955 INDEX-DIGEST For cases in Dec.Dig. & Am.Dig. Key-No.Series & Indexes see same topic and KEY-NUMBER See Taxation. REVENUE. ROBBERY. reasonable time.-Goulis v. Angel, 146 N. E. 222. III. MODIFICATION OR RESCISSION (C) Rescission by. Buyer. 121 (Mass.) Buyers, having used goods sold without offer to return them, could not rescind.-Edison Fixture Co. v. Maccaferri, 146 N. E. 3. 124 (Mass.) Rescinding buyer must offer to return goods.-Edison Fixture Co. v. Maccaferri, 146 N. E. 3. 127 (Mass.) Buyer to rescind must notify seller within reasonable time.-Edison Fixture Co. v. Maccaferri, 146 N. E. 3. IV. PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACT. 172 (III.) Difficulty or even impossibility of performance of contract for sale and delivery of grain is not defense to action for its breach, in absence of limitations of liability in such respect.-Thomson v. Thomson, 146 N. E. 451. 174 (N.Y.) Seller not justified in abandoning contract for buyer's failure to extend letter of credit when it expired.-Shirai v. Blum, 146 N. E. 194. Bank's notice that letter of credit had ex pired held not to change seller's rights or obligations. Id. 24(1) (III.) Evidence held to warrant conviction.-People v. O'Donnell, 146 N. E. 490. 24(1) (Ind.) Conviction of victim's companions for robbery, not sustained.-Wheat v.180(1) (Mass.) Contract for purchase of State. 146 N. E. 581. 24(1) (Mass.) Evidence held to support verdict of guilty of robbery, being armed.Commonwealth v. Baldi, 146 N. E. 11. Evidence held to support verdict of guilt as accessory before the fact of robbery.-Ïd. sugar held entire, and purchaser not entitled to revoke in part and accept in part.-National Wholesale Grocery Co. v. Mann, 146 N. E. 791. V. OPERATION AND EFFECT. 24(3)(III.) Evidence should show beyond (A) Transfer of Title as Between Parties. reasonable doubt that defendants were parties 199 (N.Y.) Rules as to passage of title who committed robbery.-People v. O'Donnell, subordinate to intention.-S. A. Wenger & Co. v. Propper Silk Hosiery Mills, 146 N. E. 203. 146 N. E. 490. 24(3)(III.) Evidence held to sustain con-202 (5) (N.Y.) Title held to pass prior to viction of robbery with dangerous weapon.- shipment.-S. A. Wenger & Co. v. Propper Silk Hosiery Mills, 146 N. E. 203. People v. Tyler, 146 N. E. 740. 26 (III.) Weight to be given to identifica-202 (6) (Mass.) Contract held not simple c. tion of defendants and other matters in evi- i. f. contract, but one under which title did Grocery Co. V. Wholesale der."-National dence is for jury.-People v. O'Donnell, 146 N. not pass at port of shipment; "delivery orE. 490. SAFE DEPOSITS. See Warehousemen, 45-47. SALES. Mann, 146 N. E. 791. 212 (Mass.) Assessing damages on theory that title had passed to buyer held proper.Winslow Bros. & Smith Co. v. Universal Coat Co., 146 N. E. 713. See Taxation, 696-724; Vendor and Pur- 2182 (Mass.) Finding that goods were apchaser, I. REQUISITES AND VALIDITY OF propriated to contract and title passed held authorized.-Winslow Bros. & Smith Co. v. Universal Coat Co., 146 N. E. 713. (B) Rights and Liabilities of Seller as to Third Persons. 23 (4) (Ind.App.) Reply to offer held not unconditional acceptance of order.-IsmertHincke Milling Co. v. Burkhart, 146 N. E. 334.219(1) (N.Y.) Seller surrendering parcel post receipts held not entitled to retake goods as against subsequent purchaser.-Island Trad 54 (N.Y.) Ambiguities in contract drawn on ing Co. v. Berg Bros., 146 N. E. 345. seller's order blank resolved against him.219(2) (N.Y.) If credit given or condition of payment waived by delivery title passed Dery v. Blate, 146 N. E. 204. from seller.