THE

ATLANTIC REPORTER,

(ANNOTATED),

VOLUME 73,

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.

JULY 8-OCTOBER 28, 1909.

ST. PAUL

WEST PUBLISHING CO.

1909

COPYRIGHT, 1909,

BY

WEST PUBLISHING COMPANX.

173 ATL.)

JUDGES

OF THE

COURTS REPORTED DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS VOLUME

CONNECTICUT-Supreme Court of Errors.

SIMEON E. BALDWIN, CHIEF JUSTICE.

ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
FREDERICK B. HALL.

JOHN M. THAYER.
SAMUEL 0. PRENTICE.

ALBERTO T. RORABACK.

DELAWARE-Supreme Court.
JOHN R. NICHOLSON, CHANCELLOR. 1
CHARLES B. LORE, CHIEF JUSTICE. 1
CHARLES M. CURTIS, CHANCELLOR.2
JAMES PENNEWILL, CHIEF JUSTICE. 3

ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
WILLIAM C. SPRUANCE.1

WILLIAM H. BOYCE.
IGNATIUS C. GRUBB.1

DANIEL 0. HASTINGS.4
JAMES PENNEWILL.3

HENRY C. CONRAD.4
VICTOR B. WOOLLEY.4

Court of Chancery.
JOHN R. NICHOLSON, CHANCELLOR. 1
CHARLES M. CURTIS, CHANCELLOR.2

MAINE-Supreme Judicial Court

LUCILIUS A. EMERY, CHIEF JUSTICE,

ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
WM. PENN WHITEHOUSE.

ALBERT M. SPEAR.
ALBERT R. SAVAGE.

LESLIE C. CORNISH.
HENRY C. PEABODY.

ARNO W. KING.
GEORGE E. BIRD.

MARYLAND-Court of Appeals.

A. HUNTER BOYD, CHIEF JUDGE.

ASSOCIATE JUDGES,
JOHN P. BRISCOE.

N. CHARLES BURKE.
JAMES A. PEARCE.

WILLIAM H. THOMAS.
SAMUEL D. SCHMUCKER.

GLENN H. WORTHINGTON.
W. LAIRD HENRY.

1 Term expired June 14, 1909.
* Became Chancellor June 14, 1909.

• Became Chief Justice June 14, 1909. • Became Judge June 14, 1909.

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