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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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RECENT CASES — ContractsContinued.

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Oral agreement a defence to bill in equity 451
Oral agreement to maintain switch so long as plaintiff may need it . . 452
Statute of Limitations, oral promise to waive 134
Usury 452
Wilful breach, right of party to recover in spite of 381
See Conflict of Laws and Damages.
Corporations. Attempted incorporation ; participants liable as partners . . 61
Building and loan associations ; usury 247
Common officer of two companies ; imputed knowledge 311
Control of State over corporations of a public nature 128
De facto corporations 452
Defects in highway, liability of county for 452
Exemption from taxation ; does not pass with charter 60
Municipal; illegal actions of public officials; right of individual to interfere 453
Invalid appointment; recovery of salary 381
Railroad ; right of way ; seizure on execution 382
Re-organization ; liability of old corporation for deeds of new 247
Right to do business in foreign state 62
Right to prefer creditors •..,..... 248
Stock ; right of life-tenant 187
Suspension of member 248,311
Transfer of stock ; liability of transferrer 382
Criminal Law. Appeal; abatement by death 453
Continuing trespass 61
Evidence 248
Extradition 61
Homicide; self-defence by trespasser 129
Self-defence ; duty to retreat 382
Proof of agency 312
Criminal Procedure, ^tc Crimituil Law znd Evidence.
Damages. Anticipatory breach , 62
Conversion of stock 312
Covenant of warranty ; limit to amount of recovery 385
Covenant to convey, recovery for buildings erected on faith of 451
Cutting down trees 527
Duty to mitigate • 129
Measure of, for appropriation of land . . . . • 130
Prospective profits 187
Dedication. See Persons and Real Property.
Deed. See Partnership and Real Property.
Divorce. See Persons.
DoMiciL. See Conflict of Laws.
Equity. Bigamous marriage ; fraud of plaintiff 188
Duress ; threats of suicide 62
Improvements made under mistake as to title 453
Jurisdiction in case of mental disability 249
Recovery for release of claim to which plaintiff might have been subro-
gated 384
Release in general terms 312
Subjection of dower to judgment creditor before assignment 382
Subrogation 383, 453
Evidence. Admissions 130
Character of deceased in murder trial 248