THE

ATLANTIC REPORTER,

VOLUME 66,

CONTAINING ALL THE REPORTED DECISIONS OF THE

Supreme Courts of Maine, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, RHODE ISLAND,
CONNECTICUT, and PENNSYLVANIA; Court of Errors and Appeals,
Court of Chancery, and Supreme and Prerogative Courts
of New JERSEY; Supreme Court, Court of Chancery,
Superior Court, Court of General Sessions, and
Court of Oyer and Terminer of DELAWARE:

and Court of Appeals of MARYLAND.

COPYRIGHT, 1907,

BY

WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY.

66 ATL.

JUDGES

OF THE

COURTS REPORTED DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS VOLUME

CONNECTICUT—Supreme Court of Errors.

DAVID TORRANCE, CHIEF JUSTICE. 1
SIMEON E. BALDWIN, CHIEF JUSTICE.*

ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
SIMEON E. BALDWIN.2

FREDERICK B. HALL.
WILLIAM HAMERSLEY.

SAMUEL 0. PRENTICE.
JOHN M. THAYER.3

DELAWARE-Supreme Court.
JOHN R. NICHOLSON, CHANCELLOR.
CHARLES B. LORE, CHIEF JUSTICE.

ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
WILLIAM C. SPRUANCE.

JAMES PENNEWILL.
IGNATIUS C. GRUBB.

WILLIAM H. BOYCE.

Court of Chancery.
JOHN R. NICHOLSON, CHANCELLOR,

MAINE-Supreme Judicial Court.
ANDREW P. WISWELL, CHIEF JUSTICE. 4
LUCILIUS A. EMERY, CHIEF JUSTICE.G

ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
LUCILIUS A. EMERY.5

FREDERICK A. POWERS..
WM. PENN WHITEHOUSE.

HENRY C. PEABODY.
SEWALL C. STROUT.

ALBERT M. SPEAR.
ALBERT R. SAVAGE.

LESLIE C. CORNISH.7
ARNO W. KING.*

MARYLAND-Court of Appeals.
JAMES MCSHERRY, CHIEF JUDGE.

JOHN P. BRISCOE.
A. HUNTER BOYD.
HENRY PAGE.
JAMES A. PEARCE.

ASSOCIATE JUDGES.

SAMUEL D. SCHMUCK DR.
I. THOMAS JONES.8
N. CHARLES BURKE.
JOHN G. ROGERS..

NEW HAMPSHIRE-Supreme Court.

FRANK N. PARSONS, CHIEF JUSTICE.

ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
WILLIAM M. CHASE.

GEORGE H. BINGHAM.
REUBEN E. WALKER.

JOHN E. YOUNG.

1 Died September 5, 1906.
* Appointed January 31, 1907, to succeed

Torrance, C. J.
• Appointed January 31, 1907.
• Died December 4, 1906.
• Became Chief Justice December, 1906.

* Resigned March 31, 1907.
* Appointed to fill vacancy.
• Appointed June 28, 1907, to all vacancy.
* Died January 10, 1907.
Appointed to fill vacancy.

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