The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-11-02
Law Points.

An authority to buy real estat
must ho in writing.
4 writing admitting a balanc
due is not assiguablc.
A witress subpocned to attou,
court cauuot bo arrested by capias.
An intentional destruction Of
noto by party thereto avoids il.
a party to suit cannot be M
rested while attending court, iu al,
action for debt.
An alien having lSs domicil il
this state is not exempt from tax
alton for military purposes.
\ lawyer cannot maintain nm nc
tion for counsel fees, unless there i,
au express contract.
a book account cnnno. be assign
ed 20 that the assignee can su,
thereon in bis own name.
A master may rnoovar Tho vo,u,
OF the apprentices service for hil
unexpired term from one who alb,
ducts him.
Tearing of the seals OF mort.
gage or even its entire Obstruction
by IN unauthorized person, will no
cancel it.
The ownor oflands is responsible,
for damages arising from an aret
unprotected opening into a public
footwny.
An assignment OF rent after it il
due, will not convey any right o.
suit to tho assignee, nor divost the
lessor of his right.
Untying and removing n horse
from n public hitching post. when
uoue ny auy UuU wivuUut autuOt,.y,
amounts TO trespass.
lin person intoxicated fell oalecp
in his wagon, aud his horse ran away
he would be liable for all damages
arising therelrom.
a female cannot DO arrested in a
civil sui. in this State for fraud, but
ahe may DO attached for contempt
for non-paymont Of costa.
II is n dcbatable Point Of law,
whether striking n horse attOchelt-
a carriage in which q person is sit
ting is an assault on the person.
a party whose goods arc unlaw
fully distrSinod for rent, does not
forfeit or waive any legal right by
not claiming the goods when tho dis
tress is made.
The owner Of q steam boiler
which he has in use on his own pro
pcrty is not responsible in the alb
sence of negligence. for the damag,
done by its bursting.
a bank is not liable for the los'
by burglary Of valuables deposited ii
the vault OF the bank. aud no com.
pensation paid therefor, when th,
effects of tho bank are kept in the
same vault,
Uniustly and unlawfnlly refusing
to apply money or property to the
satisfaction OF Judgment or execu-
ton is fraud, aud tho party inju ed
may procure the arrest Of the de.
fendant.
When a person voluntarily pays
money that could not be collected
by legal process, but which in JUS
tice ought to be paid, it cannot be
recovered, but where monoy is paid
by compulaion, as excessive freight
charges on a railroad, it can be re-
covered, by law.
The owner of passage boat, who
has the management, disposition
aud direction of the same who adj
vertises it for passage aud receives
the passage and receives the passage
money, is liable for all unlawful acts
misdemeanors and negligence OF the
hands on board, in the ordinary
course OF business.
A tax collector receives q check in
payment OF taxes ona certain lot,
aud gives q receipt. The receipt was
shown to a purchaser Of the lot as
evidence that the taxes were paid.
The check was not paid and the city
enforced the tax against the proper
ty in tho hands Of tho purchaser.
The purchaser sues the collector,
Held, that such purchaser could not
maintain au action against tho col
loctor for the loss gustain al nv him