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Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Admiralty - Workmen's Compensation - Is a Hydroplane a Vessel? - Claimant was employed in the care and management of a hydroplane which was moored in navigable waters. The hydroplane began to drag anchor and drift toward the beach, where it was in danger of being wrecked. Claimant waded into the water and was struck by the propeller. Held, claimant is not entitled to compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Law, since a hydroplane while on navigable waters is a vessel, and therefore the jurisdiction of the admiralty excludes that of the State Industrial Commission. Reinhardt v. Newport Flying Service Corp. …

A Modern Evolution In Remedial Rights - The Declaratory Judgment, Edson R. Sunderland

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In early times the basis of jurisdiction is the existence and the constant assertion of physical power over the parties to the action, but as civilization advances the mere existence of such power tends to make its exercise less and less essential. If this is true, it must be because there is something in civilization itself which diminishes the necessity for a resort to actual force in sustaining the judgments of courts. And it is quite clear that civilization does supply an element which is theoretically capable of entirely supplanting the exercise of force in the assertion of jurisdiction. This …

Note And Comment, Ralph W. Aigler, Edgar N. Durfee, Werner W. Schroeder, Arthur A. Morrow, Harry B. Sutter, Russell H. Neilson

Michigan Law Review

Estates in Fee Tail - Quite generally estates in fee tail under the STATUTE DE DONIS were recognized by the states as a part of the common law. Statutory provisions in the way of modification and abolishment of such estates, however, are very common. The nature and scope of the statutory provisions have varied. See the states classified according to the character of the legislation in BREWSTER, CONVEYANCING, § § 142, 143.

The Liability Of The Common Carrier As Determined By The Recent Decisions Of The United States Supreme Court, Edwin C. Goddard

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An understanding of the present day liability of the common carrier under conditions as they exist, especially in interstate shipments, is best reached by an historical journey from the early decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States to the end of the year just past.

Recent Important Decisions

Michigan Law Review

A collection of recent important court decisions.

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Adverse Possession--Hostile Character--Possession Under Executory Contract for Sale; Bills and Notes--Bona Fide Purchase--Effect of Taking After Maturity; Bills and Notes--Bona Fide Purchase--Payment of Forged Check--Recovery of Payment; Bills and Notes--Invalidity of Note--Recovery Upon Original Consideration; Constitutional law--Due Process of Law--Situs of Ship for Purposes of Taxation; contracts--Sufficiency of Typewritten Signature; Copyright--Moving Pictures as Dramatization of Book; Corporations--Stockholder's Meetings--Effect of Withdrawal of Stockholders; Courts--The New Commerce Court--Jurisdiction--First Decision; Covenants Running with the Land--Building Restrictions; Damages--Excessiveness--Personal Injuries--Remittitur; Dead Bodies--Burial Determination of Place; Easements--Merger--Use by Owner of Servient Estate--Adverse Possession; Homicide--Burden of Proof When Insanity is a Defense; Intoxicating Liquors--Illegal Sale--"Dispensing"; Judgment--Collateral Attack--Defective …

Cases On Procedure, Annotated. Trial Practice, Edson R. Sunderland

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“The present volume is intended to develop and disclose the rational basis for the main principles of practice employed in the trial of civil actions at law. Recourse has been had to the whole body of American case law, and the choice of cases has been determined by the clearness with which the court has shown a logical justification for the decision made….

“The cases have been very freely edited, and everything not germane to the subject for which the case was chosen has been omitted….” --Preface

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Appearance--appeal from Action in Rem as General Appearance; Bankruptcy--Suit by Trustee--Right to Trial by Jury; Bills and Notes--Draft by Agent on Principal--Necessity of Acceptance; Carriers--Merchandise as Baggage--Notice; Constitutional Law--Impairing Obligation of Contract--Clause of Insurance Contract Limiting the Time in Which to Bring Action; Constitutional Law--Invalidating Existing Contracts for Free Transportation; Contracts--Mutual Promises--Independent or Conditional; Courts--Supreme Court--Jurisdiction--Mandamus to Compel Entry of Judgment by Lower Court; Eminent Domain--Damages; Evidence--Confession of an Alleged Accomplice; Evidence--Statutes--Enrolled bill as Evidence; Homestead--Does Joinder of Wife to Release Dower Bar Her Homestead Right?; Insurance--Increase of Hazard; Libel and slander--Absolute Privilege--Judicial Proceedings; Parent and Child--May Parent Authorize Agent …

