BILLS AND NOTES.-Continued.
For collection. 2: 699, 8: 42 Effect of restrictive indorsements. 12: 370, (brief) 8: 44 Liability of a stranger who indorses com- mercial paper before delivery:-distinc- tion between negotiable and non-nego- tiable instruments; presumption as to date of signature; intention of the par- ties controls liability; intention may be shown by parol. 18: 33 Indorser cannot question maker's signa- ture. 12: 484 (brief) 3: 709 Payment by indorser; right of indorser against maker; payment by note; rights of maker and indorser inter sese. (brief) 10: 545. See also PAYMENT. 1: 648, 7: 209 7: 595 2: 709, (brief) 7: 209 By telegram; payable at banking-house.
Liability of indorser to payee.
Acceptance.
Of forged paper.
See also INTOXICATING LIQUORS. Of indemnity; validity of execution. 6: 278 What essential to bind surety. 8: 486 Delivery essential to validity. (brief) 7: 740 Conditional signing by surety; liability upon delivery without compliance with con- dition. (brief) 7: 745 Of cashier; liability of sureties for mis- appropriations of property.
(brief) 14: 213 Of officer; liability of surety; erasures; estoppel. (brief) 8: 736 Of county treasurer; actions upon; right to bring; liabilities of sureties.
(brief) 5: 785 Suits on official bonds for trespasses or un- authorized acts of officers done colore officii:-liability of sureties where the officer has no writ, or acts under a void writ; oppression in office; fraud of officer.
Penal bond; recovery on.
Of public corporations; nature of. Of municipality; power to issue.
5: 726, (brief) 2: 242, (brief) 4: 648 Vote to authorize issue of. (brief) 14: 403 Recitals in.
(brief) 2: 242, (brief) 4: 648, (brief) 8: 851 In aid of railroads. 5:726
False representations to induce vote for railroad-aid bonds.
Rights of purchasers.
(brief) 4: 687, 648, (brief) 8: 851 Action to cancel; when maintainable. (brief) 8: 249 Interest on, where payable. (brief) 6: 636 Coupons, character of; negotiability. 1: 299 Past due coupons attached. 2:353 As distinct and separate instruments. BOUNDARIES.
19: 279 (brief) 3: 330 6: 469, (brief) 1: 736
Property rights in trees on.
Equity jurisdiction as to. BOUNTIES.
Duty of those engaged in, as to the safety of others.
Injuries to lands and buildings from; in railway construction.
(brief) 12: 487, (brief) 14: 361 21: 729 (brief) 18: 36
To soldiers; decisions under various state statutes.
Liability for, when done by independent
BOARD OF TRADE.
See also STOCK AND PRODUCE EXCHANGE. Regulation of business; discrimination by, in giving information. (brief) 2: 411
See CONSPIRACY. BREACH OF PROMISE. Of marriage.
Defense based on disease.
Who are common carriers. 6: 619, 10: 415 Distinction between carriers of goods and passengers. 2: 83, 252 Combinations between railroads to prevent competition; illegality of; state juris- diction and control over.
1: 849, (brief) 9: 689 Discrimination by; right of carrier at com. mon law to discriminate between pas- sengers or shippers.
18: 105, (brief) 18: 221 Duty to give equal facilities to express companies. 18: 393 Discrimination as to hackmen and other solicitors of patronage at depots, wharves, etc. 13: 848 When justified. 3: 661, 4: 331 As to classes of freight; between local and through transportation; effect of different delivery stations; agreement for rebates; special rates; reasonable- ness of; recovery back of excess of freight paid. 9: 754 Under Interstate Commerce Act; classifi- cation; preference; as to localities. 2: 444 State regulation of fares and freights.
CARRIERS.-Continued.
II. OF PASSENGERS.
Duty to passenger. 1: 682, 3: 634, 8: 673 Care and diligence required. 2: 83, 6: 241,
11: 720, (brief) 15: 326, (brief) 18: 479, 764, (brief) 19: 313, (brief) 20: 582, 812 3: 133 Proper treatment of passenger. Not liable as insurers; inevitable accident; negligence, what is. 2: 252
Liability for personal injury by collision between carriers. 1: 681
Reasonable rules for carriage of passengers. 5: 817, 7: 111, (brief) 2: 490 Effect of rules of street railways.
(brief) 16: 345, 347 Duty toward drunken passengers. (brief) 6: 242 Liability for defects in cars and appliances. 2: 83 Liability as to passenger on sleeping-car:- (I.) liability of sleeping-car company; (a) for baggage; as innkeepers; as com- mon carriers; for negligence; (b) extent of liability for baggage; effect of notice; (c) continuous passage: (d) ejectment and refusal of accommodation; (e) per- sonal injuries; (II.) liability of railroad company. 21: 289, (brief) 20: 817 Using track of another company.
