THE

EASTERN REPORTER,

CONTAINING ALL THE

DECISIONS

OF THE STATES OF MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT,
MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT,
NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA,
MARYLAND AND DELAWARE, AS SOON

AS THEY ARE FILED, WITH STATE-

MENT OF THE CASE.

JOHN T. COOK, EDITOR.

VOL. IV.

ALBANY, N. Y.:

WILLIAM GOULD, JR., AND COMPANY,

LAW PUBLISHERS.