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HUSBAND AND WIFE, equity, suits by wife against husband,
statutes permitting the bringing of by her, 273.

equity, suits by wife against her husband, when must be by
trustee or next friend, 273.

equity will enforce promise by husband to wife, 272.

fraud by one against the other, equity will relieve, 271.

personal promise of wife not charging her separate property
cannot be enforced, 272.

personal wrong committed during the marriage by one against
the other, suits for after the dissolution of the marriage,
270.

separate property of the wife, equity will enforce promise
made by husband respecting, 272.

separation, agreements for, when enforceable, 658.

statutes authorizing a married woman to sue, whether authorize
her to sue her husband, 279-281.

statutes creating the right of each to sue the other, 274.

statutes giving a married woman control of her property,
whether authorize her to sue her husband, 279-281.
statutes giving married women the right to sue, whether au-
thorize them to sue their husbands, 275, 276.

statutes giving wives sole control of their property authorize
them to maintaín suits, 275, 276.

suits after death of one may be maintained by his representa-
tive against the survivor, 269, 270.

suits between after a divorce, 268, 269.

sults by one against the other, 268.

suits by wife to compel husband to make provision for her out
of her choses in action, 272.

suits in equity can be maintained by one against the other, 271.
trover or replevin by the one against the other, 278.

unity of at the common law, 268.

unity of, extent to which equity does not recognize, 271.

unity of is severed by divorce or death, 270.

unity of, whether affected by statute giving her the right to
maintain suits, 276, 277.

INCEST, accomplice in crime must be corroborated, 778.

INFANTS, disaffirmance by of contracts, when must do equity as
condition of, 706.

right of to disaffirm a conveyance while retaining the consid-
eration, 493.

INNKEEPER, guests of, who are and who are not, 891.

persons attending balls, banquets, etc., are not guests to whom
he is liable, 616.

INSURANCE, change in the condition of the insured premises, when
does not avoid, 131, 132.

construction of policy is in favor of the assured, 714.
forfeiture by act of the tenant of the insured, 576.

INSURANCE, knowledge of the agent is knowledge of the insurer,

538, 551.

life certificate of membership in the Order of United Workmen,
25.

life, suicide, presumption is against, 253.

notice of loss, burden of proof respecting delay in giving, 713.
notice of loss, construction of condition requiring immediate,
715.

notice of loss, immediate, what is, 712, 714.

subrogation, right of the insurer to, 576.

what is, 765.

INTERSTATE COMMERCE, oleomargarine sale of, when does not
constitute, 200.

JUDGMENTS against mortgagees acting as trustees for the holder
of an indebtedness, 166.

against the head of a family respecting property claimed as a
homestead, 167.

against trustees do not bind the beneficiaries as a general rule,
165.

against trustees of an insolvent, when bind his creditors, 166.
against trustees of life tenants and remaindermen bind them,
166.

against trustees to set aside the deed of trust, 167.

against trustees when the beneficiaries are numerous, 168.

lien of attaches only to the actual interest of the defendant,
342.

of the national courts, collateral attack upon, 487.

LARCENY FROM THE PERSON, caption and asportation sufficient

to constitute, 926.

LIBEL, privileged communications, what are, 333, 334.

province of the court and jury in actions for, 368.
what charges amount to, 953.

MARRIAGE, abrogation of debts and contracts between the parties
resulting from, 898, 899.

contracts between the parties which equity will enforce not-
withstanding, 898.

contracts extinguished by are not revived by the death of one
of the spouses, 899.

contracts for personal services are abrogated by the subsequent
marriage, notwithstanding the married women's acts, 899.
contracts previously entered into between the parties were ex-
tinguished by at the common law, 898.

covenants between the parties are extinguished by, 899.

married women's acts, effect of on contracts made between the
parties before their marriage, 899, 900.

MARRIED WOMEN, confession of judgment in favor of by hus-
band, 279.

construction to be given to statutes conferring rights upon, 277.
debts due from husband, right to sue him for, 278, 279.
ejectment, right to sustain against husband, 278.

fraudulent transfers, subsequent creditors, right of to assail,
463, 464.

ratification by of void conveyances, 456.

reformation of conveyances of, 455.

replevin, right to sustain action of against husband, 278.

statutes giving them control of their property, 275, 276.

suits, statutes authorizing against husband at law, restrictions
upon, 279.

tort committed by against husband, he has no right of action
therefor, 280, 281.

trover, right to sustain action against husband, 278.

MECHANIC'S LIEN, acceptance of promissory note does not waive,

357.

against property not subject to execution, 357.

