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Book Reviews, Henry M. Bates, Joseph H. Drake, Edson R. Sunderland, Edson R. Sunderland

Michigan Law Review

Williston: the Law governing Sales of Goods at Common Law and Under the Uniform Sales Act ; Russell: Cases on the Measure of Damages; Scott: The Courts of the State of New York. Their History, Development and Jurisdiction; Macomber: The Fixed Law of Patents, As Established by the Supreme Court of the United States and the Nine Circuit Courts of Appeals; Scott: The Evolution of Law. A historical review based upon the author's Commentaries on the Evolution of Law.

Topical Index To Recent Legal Literature, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

No abstract provided.

Letter From Roland P. Falkner To Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, November 21, 1909, Roland P. Falkner

Immigration

The document is a handwritten letter from Roland P. Falkner to Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson concerning a paper on increased restriction of immigration.

Note And Comment, Richard E. Simmonds Jr., Robert T. Hughes, Ralph W. Doty

Michigan Law Review

The Law School--President Angell on Larger Preliminary Requirements--Faculty Changes--Enrollment; A Misleading Opinion as to the Defense of Non-Delivery of a Negotiable Instrument in an Action by a Holder in Due Course; Qualifications of Aliens for Naturalization; Fright Without Physical Impact but Resulting in Physical Injury; Noncompliance with Statutory Requirements as a Defense to Suits Brought by Foreign Corporations Where the Irregularity Has Been Cured Subsequently to the Institution of the Suit; In Absence of Proof What is the Presumption as to the Law of a Country not of Common Law Origin

Book Reviews, Edward S. Rogers, Victor H. Lane, Henry M. Bates, John R. Rood, Victor H. Lane

Michigan Law Review

Nims: The Law of Unfair Business Competition; Moore: A Treatise on Facts or the Weight and Value of Evidence; Reeder: Rate Regulation, as Affected by the Distribution of Governmental Powers in the Constitutions; Reeves: A Treatise on the Law of Real Property; Lorenzen: Cases on the Conflict of Laws

The German Law-Suit Without Lawyers, Simon E. Baldwin

Michigan Law Review

As in the Roman practice, during the formulary period, there were two judicial stages to every law-suit, one in which the issue was determined and: the mode of trial directed, and another for the trial itself, so there are two judicial stages to every German law-suit. In the first, the court finds out what is really in controversy; in the second is the trial. In most cases there must be written pleadings drawn by lawyers, and a trial conducted by lawyers. A plaintiff is not allowed to conduct his own cause in any of the higher courts. But the plaintiff …

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Hamilton Wright, October 18, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Other Correspondence

The document is a carbon copy of a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to Hamilton Wright confirming the termination of his project at the Department of State.

Excerpts From Article In The Publishers Weekly For July 3, 1909 Summarizing Revision History, United States Congress

Legislative History – Copyright Act of 1909

THE COPYRIGHT CODE: ITS HISTORY AND FEATURES

The new copyright code became operative July 1, 1909, and is now in force. In view of its importance, a retrospect of its history and some further comment on its character may be of interest. …

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Excerpts From The Report Of The Register Of Copyrights For The Fiscal Years 1906-1907, 1907-1908 And 1908-1909, United States Congress

Legislative History – Copyright Act of 1909

"During the fiscal year covered by this report important motion has been taken in the direction of a revision of the copyright laws." …

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Charles H. Stockton, June 28, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Other Correspondence

The document is a carbon copy of a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to Charles Stockton asking for a presentation on international law from the Navy's perspective.

Book Reviews, Robert E. Bunker, Joseph H. Drake, Joseph H. Drake

Michigan Law Review

Frost: A Treatise on Guaranty Insurance and compensated Suretyship including therein as subsidiary branches, The Law of Fidelity, Commercial and Judicial Insurance, &c.; Freeman: The American Reports. Containing the Cases of General Value and Authority. Decided int eh Courts of Last Resort of the Several States.;Green: Digest of the Decisions of the Courts of last resort of the several states from 1904 to 1909 contained in the American State Reports, vols. 97 to 120 inclusive, and of the notes to cases reported therein.; the Earl of Halsbury et al.: The Laws of England, Being a Complete …

The Anthracite Coal Industry And The Busness Affected With A Public Interest, Andrew Alexander Bruce

Michigan Law Review

The constitutions, state and federal, do not anywhere guarantee any absolute property rights nor right to liberty. The guarantee is merely that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty and property without due process of law. The right to liberty and property was never absolute under the English law, and the American constitutions have never been construed as going further than guaranteeing the continuance of the rights which existed at the time of their adoption.

