Oct. 29, 1887.

THE

WEEKLY REPORTER,

.

1886-87

(THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR),

CONTAINING

CASES DECIDED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE

WITH

APPEALS TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND THE PRIVY COUNCIL,

FROM THE 24TH OF OCTOBER, 1886, TO THE 12TH OF AUGUST, 1887.

TOGETHER ALSO WITH SOME CASES DECIDED PREVIOUSLY TO THAT PERIOD.

TO WHICH ARE ADDED

DIGESTED INDEX AND A TABLE OF THE NAMES OF ALL CASES

REPORTED DURING THAT PERIOD, AND ALSO THOSE THAT ARE COMMENTED ON IN

THE 31st VOLUME OF THE SOLICITORS' JOURNAL,

Oct. 29, 1887.

PREFACE.

In the thirty-fifth volume of the WEEKLY REPORTER the characteristics of the publication

will be found unaltered. Every endeavour has been made to render the reports succinct and

accurate, and they have been published as soon as possible after the decisions have been

pronounced. It is believed that the cases in this volume may be cited with the confidence which

the Profession has always placed in the WEEKLY REPORTER.

The Annual Digest contains, as usual, a summary of all the cases published during the

past year in the WEEKLY REPORTER and in the Law Reports, the Law Journal Reports, and the

Law Times Reports, besides those given in the Irish Reports.

JUDGES

AND LA W

OFFICERS.

FROM THE 24TH OF OCTOBER, 1886, TO THE 12TH OF AUGUST, 1887.

LORD HALSBURY, LORD CHANCELLOR.
LORD BLACKBURN,
LORD WATSON,

Lords of APPEAL IN ORDINARY.
LORD FITZGERALD,
LORD MACNAGHTEN,

JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.
SIR BARNES PEACOCK, PAID JUDGE.
LORD HOBHOUSE,
SIR RICHARD COUCH,

} Additional JUDGES ORDINARILY ATTENDINO.

SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATORE -COURT OF APPEAL.
LORD ESHER, MASTER OF THE ROLLS.
SIR HENRY COTTON,
SIR NATHANIEL LINDLEY,

LORDS JUSTICES
SIR CHARLES SYNGE CHRISTOPHER BOWEN,

OF APPEAL.
SIR EDWARD FRY,
SIR HENRY CHARLES LOPES,

AIGH COURT OF JUSTICE.-CHANCERY DIVISION.
SIR JAMES BACON, VICE-CHANCELLOR.
SIR EDWARD EBENEZER KAY.
SIR JOSEPH WILLIAM CHITTY.
SIR FORD NORTH.
SIR JAMES STIRLING.
SIR ARTHUR KEKEWICH.

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION.
LORD COLERIDGE, CHIEF JUSTICE.
SIR WILLIAM ROBERT GROVE.
HON. GEORGE DENMAN.
SIR CHARLES EDWARD POLLOCK.
SIR WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD.
SIR JOHN WALTER HUDDLESTON.
SIR HENRY MANISTY.
SIR HENRY HAWKINS.
SIR JAMES FITZJAMES STEPHEN.
SIR JAMES CHARLES MATHEW.
SIR LEWIS WILLIAM CAVE,
SIR JOHN CHARLES DAY.
SIR ARCHIBALD LEVIN SMITH.
SIR ALFRED WILLS.
SIR WILLIAM GRANTHAM.

PROBATE, DIVORCE, AND ADMIRALTY DIVISION,
SIR JAMES HANNEN, PRESIDENT.
SIR CHARLES PARKER BUTT.

SIR RICHARD EVERARD WEBSTER, ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
SIR EDWARD CLARKE, SOLICITOR-GENERAL.