-Island Trading Co. v. Berg Bros., 146 N. E. 345. VI. WARRANTIES. 58 (N.Y.) Where contract provided that sales governed by certain rules, such rules be.came part of contract.-S. A. Wenger & Co. v. Propper Silk Hosiery. Mills, 146 N. E. 203. 62 (Mass.) Contract for purchase of sug-273 (2) (Mass.) Where goods purchased in ar held entire.-National Wholesale Grocery Co. v. Mann, 146 N. E. 791. 79 (Mass.) Under simple "c. i. f." contract, seller has no obligation to deliver to port of destination.-National Wholesale Grocery Co. v. Mann, 146 N. E. 791. 82(1) (N.Y.) Provision for letter of credit ordinarily intended to provide complete assurance to seller.-Shirai v. Blum, 146 N. E. 194. 82(1) (N.Y.) Under contract to sell credit fixing terms but not amount thereof, seller cannot compel acceptance for cash on delivery. Dery v. Blate, 146 N. E. 204. on 83 (Mass.) Time of delivery contingent on event within buyer's control must be within reliance on seller's judgment, there is implied warranty of fitness for purpose intended.-W. R. Grace & Co. v. National Wholesale Grocery Co., 146 N. E. 908. 273 (5) (Mass.) No implied warranty of fitness for any particular purpose if article sold by trade-name.-Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem Corporation v. Greenburg, 146 N. E. 34; Acorn Silk Co. v. Herscovitz, 146 N. E. 35. 279 (Mass.) Contract for sale of motor truck held not express warranty of quality or condition of truck.-Wall v. Britton Stevens Motors Co., 146 N. E. 693. 285 (2) (Ind.) Purchaser failing to exercise right of rejection within stipulated time cannot sue for breach of warranty.-D'Arcy Spring Co. | er, where he did not comply with condition rev. Ansin, 146 N. E. 214. quiring rejection for defects within stipulated time.-D'Arcy Spring Co. v. Ansin, 146 N. E. 214. 285(4) (Ind.App.) Seller may waive requirement in contract which is for his benefit. -Maxwell Implement Co. v. Fitzgerald, 146 N. E. 883. Seller responding to insufficient notice by buyer of defect in machine sold, and attempt ing to remedy such defect, waives requirement as to proper notice.-Id. VII. REMEDIES OF SELLER. (E) Actions for Price or Value. 353 (4) (Mass.) Counts in declaration held sufficient to sustain action for skins delivered. -Winslow Bros. & Smith Co. v. Universal Coat Co., 146 N. E. 713. 357 (1) (Ind.App.) Seller suing for price of rejected goods discharged burden of proving damages by proof of contract price, buyer's breach, and seller's willingness to perform.Blackstone Theatre Corporation v. Goldwyn Distributing Corporation, 146 N. E. 217. IX. CONDITIONAL SALES. SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (B) Creation, Alteration, Existence, and Dissolution of Districts. 22 (III.) Statute providing for detachment of territory of district and annexation to other district, held unconstitutional.-Ellrod v. Board of Education of St. Joseph Community High School Dist. No. 305, 146 Ñ. E. 193. 360 (2) (Ind.App.) Buyer entitled to re duction from contract price of rejected goods if seller received, or failed to exercise diligence to obtain, other compensation. Blackstone Theatre Corporation v. Goldwyn Distributing33 (Ohio) Elements to be considered by Corporation, 146 N. E. 217. board when deliberating on creation of school district from other districts stated.-Kneale v. Jennings, 146 N. E. 87. 363 (Ind.) Direction of verdict for seller held proper, where purchaser did not sustain burden of proving facts reducing amount of recovery.