The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-11-25
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cis,ons OF General Interest decided IN the
Courts Of Last Resort CT the Several
States, g., sc. Albany: JOHN ID. PAR
SONS, publisher. 1874.
Volume XII of the american Reports is
before US. We have SO often commended
this series of reports to the legal profession
that We deem it unnecessary to enlarge at
this time upon its merits. What higher au-
thority could be asked for or obtained any
where within the broad limits Of this coun-
try than the following:
From Chief-Jusicc Moncure, of virginia.
FREDERIcKsDURG, VA.
Dear Sir,-I am much pleased with the
plan and execution Of the american Re-
ports. now being published by you. icon.
tanning all decisions of general interest de.
cided in the courts Of last resort Of the Seve-
raj States" A work upon that plan is in
dispcnSabe to the profession. Few lawyers
eau afford to buy tue reports Of all the de-
cisionS of those courts, 80 numerous have
they become; aud in buying them all very
large proportion OF the matter thus pur..
chased would be of no value to the pur-
chasers. At the same time some Of these
decisions are Of great value to lawyers every
where. What the profession needs is Sc.
lection and publication Of the decisions Of
general interest, and that need seems to be
we'll supplied by your publication, which I
hope will meet with the support 1t deserves.
Very respectfully yours,
Il. e. L. MoNcURE.
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can Reports is q most admirable one, and is
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lawyer can gain access to the current vol
umes of the State Reports. The more it be-
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fad."-Hon. Emory Wash5urn, of Haroard
Lou- School.
"Cerlanly no other series of Reports can
equal it in interest to the profession at large
in this country Ch'efJuStice Laurence,
Of Illinois.
Volume XII. contains cases from Virginia,
Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Massachu-
sets, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire,
North Carolina, and Vermont. Amongst the
cases from North Carolina is that of the State
Us. Linkshaw-a case which, though reported
in various papers throughout the Union,
many persons have supposed to be fcti-
tious one. The defendant was indicted for
the congregation, though pious
man, by his manner of singing. The court
held that he was fit subject for discipline by
his church, but not by the courts. This by
the way.
There are very many interesting csses re.
ported in the volume before Us. Buy it and
read them.
cfo In hot NO nj 40
american Reports, which was announced TO
appear in September, has been delayed for
the purpose Of incorporating i'll it the con-
tents of the twelfth volume of the Reports.
1t is in press, and will be issued in few
days.
MesSrs. j. w. RANDOLPH s. ENGLISH are
agents for the american Reports.
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