Note And Comment, Ferris D. Stone, Dan B. Symmons, J. Earl Ogle Jr.

Michigan Law Review

The Execution of the Insured for Crime as a Defense to the Insurer, the Policy Being Silent as to This Contingency; The Power of a Corporation to Hold and Vote Stock of Another Corporation; Effect of an Agreement Not to Compromise Without consent of Attorney Upon Contract for Contingent Fees; The Pennsylvania Supreme Court and The Pennsylvania Railroad Company

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Bills and Notes--Fictitious or Non-Existing Payee--Knowledge of Maker--English and American Views; Bills and Notes--Holder in Due Course; Carriers--Exemption from Liability for Negligence Under Special Contract; Colleges--Entrance Discriminations--Mandamus Not Remedy for Refusing Admission; Constitutional law--Aliens--Keeping for Immoral Purposes; Constitutional Law--Class Legislation--Licensing Itinerant Vendors; Constitutional Law--Legislative Power--Intoxicating Liquors--License System; Constitutional Law--Police Power--Intoxicating Liquors; Constitutional Law--Police Power--Ordinance Absolutely Prohibiting Billboards; Corporations--Ultra Vires--Organizing Another Corporation--Dissenting Stockholder; Deeds--Cancellation for Fraud--False Representations as to Intention; Deeds--Description--Parol Evidence to Explain Ambiguity; Deeds--Effect of Statute Abolishing the Use of Private Seals; Divorce--Adultery--Consent of Plaintiff; Elections--Qualification of Voters--Payment of Taxes--Payment by Unauthorized Person; Evidence--Privileged Communications--Professional Nurse and Patient; Health--Offering …

Topical Index To Recent Legal Literature, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

No abstract provided.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Harvey Washington Wiley, May 6, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Other Correspondence

The document is a carbon copy of a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to Harvey Washington Wiley concerning complaints from the French Ambassador Jean Jusserand about ramifications of the Pure Food and Drug Act on a French manufacturer.

International Arbitration, Joseph B. Moore

Michigan Law Review

The history of the race whether considered as one of individuals or as nations has been one of struggle. Did one individual fancy another had done him a wrong, he proceeded to right that wrong himself by the exercise of force. From the day when Cain killed his brother Abel, for many centuries contests between individuals were settled, not as justice dictated, but by brute force. The result was a disorderly condition of society unfavorable to peaceful conditions. In the evolution of the race, when men differed, instead of attempting to settle their differences by force, tribunals were brought into …

The Roman Lawyer--A Sketch, George L. Canfield

Michigan Law Review

OF the Roman lawyer this at least may be said, that his work had the quality which endures. It remains today the fundamental law of the greater part of the world and it was as much the special creation of the lawyer as our common law is the creation of the judge. As the Romans had no officers corresponding to our judges (the "judex" being practically a juror) the law of the case was usually settled by special counsel; disinterested in the issue, but of special learning in the legal points involved. These were the jurisconsults. They gave their opinions …

Note And Comment, Paul S. Dubuar, Arthur Clarke, J. Fred Bingham, Dan B. Symons, Lloyd T. Crane

Michigan Law Review

Effect of Taking Possession of Mortgaged Property Under a Chattel Mortgage as Against a Junior Mortgagee; The Effect of the Reunion of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church With the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Upon the Property of the Former; The Exclusive Use of Part of Railroad Station Grounds by Hackmen; Conflict of Jurisdiction in Bankruptcy Cases Between Federal and State Courts; Right of the Legislature to Amend Corporate Charters Under the Reserved Power; Can A Purchaser From a Tenant Acquire Title by Adverse Possession?; Can a Mortgagor After the Execution of the Mortgage Create an Easement in …

Topical Index To Recent Legal Literature, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

No abstract provided.

Letter From Charles Nagel To Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, April 30, 1909, Charles Nagel

Immigration

The document is a typed letter from the Secretary of Commerce and Labor Charles Nagel to the Assistant Secretary of State concerning a memorandum on immigration.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Victoriano Salado-Alvarez, April 29, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Other Correspondence

The document is a carbon copy of a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to Victoriano Salado-Alvarez following up on a conversation about the Valenzuela legal case.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To William I. Buchanan, April 13, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Other Correspondence

The document is a carbon copy of a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to William I. Buchanan concerning his appointment as Agent in the Orinoco Steamship Company Case of the United States of America versus the United States of Venezuela at The Hague Court.