(brief) 2: 503. Liability of ship for mistake of physician.
Stipulations in pass. 1: 500, (brief) 5: 846 Liability for torts. 12: 113, 337 For misconduct of servant. 3: 634 Liability for assault on passenger. (brief) 7: 354, (brief) 14: 798 Assault on passenger in depot.
(brief) 5: 442 Duty of, to protect passenger from assault by fellow passenger. 16: 627 False arrest. 14: 791 Who are passengers.
11: 750, (brief) 11: 174, (brief) 21: 559 Relation of person carried without ticket. (brief) 20: 823
Express messengers as passengers. 11: 483 Liability of railroad companies for inju-
ries received by postal clerks on their trains:-as to liability generally; relief from liability by statute.
19: 339, (brief) 10: 38 Liability to person wrongfully on train; effect of consent of conductor to such presence. (brief) 6: 410 Riding on construction train. (brief) 3: 156 Rights and liabilities of parties when pas- senger temporarily leaves vehicle before completion of the journey;-at regular stations; at sidings and coaling stations; leaving to avoid anticipated danger; leaving to rectify mistake in taking train, etc. 15: 391 Assumption of risk by civil engineer riding on train; liability for defective track. (brief) 4: 288 On freight trains, what risk is assumed by a passenger on:-as to jerking the cars in starting or stopping; risk in stock car; degree of care required in other cases. 19: 310 7: 111, 8: 673
Negligence of passenger. Passengers on car platform. Passenger's negligent exposure of person at car window:-question of law or fact; passengers on street cars.
16: 91, (brief) 6: 657 Passenger's riding in baggage or express car as contributory negligence:-violation of rules; where riding in such car did not contribute to accident; power of conductor to waive rule.
16: 631, (brief) 6: 706, (brief) 7: 843 Injuries in getting on and off railroad trains:-injuries received by persons assisting passengers on board the cars; as to rights of persons assisting passen- gers on board; parties compelled to alight; children jumping on and off trains in motion; boarding moving train; alighting from moving trains: (a) generally; (b) alighting after being warned; (c) getting off before train stops; (d) getting off where train makes preliminary stop; (e) where train does not stop; (f) where party is directed by conductor or employé to alight; (g) alighting from a train in motion where it had stopped sufficient time at station; (h) where time is not given passenger to alight. 21: 354, (brief) 4: 432, 632, (brief) 7: 688, (brief) 12: 430, (brief) 14: 76 In stepping from cable car. (brief) 7: 819)
1: 513, 12: 823, (brief) 13: 596 Right of passenger to pay fare after train begins to stop for purpose of ejecting him. 16: 53 Payment of back fare for distance already ridden as condition of being carried further. 16:55 Exposure of drunken passenger to danger by ejection from car. 19:327 Duty to assist passenger in landing safely. 11: 867 Passengers carried beyond destination. 7: 111 Regulations as to use of depot and grounds. 8: 753, 13: 848 As to admission of passenger to train- house. 16: 449 Stations; announcement of stations by car- riers: duty to make; effect of; as to change of cars. 15: 347 Negligence regarding stations. 1:157 Stopping and starting; duty of conductors in stopping and starting trains:-length of stop; signals; starting of train. 13: 95 Duty to person entering vehicle to assist passenger. 15: 434 Fare; validity of extra charge for passenger fare when paid upon train. 20: 483, (brief) 6: 530 Tickets; stipulation in. 12: 340 Assignability of railroad ticket. 18:55 How far ticket may be used for passage after expiration of time limited. 16: 471 Regulations as to; ticket as a receipt; exhi- bition and surrender of ticket; terms and conditions on ticket; lost ticket.
Effect of provision in ticket for continuous
(brief) 16: 318 As evidence of contract. (brief) 17: 801 Approaches and platforms; duty to main- tain safe approaches beyond its own premises. 16: 593 To whom railroads owe the duty of keep- ing station platforms safe. 20:527 Measure of care which a carrier must exercise to keep platforms and ap- proaches safe:-the two principal rules; explanation of the first rule; various statements and explanations of the second rule; other rules; distinction be- tween places which must be used and others; illustrations. 20:520 Duty as to platforms and approaches, generally. 3: 74, 6: 193, 7: 111, 687, (brief) 7: 44, 436 Duty as to lights and guards.
3: 74, 6: 193, 7: 688 Duty in regard to platforms at flag sta- tions. (brief) 7: 689 Duty as to persons approaching mail car to deposit letters. (brief) 1: 1187 Passenger's property; liability of passenger
carrier transporting merchandise in- trusted to it by passenger. 14: 515 Liability for baggage; what is baggage. 3: 342, 11: 759, (brief) 3: 287, (brief) 9: 431 III. OF FREIGHT.