-D'Arcy Spring Co. v. Ansin, 146 N. E. 214. 364(1) (Mass.) Charge on bankrupt's title to claim against creditors held favorable to plaintiffs. Lowenstein v. Silton, 146 N. E. 779. (F) Actions for Damages. 377 (Mass.) Counts in declaration held sufficient to sustain action for refusal to accept skin purchased.-Winslow Bros. & Smith Co. v. Universal Coat Co., 146 N. E. 713. ~384(2) (Ind.App.) Damages for buyer's breach of flour contract held fixed as of date of buyer's cancellation of order.-H. D. Lee Flour Mills Co. v. Broadlick, 146 N. E. 848. 384 (2) (Mass.) Assessing damages under statute for buyer's refusal to receive skins due under contract held proper.-Winslow Bros. & Smith Co. v. Universal Coat Co., 146 N. E. 713. VIII. REMEDIES OF BUYER. (A) Recovery of Price. 37(3) (Ohio) Electors signing remonstrance against creation of new school district cannot withdraw names after expiration of 30-day period.-Board of Education of Putnam County v. Board of Education of Hartsburg Rural Special School Dist. of Putnam County, 146 N. E. 812. 42(2) (III.) District and title of school board members held not invalid for failure to comply with Australian Ballot Law, in view of curative statute.-People v. Hartquist, 146 N. E. 140. 42(2) (Ind.) Order of county superintendent for establishment of high school cannot be impeached because of promises not to make such order.-Kegerreis v. State, 146 N. E. 390. Proof of final order by county superintendent not appealed from held sufficient to authorize decree requiring establishment of school as ordered.-Id. Order of county superintendent for establishment of high school not set aside for fraud where fraud not pleaded.-Id. (C) Government. Officers, and District Meetings. 397 (Mass.) In purchaser's action to recover part of price collected by seller under letter of credit, letter to seller from bank issuing letter held improperly admitted.-Nation-49 (Ind.) Officer of school township withal Wholesale Grocery Co. v. Mann, 146 N. E. ,791. (D) Actions and Counterclaims for Breach of Warranty. out right because of office to attack order of county superintendent.-Kegerreis v. State, 146 N. E. 390. 50 (III.) Signatures to petition, by women using initials of husband, held not illegal.Seely v. Board of Education of Green Valley, Community High School Dist. No. 306, 146 N. E. 187. 435(1)(Ind.App.) Buyer's counterclaim held to sufficiently allege waiver by seller of requirement in contract as to immediate written notice of defects.-Maxwell Implement Co. 63(5) (Mass.) Power over salary of school superintendent is vested solely in school comv. Fitzgerald, 146 N. E. 883. mittee.-Decatur v. Auditor of City of Peabody, 146 N. E. 360. Allegation that buyer "tendered" machine back held to sufficiently allege compliance with contract requiring buyer to "return" it.-Id. 440(1) (Mass.) Question whether buyer keeping part of goods could rescind held immaterial. Acorn Silk Co. v. Herscovitz, 146 N. E. 35. 440(3) (Mass.) Evidence that sugar tendered in fulfillment of contract was unfit for wholesale business held admissible in action for breach of contract.-W. R. Grace & Co. v. National Wholesale Grocery Co., 146 N. E. 908. 442 (2) (Mass.) Measure of damages for seller's breach of warranty in contract for sale of goods stated.-National Wholesale Grocery Co. v. Mann, 146 N. E. 791. 445(5) (Ind.) Refusal to submit buyer's counterclaim for breach of warranty held prop (D) District Property, Contracts, and 65 (III.) School district waived defect in title of vendor of building site by failure to object.