THE

ATLANTIC REPORTER,

VOLUME 47.

CONTAINING ALL THE REPORTED DECISIONS OF THE

Supreme Courts of MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, RHODE ISland,
CONNECTICUT, and PENNSYLVANIA; Court of Errors and Appeals.
Court of Chancery, and Supreme and Prerogative Courts
of NEW JERSEY; Supreme Court, Court of Chancery,
Superior Court, Court of General Sessions, and

Court of Oyer and Terminer of Delaware;
and Court of Appeals of MARYLAND.

PERMANENT EDITION.

SEPTEMBER 5, 1900-FEBRUARY 13, 1901.

WITH TABLES OF ATLANTIC CASES PUBLISHED IN VOLS. 72, CONNECTICUT REPORTS; 90, MARYLAND
REPORTS; 69, NEW HAMPSHIRE REPORTS; 58, NEW JERSEY EQUITY REPORTS; 63, NEW JERSEY

LAW REPORTS; 194-196, PENNSYLVANIA STATE REPORTS; 21, RHODE ISLAND REPORTS.
ALSO, ADDITIONAL TABLES FOR VOLS. 53-72, CONNECTICUT REPORTS; 7-9, HOUSTON'S (DELAWARE)
REPORTS; 1, 2, MARVEL'S, (DELAWARE) REPORTS; 1, PENNEWILL'S (DELAWARE) REPORTS; 6, 7,
DELAWARE CHANCERY REPORTS; 77-93, MAINE REPORTS; 63-90, MARYLAND REPORTS;
63-69, NEW HAMPSHIRE REPORTS; 40-58, NEW JERSEY EQUITY REPORTS; 47-63,
NEW JERSEY LAW REPORTS; 108-196, PENNSYLVANIA STATE REPORTS;
15-21, RHODE ISLAND REPORTS; 58-70, VERMONT REPORTS.

A TABLE OF STATUTES CONSTRUED IS GIVEN
IN THE INDEX.

ST. PAUL:

WEST PUBLISHING CO.

1901.

Law Library

COPYRIGHT, 1901,

BY

WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY.

COURTS REPORTED DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS VOLUME.

AMENDMENTS TO RULES.

COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND.

It is ordered this 2d day of November, 1898, | place upon the docket of the January, April by the court of appeals of Maryland, that or October term of this court no case unless rule II. of said court be and is hereby amended, to read as follows:

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