INDEX.

VOLUME I.-NEW SERIES.

A Curiosity, text of the opinion of the Supreme Court of Kansas
in Searle v. Adams,

Adoption; effect of law of, upon rights of inheritance. By Simon

180

Obermeyer, Esq., .

An ancient lawsuit,

70

397

After-trial advocacy,

A Rehearing; case of the Chicago justice who consults with the
spirits of departed jurists,

Bar, the, and the growth of the law. By Prof. Emory Washburn,
Beecher, Rev. H. W.; case of Tilton against; legal aspect of. By

586

187

179

672

John F. Baker, Esq.,

288

Bench and Bar of the South and Southwest; articles by Hon.

Henry S. Foote,

97, 247, 556, 685

789

Bishop on the Law of Married Women,
Brevity in the Reports; the desirability of having causes briefly
reported, illustrated by some French decisions. By Hon.
U. M. Rose,

333

Christ, legal aspects of the trial and crucifixtion of; was he
legally tried and condemned,

Civil Rights Law, constitutionality of. By Hon. Wm. Archer

Code Pleading; notes on. By Hon. P. Bliss,

459

Coke, Sir Edward, character of,

107

Compromise verdicts,

Conflict of laws; recent decisions upon private international law,
Contempt, power of judges to commit for,

Contracts, laws impairing the obligations of. By Robert Hutch-
inson, Esq.,

393

363

398

401

Contributions to the history of the Roman Law in England. By

John Edwards Leonard, LL. D.,

433

Cooper's Tennessee Chancery Reports,

783

703

703

165

806

145

Damages for Injuries resulting in Death. By G. W. Field, Esq.,
Death, damages for injuries resulting in,

De Colyar on Guaranties and Principal and Surety,
Dillon, Hon John F.; sketch of,

Donationes Mortis Causa.

Drainage; responsibility of muncipal corporations for imperfect

drainage and sewerage. By Henry E. Mills, Esq.

Early French Bar, the. By Hon. U. M. Rose,

English decisions; a summary of recent English cases. By George
M. Stewart, Esq.

210

613

512,796

Equity; differences between law and equity. By Hon. Francis

Executory Devices; some remarks upon. By Hon, Thomas J.
Freeman,

438

Federal Courts, the. By Gustavus Schmidt, Esq.,

French Bar; the Early French Bar. By Hon. U. M. Rose,
French Decisions; several quoted as showing the desirability of
brevity in the reports of judicial decisions. By Hon. U. M.
Rose,

German Law; notes of current German law. By Prof. Wm. G.

Hammond,

Herman on Executions,

333

653

383

Infants; liability of infants and persons of unsound mind for their

torts. By Timothy Brown, Esq.,

Inheritance; effect of law of adoption on rights of. By Simon

Obermeyer, Esq.,

Injuries resulting in death; damages for,

Interest during the war, the question of,

Japan; a French school of Law in,

Judgments of Sister States; the collateral impeachment, by parties
and privies, of judgments in personam of sister states, .
Judicial Power, Limitations of; considerations upon the power of
courts of last resort to review and reverse their own deci-
sions; the legal tender cases criticised. By Prof. Emory
Washburn, .
Jurisprudence, European and Oriental; on certain distinctive char-

Jury Trials; considerations upon the system of trial by jury. By

Limitations of Judicial Power; considerations upon the power of
courts of last resort to overrule and reverse their own deci-
sions. The Legal Tender cases criticised. By Prof. Emory
Washburn,.

346

70

703

392

122

662

354

369

326

168

354

Louisiana Case, the legal aspects of. By Hon. Thomas M. Cooley,
Lowell, James M., trial of,

18.

Louisiana Circuit Judgeship; power of the President to fill by an

Municipal Corporations; responsibility of, for imperfect drainage

and sewerage. By Henry E. Mills, Esq.,

210

King's Bench; the King's Bench and the growth of the law. By

Newspapers; responsibility of. By Edward McCrady, Jr.

533

233

Non Compotes; liability of, and of infants for their torts. By
Timothy Brown, Esq.

346

Obstructing and diverting water. By Melville M. Bigelow, Esq.
'Ohio State Reports, Vol. 24,

59

378

Pacta illicita,

Pennsylvania cases, citations in,

574

395

Private International Law, recent decisions on,

Professional fees; fees paid Serjeant Ballantine for defending

the Guicowar of Baroda, and other instances of heavy fees,
Proximate and Remote Cause; horse kicking another through

boundary fence; liability of owner,
Proximate and Remote Cause; liability of railroad companies for
remote fires. By Francis Wharton, LL. D.

363

187

186

729

Railway Negligence; liability for remote fires.

By Francis

Wharton, LL. D.

729

Charles A. Choate, Esq.

445

Railway Passengers; right of, to suitable accommodations. By

Recent English Decisions; summary of important cases recently de-

cided in England. By George M. Stewart, Esq.,
Remote Fires; Liability of railway companies for. By Francis
Wharton, LL. D.,

Reporters and Text Writers, The; articles by Franklin Fiske

Heard, Esq., showing the standing of various reports, re-
porters and judges, as estimated by subsequent judges and
writers,
Roman Law, the place of, in legal education. By W. A. Hunter,

Sedgwick on Statutory and Constitutional Law,

Sewerage, responsibility of municipal corporations for imperfect

drainage and. By Henry E. Mills, Esq.,

210