Note And Comment, John R. Rood, Arthur J. Abbott, Allen Mck. Bond, Howard H. Campbell

Michigan Law Review

Ignorance and Mistake of Law Caused by Over-Ruled Cases; The Doctrine of Exemplary Damages in Its Application to Corporations; When is a Will Signed "At the End?": Construction of the Code Phrase "Subject of Action"

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Bankruptcy--rights of Action Passing to Trustee--Injury to Property; Banks and Banking--Who May Question the Power of National Banks to Take Real Estate in Trust; Bills and Notes--Avoidance of Indorser's Liability by Fraudulent Representations of Indorsee; Carriers--Is the Ticket Conclusive Evidence of the Passenger's Right to be Carried?; Carriers--When does the Liability of a Carrier change to That of A Warehouseman?; Constitutional Law--Equal Protection of the Law--Right to Hunt and Fish; Constitutional law--Liberty and Freedom of Conscience--Right to Wear a Religious Garb in Public Schools--Power of the Legislature; Contracts--Implied Contracts--Persons in Family Relations; Contributory Negligence--Acts in Emergency--Emergency Caused by Party Injured--Saving …

Recent Important Decisions, Michigal Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Appeal and Error--Attorney's Interest in Case on Appeal--Contingent Fee; Bankruptcy--discharge--subsequent Action for Fraud; Bills and Notes--Usury No Defense Against a bona Fide Holder--Construction of Negotiable Instruments Statute; Boundaries--Street, Terminus A Quo; Carriers--Hepbern Act--State and Federal Courts--Phrase "Caused by It"; Chattel Mortgages--Payment without Notice of Assignment--Construction of a Mortgage Provision; Constitutional Law--Equal Protection of Laws--Statute Requiring Screens on Cars Operated by Corporations; Constitutional Law--Equal Protection of the Laws--Class Legislation; Contracts--No Recovery Under an Entire Illegal Contract; Contracts--Validity of Contract in Contemplation of Divorce; Courts--Federal Courts--authority of Decision of State Courts--"Telegraph"; Covenants--Breach of that Against Incumbrances; Elections--Ballots--Indication of Choice by Voter; Evidence--Facts …

Pleading, Edson R. Sunderland

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Professor Sunderland's 780-page chapter on Pleadings: "Pleadings are statements, in logical and legal form, of causes of action and grounds of defense, terminating in a single proposition affirmed on one side and denied on the other. They are intended to form the foundation of the proof to be submitted on the trial, and should advise the parties to an action what the opposite party relies upon either as a cause of action or defense or objection as the case may be." Preceded by a 41-page outline.

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Adoption--Defect in Proceedings--Effect; Bankruptcy--Equitable Rights under Unrecorded Mortgage--Agreement to Insure--Equitable Lien on Insurance Money; Bankruptcy--Insolvent Firm--Individual Estate of Unadjudicated Solvent Partner Not Subject to Administration; Bills and Notes--Liability of Indorser of Non-Negotiable Note; Bills and Notes--Liability of Irregular Indorser; Carriers--Wrongful Treatment of Passengers--Damages for Mental Suffering; Constitutional Law--Imprisonment for Debt--Peonage; Constitutional Law--Interstate Commerce--Shipments Within a State; Corporations--Foreign Corporations--Effect of Withdrawal From State--Validity of Service; Courts--Jurisdiction--Action Under the Laws of Another State; Covenants--Running with the Land; Damages--Destruction of Growing Grass; Evidence--Admissibility of a Deed as an Ancient Document; Evident--Admissions in Pleading; Garnishment--Nonresident Defendant--Jurisdiction; Jury--Right to Trial by Twelve Jurors--Waiver of Jury; …

Note And Comment, Harry B. Hutchins, Frank B. Fox, Frank P. Helsell, Burns A. Henry, Clyde Dewitt

