THE

AMERICAN DECISIONS

CONTAINING THE

CASES OF GENERAL VALUE AND AUTHORITY

DECIDED IN

THE COURTS OF THE SEVERAL STATES

FROM THE EARLIEST ISSUE OF THE STATE REPORTS TO
THE YEAR 1869.

COMPILED AND ANNOTATED

BY A. C. FREEMAN,

GOURELOR AT LAW, AND AUTHOR OF "TREATISE ON THE LAW OF JUDGMENTS
"00-TENANOY AND PARTITION," "EXECUTIONS IN CIVIL CASES," ETO.

Vol. XLIII.

SAN FRANCISCO:

BANCROFT-WHITNEY CO.

LAW PUBLISHERS AND LAW BOOKSELLERS.

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JUL 29 1842

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1883, By A. L. BANCROFT & COMPANY,

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

AMERICAN DECISIONS.

VOL. XLIII.

The cases re-reported in this Volume will be found originally reported in the following State Reports:

DENIO'S NEW YORK REPORTS.

ROBINSON'S LOUISIANA REPORTS.

GILL'S MARYLAND REPORTS.

METCALF'S MASSACHUSETTS REPORTS.

DOUGLASS' MICHIGAN REPORTS.

SMEDES & MARSHALL'S MISS. REPORTS.
MISSOURI REPORTS.

NEW HAMPSHIRE REPORTS.

GREEN'S NEW JERSEY CHANCERY REPORTS. Vol. 3.
HALSTED'S N. JERSEY CHANCERY REPORTS. Vol. 1.

SPENCER'S NEW JERSEY REPORTS.

PAIGE'S NEW YORK CHANCERY REPORTS. - Vol. 11.

- Vols. 10, 11, 12. {

1845.

1846.

- Vol. 25.

1845-1846.

- Vol. 3.

1845.

- Vols. 9, 10.

1845.

BARBOUR'S NEW YORK CHANCERY REPORTS. Vol. 1.

1845.