Cases, in plan, and mode of annotation.
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
Smiths Leading Case, have an earnest Of the cs.
liabilities of the editor of the Ssisct Decisions for
the labor ne has assumed The notes, or rather CO.
says, that accompany the Select Decisions, occuDv
more than ne-half of the volume, and are in fact
critical collation. Of all The Anericam Cdses Inn.
wards OF 10000 bearing upon the subjects dis
cussed
From the Pennsyiuania Lass Journal for JAM, ls4s.
Sin an elaborate and thorough note to Sexton v.
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, pointing out the Inconsistencies of the nice
and often WIRE drawn distinctions which have been
taken.'
From the Pennsyluania Lao Journal May. 1873.
ms volume by Mr.. Hare is no less satisfactory
than It's predecessor by Mr.. Wallace. II is fully
II IN every point ofview The Select Decisons
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 In
our standard law books. The science of law in
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 carefulIv
considered, with ample and thorough notes. ambs-
ton has additional incentive and Incidence
ceases to have an excuse
C.
ton at the Dane Law School at CambridDr A.
point out and comment important adiudScated
cases; and Mr.. Smiths Leading Cases has become
a text book for the purpose. We do not entertain
doubt but that Messrs. Wallace and Hares work
will receive, it deserves the same attentive con-
sideration OF both the professors and the student.
OF that important and influential school of legal IN
struction.
iii. Ttro Vols. Octapo $40
SMITHS LEADING CASES, third American edition
with Notes and References to late English and
American Decisions, by J. I. Clark Hare and n.
b. Wallace, esqrs.
The American Editors have carefully collated
and noticed all the decisions in the Reports IF tie
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
"Ihe American Cases upon this subject 1.-THE dis
tincton between Case and Trespsss) win he
found extensively collected and collated in note
to Scott V. Shepherd Smiths Leading Case,
329 The Court IN CLaHin v. HiIcor, IS Hermo.f'
GLIB.
1.-The general doctrine which controls this a.
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 D. 1OI wber,
all the authorities, English and American, are col
iated.-Ihe Court in Young v. Hall, Georgia Re-
ports, y9.
1.-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 10
smiths Leading Cases, (Amer Ed. of 1874, 4ls.n
-iM Court IN Clark v. Baker, ii Metcalf, 1889.
The notes added to Twyne's Case in Smiths
Selection of Leading Cases, in the American edi-
uon, contain full view of the decisions and espe
ciaiiy OF the American cases in the Federal and
State Courts, ON the great doctrines in Twyne's
Case which Is perhaps the elaborate case In the
English Law, and has given rise TO the most pro
tracted and animated discussions - CAnncellor
Kent. Commentaries, $50, note
"Ihe numerous decisions, English and American
ON this intricate head of the law of real pronertv
Covenants running with lands,) are very indn.tri
ousiy collected in Smiths Leading Cases. under the
title OF Spenccr's CASE Chancellor Renf 4 c.
472, note.
"ln the second American edition of Smiths Lad.
ing Cases. The doctrine lin regard to assurnpsit ON
contracts imperiectly performed recognized in
TINS country, which seems 10 accord in Ia nrinci-
pies with that of Westminster Hall. il stated in she
notes OF Mr.. Wallace, as follows, &c. "-Proe.sor
Greentey. Ireafiss on Eridence, rot 2. I24. sot.
c..