Michigan Law Review

Liability of Carriers for Injuries Arising from Failure to Have Waiting Rooms Properly Heated; Special Assessments and Railroad Rights of Way; State and Federal Regulation Rates; Duty Toward Trespassing Children Where a Dangerous Article is Left in the Street; Collateral Attack on Injunctional Orders;

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Bankruptcy--Insurance Policies--Cash Surrender Value; Bankruptcy--Partnership and Individual Assets; Bills and Notes--Payment by the United States of Pension Checks on Forged Indorsements--Recovery of Payment; Common Carriers--Defective Transfers; Constitutional Law--Commerce in Intoxicating Liquors--License Tax of Traveling Salesman; Constitutional Law--Equal Protection of the Law--State Statute; Constitutional law--Police Power--Flag Legislation; Contracts--Assignments of--Right of Assignee Against Debtor; Corporations--Acquisition of Exemption in Merger; Deeds--Construction and Operation--Reservation and Exception; Deeds--Suit to Set Aside--Duress of Wife--Parties in Pari Delicto; Evidence--Confessions to One Not in Authority--Admissibility; Foreign Corporations--Effect on contracts of Failure to Register--Contracts; Fraud--Independent Investigation; Frauds, Statute of--agreement to Deal in Lands; Husband and Wife--Right to Disposition of …

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Admiralty--Liability of Public Corporation for Tort; Bankruptcy--bills and Notes--discharge of Indorser; Bankruptcy--Title to Stock Held by Stockholders; Bills and Notes--Renewal of Void Note--Moral Obligation Not a Good Consideration; Bills and Notes--Renewal of Void Note--Moral Obligation Sufficient Consideration; Carriers--contributory Negligence--Protruding Arms of Passengers; Carriers--Contributory Negligence--Protruding Arms of Passengers; Constitutional law--foreign Corporations--Service of Summons on the Auditor of State--Due Process of Law; Contract to Devise--Parol Evidence to vary Consideration Expressed in a Deed; Corporations--application for Shares--Contracts; Easements--Way of Necessity--Relation of Parties; Equity--Jurisdiction--Bills of Peace; Executors and Administrators--Allowance to Surviving Children--Stepchildren; Garnishment--Proceeds form Sale of Homestead Exempt; Garnishment--Waiver of Defect in Writ; Homestead--conveyance--Joinder …

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Bankruptcy--"Mining" includes Quarrying; Bankruptcy--Persons Entitled to Oppose Discharge; Banks and Banking--Right of Drawer of Check to Stop its Payment; Bills and Notes--Trustees for Benefit of Creditors as Holders in Due course--Pre-Existing Debt Constitutes Value; Building Contracts--Provisions for Extra Work--Powers of Architect; Common Carriers--Delay Co-Operating with Act of God; Contracts--When a Breach on the Part of One party to a Contract Entitles the Other to Rescind; Criminal Law--Former Jeopardy; Damages--Recovery for Gratuitous Services; Deeds--Estate Granted--Conflict Between the Habendum and the Granting Clauses; Equity--Wills--Precatory Trust; Foreign Corporations--Statute Revoking License on Removal of a Cause to Federal Court; Husband and Wife--Purchase by Wife …

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Bailments--Care Required of Agistor--Special Contracts; Bankruptcy--Trading Corporations--Hotels; Common Carriers--discrimination--Exclusive Depot Privileges; Conditional Sales--Street Railway Equipment--Rights of Vendor; Constitutional Law--Class Legislation--Equal Protection of the Amendment of the Federal Constitution and the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights; Constitutional Law--Interference with Civil rights--Power of Congress to Enforce the Fourteenth Amendment; Contempt of Court--Fraudulent Claims; Contract--Assignment; Contract to Indemnify Against negligence--Statutory Prohibition--Public Policy; Corporations--Sale of corporate Property to Directors--Validity; Damages--Remote; Deeds--Duress--Grantor in Possession; Deeds--Restriction Against Building Tenement House--Deeds--Standing Timber--Construction; Equity--Possession of Personal Property; Evidence--Hypothetical Question; Execution--Exemptions--Life Insurance; Fixtures--Mortgage--Distruction of Property; Foreign Corporations--Service of Summons of Officer of; Highway--Rights of Abutting Owner; Husband and Wife--Contracts--Effects of …

