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JOURNAL COMPANY,

Indianapolis, Ind.

REPORTS

OF

CASES ARGUED AND DETERMINED

IN THE

SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE

OF THE

STATE OF INDIANA.

WITH TABLES OF THE CASES REPORTED AND CASES CITED
AND AN INDEX.

BY JAMES B. BLACK,

OFFICIAL REPORTER.

VOL. XLVII.

CONTAINING THE CASES DECIDED AT THE MAY TERM, 1874,
NOT PUBLISHED IN VOL. XLV. AND VOL. XLVI., AND
CASES DECIDED AT THE NOVEMBER TERM, 1874.

INDIANAPOLIS:

JOURNAL COMPANY, PRINTERS AND BINDERS.

1875.

Entered, according to the act of Congress, in the year 1875, by

JAMES B. BLACK,

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

Rec. June

22, 1875

JUDGES

OF THE

SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE

DURING THE TIME OF THESE REPORTS.

JAMES L. WORDEN, LL. D.*
SAMUEL H. BUSKIRK, LL. D.†

JOHN PETTIT, LL. D.

ANDREW L. OSBORN, LL. D.

ALEXANDER C. DOWNEY, LL. D.

*Chief Justice at the May term, 1874.

Chief Justice at the November term, 1874.

OFFICERS

OF THE

SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE.

ATTORNEY GENERAL,

HON. JAMES C. DENNY.*

HON. CLARENCE A. BUSKIRK. †
* Term of office expired November 7th, 1874.
†Term of office commenced November 7th, 1874.

REPORTER,

JAMES B. BLACK.

CLERK,

CHARLES SCHOLL.

SHERIFF,
JAMES P. WATSON.

LIBRARIAN,

JAMES M. CROPSEY.*

FREDERICK HINER.†

* Until November 1st, 1874.
† Appointed November 1st, 1874.