DEDICATION. ΤΟ WILLIAM BYERS, ESQ., OF BATESVILLE, ARK., THIS VOLUME OF REPORTS IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED, AS AN HUMBLE TESTIMONIAL E. H. ENGLISH. Rec. Mar. 1 1856 PREFACE. The 8th volume of my Reports is now presented to the Bench, the Bar, and the Country, entitled ARKANSAS REPORTS, VOL. 13, my able and most worthy predecessor, ALBERT PIKE, Esq., having published five volumes. When first appointed Reporter, it being the universal custom in England, and the prevailing custom in the United States, for Reports to take the name of the Reporter, and the Legislature having made no provision on the subject, I thought proper, with the approbation of the Judges then upon the Supreme Bench, to follow the general usage, and therefore adopted the style, English's Reports, for my volumes. The present Judges having suggested the propriety of a permanent style, for the sake of uniformity, through all coming time, regardless of changes in the office of Reporter, I have cheerfully yielded, and adopted the style preferred by them. It may be observed that I have made no statement of facts in a majority of cases contained in this volume. Where the Judges have made no statement, I have stated the facts. Where they have made statements, I have taken it for granted that they have stated all the facts necessary to a proper understanding of the points decided, and added nothing. This course will be pursued in future volumes. Respectfully, &c., Little Rock, November 25, 1853. E. H. ENGLISH. DURING THE TIME OF THESE DECISIONS. Hon. GEORGE C. WATKINS, Chief Justice. Hon. CHRISTOPHER C. SCOTT, Associate Justices. (a)Succeeded by Hon. FELIX J. BATSON, August, 1853. Bank of the State v. Conway, C. 61 Calvert, use, &c., Bingham et al. v. 399 712 392 Campbell et al. v. Campbell et al., 513 9 409 Chism, Hooper et al. v. 496 653 Clark v. Strong, ad., 491 262 Clements ad., Knott et al. v. 335 Cocks v. State Bank, 592 Collier v. The State, 676 Conly, Mitchell v. 414 344 631 Conway, Bank of the State v. 334 48 591 448 183 225 276 269 Crow v. Dallas County, 625 653 Bank of the State, Conway B. et al. v. 48 Cook, McGuire v. Bank of the State v. Eden, Bertrand et al. v. Barkman, |