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Administrators--Right to Convey Inchoate Homestead; Agency--Scope of Authority--Sunday Contract; Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors--Action to set Aside; Bankruptcy--Discharge--Debt Created in Fiduciary Relation--Laundry Agent; Bills and Notes--Banks--Payment of Draft to Impost--Liability to Drawer; Chattel Mortgages-Validity--Mortgagor's Possession and Power of Sale in Ordinary Course of Business; Constitutional Law--Due Process at Law--Forfeiture of Lands for Failure to Pay Taxes; Constitutional Law--Local Option Law--Use of Liquors in Religious Worship--Discrimination; Contract for the Benefit of Third Persons--Enforcement by Beneficiary--Assignment; Corporations--Oral Subscription to Stock--Statute of Frauds; Corporations--Promissory Notes--Proof of Execution; Courts--Jurisdiction of State Court to Enjoin a Receiver Appointed by Federal Court; Damages--Automobiles--Frightening Horses--Excessive Speed; …

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Action to Quiet Title--Venue--change of Venue; Agency--Secret Commission--recovery of both Secret and Stipulated Commission; Attorney and Client--Attorney's Lien--Fund in Court; Bankruptcy--Discharge--New Promise; Bankruptcy--Exemptions--discharge; Bankruptcy--Judgment in Bastardy--Discharge; Banks and Banking--Trust funds--Misappropriation--Subrogation; Contracts--Agreement for Advertising in Street Cars--Breach While Executory--Measure of Damages; Contracts--Agreement to Build with Materials Furnished by Owner--Destruction by Vis Major; Conveyance of Pretended Title--Maintenance--Adverse Claimant--Real Party in Interest; Corporations--Fiduciary Relation Existing Between Directors and Stockholders; Corporations--Fiduciary Relation Existing Between Stockholders and Directors; Courts--Limited Jurisdiction--Effect of Counterclaim; Criminal Law--Burden of Proof--Reasonable Doubt--Insanity--Contradictory and Inconsistent Instructions; Criminal law--Evidence--competency of Wife--Manner of Showing Incompetency--Suppression of Evidence; Damages--Exemplary Damages Where Actual Damage Purely …

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Agency--Action by Undisclosed Principal; Agency--Authority to Sell Land--Notice of Revocation by Record; Agency--Good Faith--Commissions; Bankruptcy--Intent of Insolvent; Carriers--Damages for Loss of Market--Carriage of Goods Destined for Enegies--Seizure of Ships; Constitutional Law--Cigarettes--Original Package; Constitutional Law--Municipal Corporations--Validity of Ordinance Requiring Union Label; Constitutional Law--Vested Rights--Alimony; Contract--Rescission as Affecting Rights of a Stranger to the Consideration; Contract--Public Policy--Agreement to ASsist Attorney to Secure Clients; Courts--contempt--Publication of Evidence in Newspapers; Criminal law--burglary--Sufficient Breaking; Criminal Law--Embezzlement; Damages--Exemplary--Parol License--Revocable--Trespass; Damages--Reversing Judgment for Defendant in Order to Give Plaintiff Nominal Damages; Deeds--Grantees--Constructions; Deeds--Reservation--Construction--Extent of Property; Deeds--Reservation--effectin Equity--Implied Trust; Fraudulent Conveyance--Who are Creditors--claimant in Tort Action; Highways--Street Car …

Preferences Arising From Trust Relations, Harry B. Hutchins

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Where property has once been impressed with a trust, the quality inheres therein and in the proceeds thereof so long as the trust relation continues, provided the rights of a bonafide purchaser for value and without notice do not intervene and identification remain possible. The trust impress, in the absence of a superior equity, at once places property in the preferred class. In equity, trust property belongs to the cesiui que trust, and his claim to it cannot be defeated by the insolvency or dishonesty of the trustee, if it constitutes, in an identifiable form, a part of the trustee's …

Authority Of Allen V. Flood, Horace Lafayette Wilgus

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In the case of Allen v. Flood, one of the Lords asked this interesting question, "If the cook says to her master, 'Discharge the butler or I leave you,' and the master discharges the butler, does the butler have an action against the cook?"' This, Lord Shand said, was the simplest form in which the very question in Allen v. Flood could be raised.