-Seely v. Board of Education of Green Valley Community High School Dist. No. 306, 146 N. E. 187. Membership on board of education did not disqualify voters from signing petition for purchase of school site.-Id. 68 (III.) District held not entitled to question validity of contract to purchase site because not selected at election.-Seely v. Board of Education of Green Valley Community High School Dist. No. 306, 146 N. E. 187. For cases in Dec.Dig. & Am.Dig. Key-No.Series & Indexes see same topic and KEY-NUMBER (E) District Debt, Securities, and Taxa- tion. SLANDER. 99 (Mass.) Statute requiring "towns" to See Libel and Slander. 103(1) (Mass.) It is duty of city officers to 135(1) (Mass.) Sole power to contract with SEARCHES AND SEIZURES. 2 (III.) Section of Search and Seizure Act SPECIAL LAWS. See Statutes, 73-98. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. 1. NATURE AND GROUNDS OF REMEDY IN 10(1) (Ind.App.) Specific performance will 13 (Mass.) Under terms of contract, pur- II. CONTRACTS ENFORCEABLE. Defendant held not to have invited nor indi-30 (III.) Option to lessee to purchase de- void warrant.-Id. 3 (Ind.) Person taken in act of commit- 49(1) (N.Y.) Agreement assigning hire of V. LIABILITIES OF VESSELS AND OWN- 86(3) (Mass.) Evidence as to explosion of VII. CARRIAGE OF GOODS. 103 (Mass.) Interstate Commerce Act and 106 (Mass.) Bill of lading defined.-Na- 509. IV. PROCEEDINGS AND RELIEF. 126(3) (III.) General prayer held to au- 129 (III.) Purchaser held entitled to rents 130 (111.) Where decree required specific Vendor required to specifically perform held STATES. IV. FISCAL MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC DEBT, AND SECURITIES. 114 (Ohio) Acts providing disposition of 131 (Ohio) Acts providing disposition of VI. ACTIONS. 191(1) (Mass.) Special statute held to au- Co. v. Commonwealth, 146 N. E. 677. STATUTE OF FRAUDS. See Frauds, Statute of. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. STATUTES. 120 (Mass.) Carrier held to have made de- See Limitation of Actions. For statutes relating to particular subjects, see 1. ENACTMENT, REQUISITES, AND VA- 132(5) (Mass.) Evidence of shipper's ar- II. GENERAL AND SPECIAL OR LOCAL 206 (Mass.) Every word of statute_given LAWS. 73(1) (Ohio) Act providing for consolida- 146 N. E. 228. 74(2) (Ohio) Act held to be general law 98(1) (Ohio) General Assembly cannot by statute does not make either unconstitutional. 230 (Ohio) Legislative intent to change nam County v. Board of Education of Harts- (B) Particular Classes of Statutes. 243 (N.Y.) Legislative intent to effect (D) Retroactive Operation. 263 (111.) Retroactive intent must clearly STATUTES CONSTRUED. REVISED STATUTES. Act 1898, July 1, ch. 541, 30 8 4000 HURD'S REVISED STAT- 504 SMITH-HURD REVISED 521 864 Ch. 24, § 68. 448 Stat. 544. Ch. 24, § 123. 499 COMPILED STATUTES 1916 Ch. 24, § 804. 142 Ch. 32 129 § 47a (2). Amended 1910, June 25, ch. 412, § 8, 36 255 $$ 8604a, 8604aa. 777 Ch. 34, § 55. 440 § 571 797 § 9631 711 $$ 9585-9656 264 Ch. 38, § 210. 151 797 Ch. 38, 255. 737 255 Ch. 38, § 449. 550 § 9641 711 Ch. 39, §§ 4-8. 154 § 9652 § 9971 521 Ch. 43, §§ 82, 83.. 478 ACT. Ch. 46, 66... 171 Act 1887, Feb. 4, ch. 104, 24 COMPILED STATUTES AN- Ch. 47 518 Ch. 48, §§ 138-172. 146, 481, 494, 539, 543 ruptcy Act. 9, 30 Stat. 1151. 1920, Feb. 28, ch. 91, § STATUTES AT LARGE. 1898, July 1, ch. 541, 30 1899, March 3, ch. 425, § 1906, June 29, ch. 3591, § §§ 8604a, 8604aa. 777 Ch. 48, § 139, subsec. 