Memorandum From Alvey A. Adee To Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, April 13, 1909, Alvey A. Adee

Immigration

The document is a typed memorandum from the Second Assistant Secretary of State to Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson on the topic of immigrant laborers and the need for regulations and conditions imposed by a special Department of Labor.

University Of Michigan Department Of Law Annual Announcement, 1909-1910 And Catalogue Of Students 1908-1909, University Of Michigan Law School

Law School Announcement and Bulletins

Contents: Announcements for 1909-1910; Board of Regents; Faculty of Law; Department of Law; The Department Building; Library; Directions to Candidates for Admission; Requirements for Admission; Combined Course in Collegiate and Law Studies; Admission of Special Students; Admission to Advanced Standing; Class Rating; Examinations for Admission; Courses of Instruction; Special Courses; Examinations; Theses; The Practice Court; Conveyancing; Graduate Study; Elocution and Oratory; Oratorical Associations; Work in the Department of Literature, Science, and the Arts; Literary Societies; Michigan Law Review; Requirements for Graduation; Certificates of Attendance; Text-Books and Books of Reference; Fees and Expenses; Summer Session; Students Enrolled for the year 1908-1909; …

Book Reviews, John R. Rood, John R. Rood

Michigan Law Review

Costigan, Jr.: handbook on American Mining Law; Minor: The Law of Real Property (Based on Minor's Institutes); Mikell: Cases on Criminal Law, selected from decisions of English and American Courts; Beecher: The Annotated Constitution of Michigan, with Introduction by Fred A. Baker

Economic Aspects Of The Law Of Master And Servant, In Its Relation To Industrial Accidents, Clarence A. Lightner

Michigan Law Review

We hear it said frequently that the relations between master and servant have completely altered during the past century and that, due to the introduction of machinery, workmen are much more frequently and more seriously injured than formerly. In fact, these statements have become trite. It takes an article, such as that written by Arthur B. Reeve, in the February, 1907, number of Charities and the Commons, entitled "The Death Roll of Industry," to bring to our minds what these statements actually mean; to impress us with the seriousness of present conditions. Although statistics upon the matter are not as …

Mutuality Of Options, R. T. Holland

Michigan Law Review

In spite of the fact that options, so-called, have been in use for many years, it is surprising to find that the law is still somewhat unsettled, and that courts frequently express doubt as to their validity at this late day. The main difficulty with this form of contract seems to be an apparent lack of mutuality, and even when sustained, they have, in many cases, been treated as exceptions to the rule that mutuality must be present in all contracts.

Note And Comment, Edward A. Macdonald, J. Fred Bingham, Joel H. Prescott, Joseph F. Keirnan, Wendall A. Herbruck

Michigan Law Review

The Tight of a Trade Union to Enforce a Boycott; Criminal Responsibility of Husband for Maliciously Slandering His Wife; The Bulk Sales Laws; The Police Power and Liberty of Contract; The Obligations Resulting from an Indorsement, In Blank, Before Delivery, of a Negotiable Instrument

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Arson--Persons Liable--Husband or Wife; Bankruptcy--Exemptions--Homesteads; Carriers--Bill of Lading--Estoppel to Deny Receipt of Goods; Commerce--Carriers--State Regulation--Congressional Inaction; Constitutional Law--Interstate Commerce--Compelling Carrier to Share Facilities with Rival--Due Process of Law; Constitutional Law--Right to Engage in the Business of an Undertaker; Counties--Railway Aid Bonds--Conditions Precedent; Covenants--Power of Court of Equity to Compel Release of, as Cloud on Title; Divorce--alimony--Divorce Granted Against Wife; Eminent Domain--Appropriation of Property--Street Railway Addition Burden; Evidence--Admissibility of Confessions; Evidence--Hearsay Declarations of Pedigree; Execution--Sale--Inadequacy of Price--Setting Aside; Insurance--Exception in Fire Insurance Policy--"Cotton in Open Cars"; Insurance--Right to Sue on Indemnity Policy--Payment of Loss by Receiver's Note; Intoxicating Liquors--Illegal Sale--Ordinance--Validity; Intoxicating …