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VALUABLE Law BOOKS,
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Leading Cases I'm Law and Equity, i'm Three
Series, with American Notes.


1877 Chestnut Street, PhiLa.
Leading Cases I'm Law and Equity, in Three
Series, with American Notes.
i. WHITE AND TUDoR's LEADING CASES IN EQUITY,
WITH copioas and elaborate American Notes by
Hare and Wallace.
ii. AMERICAN LEADING CASES, With Notes by Hare
and Wallace.
III. SMITHS LEADING CASES, With American Notes
by Hare and Wallace.
I. A SELECTION OF LEADING CASES IN EauIrY, With
Notes by F. II. White and o. D. Tudor esquires,
with Additional Notes and References to Ameri-
can Cases, by j. l. Clark Hare and H. B. Wal
lace, Editors of Smiths Leading Cases.
TINE Publishers have the satisfaction to announce
i that the first volume Of this much expected
work is now nearly ready for delivery, 1t is upon
the plan of Smiths Leading Cases, and Is supposed
by competent Judges 10 present claims 10 the atten-
ton 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, it is believed, VIII De
found to present an accurate and complete view Of
the equity Jurisprudence of every State IN he
Union, in respect to the subjects which come under
discussion.
H. n, hoo polun.es royal Octauo, So.
AMERICAN LEADING CAsEs.-Seect decisOrs Qf
n
with especial reference to mercantile Idp, by j.
Clark Hare and H. b. Wallace, esqs., editors OF
the American edition of Smiths Leading Gases.
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 decisions in the Federal
Courts and the courts OF the several States, upon
the subjects discussed; accompanied by elaborate
pnta in ub irh no n
Union have been collated that the work presents
complete view of american LatD, upon the SUBJ
jects which are examined.
NOTICES OF THIS WORK.
From the Pe,,nsypania La,p 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
COLLATION. 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 30 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 preceding American Editions OF
Smiths Leading Cases, have earnest of the Ca
liabilities of the editor of the Select DecisioAs for
the labor he has assumed The notes, or rather es-
says, that accompany the Select Dectsicns, occupy
more than one-half Of the volume and are in fact
a critical collation. of all the Aneriean Cases. (up-
wards of 3,0O0) bearing upon the subjects dis
| cussed.
From the Pennsylvania LaU Journal for jan, l84S
| "In an elaborate and thorough note to Sexton "
| Wheaton, and Salmon v. Bennett, Mr.. Wallace
reviews the whole law in relation to voluntary
1 in he ed Stafe ont uh
| the selected decisions have been sustained,
rejected, condensing and reconciling the reason
ing pointing out the Inconsistencies Of the nice
and often wire-draw distinctions which have been
taken"
From the Pennsylvania La,c Journal, May lS4s.
| This volume by Mr. Hare is no less satisfactory
| than its predecessor by Mr.. Wallace. 1t s fully
equal in every point ofview. TheSelect 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 In
only to be adequately learned through the medium
of adjudicated cases, and when the student has,
| in the book before u.s. 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 to have an excuse.
II has long been part of the practical instr,oc-
ton at the Dane Law School at Cambridge, To
point out and comment on important adiudicated
cases; and Mr.. Smiths Leading Cases 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 con-
sderation OF both the professors and the studenta
of that important and influential school of legal in
struction.
Ill. Ttpo Vois Octave, $40
SMITHS LEADING CASES, third American edition ,
with Notes and References to late English and
! American Decisions, by J. l. Clark Hare and H.
| b. Wallace, esqrs.
The American Editors have carefully collatsd
and noticed all the decisions j.. the Reports of the
| English and American Cor.rts since the publica-
ton OF the former Edition of Smiths Casa.
| Inc work Is now offered to the Profession in
enlar geo ioru'. enriched by numerous and import
ant addiuor.s, rendering il still more valuable and
useto'. TO the Lawyer and the Judge
NOTICES OF THE AMERICAN EDITION.
1.-THE American Cases upon this subject 1.-THE dis
tinction between Case and Trespass) will be
found extensively collected and collated in nota
| TO Scott v. Shepherd, Smiths Leading Cases,
1929 The Court ia Clafin v. Hilcor, is Vemont,
| 6l3
| ''The general doctrine which controls this ac-
ton, (for fraudulent representations,) b&s been
fully and ably reviewed by MIR. Wallace, one of
the American editors of Smiths Leaking Cases, in
a note to Paisley V. Freeman, I'd vol D. l0l, where
all the authorities, English and American, are col
lated.-Ths Court in Young Y. Hall, 4 Georgia Re-
ports, 80.
"The cases ION Commercial Usages) are too nu-
merous TO cite in detail, and viii only refer TO
them generally fully collected in the notes to /
Smiths Leading Cases, (Amer Ed. OF 1874 AIS"
The Court ia Clark v. Baker, IL Mstcaf 1883.
"The notes added TO Twyne's Case in Smiths
Selection of Leading Cases, in the American edi-
ton, contain full view of the decisions and espc-
cially of the American cases in the Federal and
State Courts, the great doctrines in Twyne's
Case, which is perhaps the elaborate in the
English Law, and has given rise 10 the most pro
tracted and animated discussions - Chancellor
Kent. Commentaries, 532, note
"rhe numerous decisions, English and American,
this intricate head of the law of real property
Covenants running with lands,) very industri
ousy collected in Smiths Leading Cases, under the
title of Spencer's case Chancellor Kent Comm.
| Az mote.
"Ln the second American edition of Smiths Lead
ing Cases, the doctrine fin regard to sssumpsit on
contracts imperfectly performed,l recognised in
this country, which seems to accord in Its princi-
Piles with that of Westminster Hail. is stated in the
notes Of Mr.. Wallace, as follows, Professor
Greenieaf. Treatise on Ecidence poi 2, l24, note.
"See Smiths Leading Cas,s with Hare A. w nj