THE

AMERICAN DECISIONS

CONTAINING THE

CASES OF GENERAL VALUE AND AUTHORITY

DEOIDID DN

THE COURTS OF THE SEVERAL STATES

FROM THE EARLIEST ISSUE OF THE STATE REPORTS TO

THE YEAR 1869.

OOROPILED AND ANNOTATED

BY A. C. FREEMAN,
BONOR A LAW, AND AUTHOR OF "TREATISE ON THE LAW OF JUDA

"OO TRIANOY AND PARTITION," " EXECUTIONS IN CIVIL OANA," mo.

Vol. XLIII.

SAN FRANCISCO:
BANCROFT-WHITNEY CO.
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Loterod according to Act of Congress, in the year 1883

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AMERICAN DECISIONS.

VOL. XLII.

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

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GILMAR'S ILLINOIS REPORTS,
BLACKFORD'S INDIANA REPORTS.
MORRIS' Iowa REPORTS.
B. MONROE'S KENTUCKY REPORTS.

- Vol. 2
- Vol. 7.
• Vol. 1.
- Vols. 5, 6.

1845.

1845, 1845-1846.

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- Vols. 10, 11, 12. (1846

ROBINSON'S LOUISIANA REPORTS.
MAINE REPORTS.

- Vol. 25. 1845-1846. GILL'S MARYLAND RCPORTS.

. Vol. 8.

1845. METCALF'S MASSACHUSETTS REPORTS. - Vols. 9, 10. 1845. DOUGLASS' MICHIGAN REPORTS.

. Vol. 2.

1845. SMEDES & MARSHALL'8 Miss. REPORTS. - Vols. 4,6. 1841-1845. M18SOURI REPORTS.

· Vol. 9.

1845, NEW HAMPSHIRE REPORTS.

- Vols. 16, 17. 1845. GREEN'S NEW JERSEY CHANCERY REPORTS. Vol. 8.

1845. HALSTED'S N. JERSEY CHANCERY REPORTS. Vol. 1.

1845. SPENCER'S NEW JERSEY REPORTS. . Vol. 1.

1845. DENIO'S NEW YORK REPORTS.

- Vols. 1, 2 1845-1846. PAIGE'S NEW YORK CHANCERY REPORTS. - Vol. 11.

1845. BARBOUR'S NEW YORK CHANCERY REPORTS. Vol. 1.

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