8... 146 § 99924c 606 521 Ch. 48, § 145. § 1007114 cc 569 442, 533, 543, 572 Art. 4, § 13. 504 Ch. 91, § 5, subsecs. 1a, 1b 178 20, 37. 178 Art. 13, § 5. 606 521 UTES 1915-16. Ch. 111%, §§ 10, 45, 62.. 606 567 Ch. 120, §§ 202, 203, 210.. 741 567 Ch. 121, § 56, subsec. 3... 532 137 Ch. 121, § 62.. 440 1915, March 4, ch. 176, § Ch. 122, § 89g. Added by Laws 1923, p. 592. 193 1916, Aug. 9, ch. 301, 39 UTES 1917. Ch. 148, § 2. 510 § 343a 959 INDEX-DIGEST For cases in Dec.Dig. & Am.Dig. Key-No.Series & Indexes see same topic and KEY-NUMBER LAWS. 1877, p. 69, § 8. Amended by Laws 1887, p. 156.... 472 BURNS' ANNOTATED MENT 1921. PUBLIC STATUTES 1882. Ch. 82, §§ 18, 21. 258 393 Ch. 148, § 8.. 769 Laws 1903, p. 352...... 405 336 REVISED LAWS 1902. 1887, p. 156. 472 1392b 821 1903, p. 352. 444 2250 753 Ch. 78, § 30.. 258 1917, p. 338. 183 6143g 110 Ch. 154, $ 8. 769 1917, p. 558, § 1. 137 6584b 390 Ch. 173, § 81. Repealed 1919, p. 442 558 $$ 8020r2, 8020s2 879 by Laws 1912, ch. 542.. 700 1919, p. 978, §§ 1, 2. 521 8020w 872 Ch. 197, § 16.. 725 1919, p. 979, § 7, subsec. 8 521 8356d 398 1919, p. 982, § 17.. § 83560 815 GENERAL LAWS. 521 1921, pp. 690, 692, §§ 22, §§ 10052d5, 10052e5. 852 25 733 §§ 10139u12, 10139w12... 870 Ch. 3, § 4.. 280 Ch. 4, 7, subsec. 34. 360 1921, p. 698, § 39. 131 Ch. 13, § 10. 708 1921, p. 793, §§ 12, 14. 532 LAWS. Ch. 31, §§ 3, 26, 47. 357 1921, p. 797. 140 Ch. 41, § 35. 39 1923, p. 335. 558 1923, p. 592. 193 1883, ch. 55.. 123 Ch. 43, § 28. 795 Ch. 44 360 1923, p. 628. 440 1889, ch. 95, S$ 1, Amended by Laws 1895, Ch. 44, § 32. 360 ch. 123, § 1. 852 Ch. 54, §§ 128, 141. 280 1895, ch. 123, § 1. Ch. 59, § 2. 651 852 INDIANA. 1899, ch. 159. Amended Ch. 60, $2. 39 by Laws 1913, ch. 203.. 842 Ch. 60, §§ 15, 62, 63. 675 Ch. 62, $$ 5, 10-13. 259 750 Ch. 71 360 745 Ch. 71. $$ 34, 59. 360 746 Ch. 79, $$ 14. 16.. 41, 224 329 REVISED STATUTES 1852. 1909, ch. 95, § 5 et seq.... Ch. 79, §§ 22-34. 41 876 Ch. 79, 45. 677 Ch. 90 651 876 Volume 1. Ch. 90, § 1. 26 1913, ch. 203. 842 § 1331 Page 413, § 13, subsec. 5.. 763 1913, ch. 300. REVISED STATUTES 1881.1913, ch. 335.. BURN'S ANNOTATED Amended Ch. 90, $§ 14, 17. 694 by Laws 1923, ch. 123.. Ch. 90, $24. 18. 26 Ch. 94, §§ 121, 122, 124- 126, 130, 133, 135, 138.. 228 1913, ch. 335, § 6. 329 Ch. 105, $$ 3, 5. 29 STATUTES 1914. 237 747 254 116 338 584 392 883 410 336 826 418 393 427 432 216, 427, 688, 765, 845 1915, ch. 106, § 18. Amend- Ch. 106, § 17, subsec. 2. Ch. 105, 46. Ch. 105, § 47. 29 Ch. 105, 54. 9 Ch. 106, § 3. 14 908 3 655 599 609 $$ 558, 562. §§ 645, 646. 883 Ch. 107, 48. 696 858 879 Ch. 112 708 403 1915, ch. 336 106, 38. Ch. 114, § 34. 258 Ch. 129, § 2, subsec. 5. 900 $$ 671, 672, 681, 696. 110 ch. 57.. 869 Ch. 137, § 4. 797 $ 870 123 1915, ch. 106, § 60. 427 Ch. 138, §§ 2, 86. 780 $ 928 et seq.. $$ 929-933, 936. 1451 .410, 427, 746 1923, ch. 23, § 1. §§ 8020b, 8020h3, 802001, 8295 MASSACHUSETTS. Pt. 2, ch. 1, § 1, art. 4.... 651 111 1915, ch. 106, § 76(b). Ch. 139, §§ 14, 15. 780 Ch. 152 683 881 Ch. 152, §§ 7, 11. 904 Ch. 152, § 12. 731 Ch. 152, § 28. 694 Ch. 155, §§ 27, 31, 41, 43, 815 44 722 826, Ch. 156, § 14. Ch. 156, § 41. Ch. 156, § 42. 775 852 Ch. 156, § 43. 772 747 Ch. 167, §§ 22-35. 670 821 Ch. 172, § 18. 772 747 Ch. 175. § 186. 43 849 Ch. 185, §§ 1, 15. 681 747 Ch. 191, 354 747 Ch. 191, § 18. 33 817 Ch. 192, § 4. 263 109 Ch. 195, §§ 1, 2 18 Ch. 195, § 11. 263 Ch. 197, § 2. 18 Ch. 197, § 9. 18, 696 Ch. 197, § 10. 18 574 769 574 Ch. 211, § 10. 45 280 Ch. 212, § 3. 359 Ch. 213, § 3. 779 Ch. 214, §§ 26, 28. 902 |