Rights, duties, and obligations in general. 1: 702, 2: 102, 3: 342, 424, 5: 587, 6: 849, 10: 415 Liability for goods in transit; inquiry as to value; extent of liability; effect of seizure by judicial process. 13: 33 When does the liability of a railway carrier of goods cease to be that of a carrier:- the two rules; the Massachusetts rule; the New Hampshire rule; reasonable time. 17: 691 Defense of; act of God as excuse; exception in contract; inevitable accident. 11: 615 Delays caused by mobs and strikes.
4: 545, 9: 833 Goods taken from carrier on legal process.
Conversion by. Payment or tender of freight charges as a condition precedent to an action of trover against carrier.
21: 117, (brief) 21: 119, 123 By water, responsibilities of. 2: 173 Recovery for loss or destruction of cargo. 2: 173, 3: 424 Bill of lading a receipt and contract. 4: 246 Cannot contradict bill of lading.
(brief) 9: 263 Restriction in bill of lading. 6: 849, 10: 415 Lien for freight. 4: 376 Contract to deliver at a designated point.
Transportation contract made by agent.
Agreement to restrict liability.
3: 342, 424, 6: 849, 7: 214, 9: 449, 10: 419, (brief) 4: 801, (brief) 9: 453, (brief) 10: 603, (brief) 16: 39, (brief) 17: 118 Right to limit common-law liability by contract in the absence of negligence.
18: 527 Power to limit amount of liability in cases of negligence. 14: 433, (brief) 19: 764 Contracts for reasonable exemptions. 13: 362 3:342 Limiting time to bring suit. Regulations requiring notice of loss of property. (brief) 3: 129 Effect of shipper's taking receipt with limitation-of-liability clause.
(brief) 9: 453 Connecting carriers, rights and liabilities of. 3: 766, 4: 376, 545, 6: 849, 7: 214, 9: 833, 10: 415, (brief) 7: 280
9: 833 9: 450 1: 650, 6: 849
Negligent delivery of goods; right of
innocent purchaser.
Delay of consignee in unloading.
Of livestock, duties and liabilities.
2: 75, 4: 545 Duty to furnish cars for transportation and safe mode of delivery; duty to feed and water stock; responsibility of; for-
CARRIERS.-Continued.
warding by connecting line; damages for failure to transport; liability for de- lay in shipment and delivery; liability for miscarriage and wrongful delivery; damages for negligent loss or injuries; notice of claim for damages; not liable for accidents; contracts limiting lia- bility. 9:449-452 Extraordinary unloading of livestock in transitu. 14: 550
Duty to switch off cars with livestock in case of emergency; liability as for un- suitable car. (brief) 15: 534
Duty to furnish proper cars. Insurance on goods shipped; right of, to benefit of insurance. 3: 424, 6: 805 Subrogation of insurer. 3: 424 Rates of freight; long and short hauls; in- terstate regulations; duty to public; reasonableness of rates for local traffic; through rates; connection with bridge company; refusal to furnish cars.
12: 436 Cannot charge extortionate rates or make unjust discrimination. (brief) 9: 764. See also, as to Discrimination, supra, I. Right to contract for rebates.
(brief) 11: 716, (brief) 14: 34 Uncertainty and indefiniteness.
Uncertainty in beneficiary.
5: 33, 12: 414, (brief) 21: 455 3: 145, 4: 699, 5: 33, (brief) 11: 210, (brief) 15: 235 Bequests to incorporated and unincorporated societies. 3: 145 Effect of subsequent incorporation to make valid a gift to an unincorporated asso- ciation:-future incorporation provided for or contemplated. 14: 410 Municipal corporation as trustee of charity. 14: 69, (brief) 12: 110 1: 417, 5: 33 6: 147, 5: 33, (brief) 19: 419, (brief) 21: 455 Doctrine not usually adopted in the con- struction of wills; distinction between charitable and other trusts; law against perpetuities as applied to charitable trusts; charitable trusts, when void; when trusts result to testator's legatees or next of kin; Legislature may transfer title to cestui que trust; public charitable use not presumed; dedication to public charities; failure of trustee; intent of testator; devising scheme; changing object; beneficiary not in being.
Chancery jurisdiction. Cy prés doctrine.
CHATTEL MORTGAGES.
See MORTGAGE.
CHECKS.
Rights and Duties of Banks as to, see BANKS. To Defeat Garnishment, see GARNISHMENT. Gift of, see GIFT.
Payment by, see PAYMENT.
Rights of, see INFANTS; PARENT AND CHILD. Bastardy, see BASTARDY.
CITIZENSHIP. Of state.
Privileges of citizens of states.
Political rights of. 8: 337. See also ALIENS.
CIVIL DAMAGE ACT.
See INTOXICATING LIQUORS. CIVIL DEATH.
Law as to, in United States. CIVIL RIGHTS.
Rights of colored passengers:-statutory ob- 18: 639, (brief) 19: 269, 714
Discrimination on account of color in use of
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