MORTGAGE, action at law, statutes limiting the right to prosecute
where foreclosure proceedings are pending, 562.

concurrent remedies of the holder of, 559-568.

deficiency after foreclosure sale, actions to recover, 565.
Judgment at law for the debt does not preclude the pursuit of
other remedies, 561.

pendency of suit to foreclose does not prevent the maintenance
of a personal action on the debt, 561.

personal judgment on the debt does not bar an action of eject-
ment or to foreclose, 560.

personal judgment on the debt does not bar an action to recover
demages in being induced to make the loan, 560.

personal liability of the mortgagor is terminated by the sale of
the property by the mortgagee, 563, 564.

personal liability of the mortgagor, waiver by the mortgagee,
564.

personal liability of the mortgagor, when does not exist, 563.
remedies of mortgagee, statutes requiring an election between,
564.

statute of limitations against personal action may not bar a
suit to foreclose, 561.

statutes requiring the mortgagee to first exhaust his remedies
against the property, 564.

surety for the debt, personal action against, 560.

to secure the debt of another creates no personal liability, 564.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS, illegal claims, allowance of does
not estop the municipality from contesting, 89.

NEGLIGENCE, question of, when for the jury, 723.

running away of a horse does not create the presumption of,
193.

AM. ST. REP., VOL. LXXIII.-62

NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS, transfer of without indorsement,
524.

OLEOMARGARINE, sale of, when may be prohibited by a state
statute, 200.

PAYMENTS, application of, how should be made, 79.

PENAL STATUTES, construction of is in favor of the accused,

543.

PERPETUITIES, construction of wills for the purpose of evading
the rule against, 437.

devise of property to be divided at a period beyond the limits
of the rule against, 437.

difference between rule against and rule against restraint of
alienation, 432.

gifts to a class upon a contingency which may happen beyond
the rule, 427.

gifts which offend the rule against, 439, 440.

rule against is not a rule of construction, 426.

vesting of an estate does not prevent the operation of the rule
against, 435.

when gift is vested, but possession is postponed, 430-432.

wills should be construed as if the will against did not exist, 426.
PLEDGE, action on the principal debt may be sustained notwith-
standing, 567.

attachment, when waived, 566.

concurrent remedies of the pledgee, 566, 567.

PROCESS, abuse of, what is, 824.

RAILROAD CORPORATIONS, fires, duty of to prevent starting by
sparks, 726.

intoxicated passenger, right of to expel must be exercised with
reference to his helpless condition, 741.

RECOUPMENT, defense of, when admissible, 613.

REMEDIES, concurrent in favor of a mortgagee or the holder of
other securities, 559-568.

concurrent may be prosecuted, 559.

concurrent on the principal debt and collateral held as security,
559.

REPLEVIN BOND, defenses which may be made in an action
upon, 258.

SALES, difference between and bailments, 693.

STARE DECISIS, constitution, decisions overlooking or miscon-
struing may be reconsidered, 104.

departures from the rule of, when proper, 101, 102.

divided court, decisions of, 104, 105.

elements which give weight to a decision as authority, 98-104
limitations upon the rule of, 99, 100.

points not considered, when concluded by, 100.

STARE DECISIS, reasons for the rule of, 98.

scope of the doctrine of, 99.

single decisions which may be disregarded when to do so will
disturb property rights, 103, 104.

statutes, decisions overlooking will be reconsidered, 104.
SUBROGATION of mortgagee to the rights of the mortgagor to in-
surance, 554.

SUPPLEMENTAL PROCEEDINGS, receiver in, title of to property
transferred by the debtor in fraud of his creditors, 685.
receiver in, whether may contest a chattel mortgage as fraudu-
lent, 684.

TRADE NAMES, geographical, when will be protected, 266.
TRESPASSER injured by dangerous elevator on the premises of
another, 303.

TRUST DEEDS to secure debts, concurrent remedies of the credi-
tor, 566.

to secure debts, deficiency after sale under, action to recover,
566.

TRUSTEES, judgments against, when bind the beneficiaries, 165-
168.

TRUSTS, acceptance by the beneficiaries is presumed, 446.

beneficiaries, when not necessary parties to suits respecting the
trust property, 167.

parol evidence to establish under a conveyance designating the
grantee as "trustee," 292.

VENDOR AND PURCHASER, marketable title, what is, 677.
VENDORS, concurrent remedies of, to enforce payment of the pur-
chase money, 567.

lien of is not waived by taking a personal judgment, 567.

misrepresentation by, when entitles the purchaser to relief, 636,
637.

VENDOR'S LIEN, sale of land under judgment for the purchase
price destroys, 568.

waiver of by taking a personal judgment, 567, 568.

WILLS, children, when deemed included in a devise or bequest, 431.
children, when included in a gift to take effect after the termina-

tion of a precedent estate, 417, 418.

construction of is in favor of the vesting of estates, 416, 417.
construction should not be resorted to when there is no ambi-

guity, 423.

declarations of the testator to prove the revocation of, 601.

difference between a devise which is contingent and one of
which the possession is postponed, 418.

gifts in to a class where the time of distribution is postponed,

419.

gifts in to a class, who participate in, 413.

lost or destroyed, probate of, when proper, 601.

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