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(i) 79, note (b). Case or trespass, if an illegal entry | diction over menial servants. to house, 2 T. R. 166.

(k) Burn's Ecc. L.

(1) 2 East, 5, 17; 6 East. 141, 464. Any attempt or solicitation to commit a felony or indictable misdemeanor, although unsuccessful, is indictable as a misdemeanor at common law, Id. ibid.; 4 Harg. Stat. Tri. 759; Russ. & R. C. C. 107.

(m) 72 to 83. Rights and duties in general of servants in husbandry, menial servants and clerks; and see 1 Bla. C. 424, 425; 3 Bla. C. 428; Burn's J. Servants.

(n) 75 to 78. For what misconduct and when servant has no right to clothes, 75, note (m).

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(e) 73, 75. Must not correct servant in husbandry or trade, or menial servant, 1 Bar. & C. 469. correction of a sailor or soldier allowed, 73, 74. Liability of captain of a ship for excess in correction, 3 Campb. 42; 1 Stra. 595; 2 Stra. 944; 2 Car. & P. 148; Bul. N. P. 19.

(p) 72. 76. 5 Geo. 4, c. 96, to what labourers. (q) 72 to 74. When or not justices have jurisdiction, 20 Geo. 2, c. 19; 4 Geo. 4, c. 34; 9 Bar. & C. 603, 628. Combinations of servants in trade, 6 Geo. 4, c. 129; 9 Geo. 4, c. 31, s. 25. Justices have no juris

Action on express or implied contract.

(s) 74. Assaults to raise wages indictable, 9 Geo. 4, c. 31, s. 25. Indictment for conspiracy to raise wages at common law. The 5 Geo. 4, c. 96, and 6 Geo. 4, c. 129, repealed statute of punishments against conspiracies, and only punish violence, threats, or intimidations.

(t) 80 to 83. Duties and rights of. 80, 81. Covenants by, 6 Bing. 354, 82. Offences of larceny, embezzlement, &c. 82, 83. Liability of a surety, and precautions to be observed by him, 2 Vern. 518; Chit. Eq. Dig. 264.

(u) 81. For what cause may discharge. (1) 73 to 75.

(y) 6 Bing. 354.

(s) Action on case.

(a) 72. When he acquires a settlement. 72. When may stipulate against it, 6 Bing. 163. 82. Right to solicit customers.

(b) Fit. N. B. 168; Bro. Labourer, 51; Trespass, 349; 1 Bla. C. 428.

(e) 2 Rol. Ab. 546. (d) 3 Bla. C. 142, 143.

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(e) 3 Bla. C. 142, 143.

On contract express or implied. (g) 84. Indictment, when servant of tender years starved or ill used, 2 Camp. 650; Russ. & R. C. 20; 1 Leach, 137; 1 Bla. C. 428, note 13.

(h) 77, n. (c). 3 Bos. & Pul. 247; Cald. 527; 4 Burn's J. Poor, 26 ed., 239. Aliter, if contract. (i) 75, n. (m).

(4) 78. When recoverable, 1 Bla. C. 425, notes 5, 6, 428, note 16; 5 Bing. 135. When forfeited, 2 Stark. R. 256; Burn's J. tit. Servants, III.

(1)72,77,78. When entitled, Burn's J Servant, IV.; 4 Geo. 4, c. 34; 5 Geo. 4. c. 95; 6 Geo. 4, c. 129. And when justices can act, Burn's J. Servants, IV.; 9 Bar.& C. 603, 608.

(m) 78, 79. No action lies for refusal to give character, 3 Esp. R. 201. Aliter, for maliciously giving a false bad character, 3 Bos. & Pul. 587; 8 Bar. & C. 578. Liability for giving a falfe favourable character, 32 Geo. 3, c. 56; also action at common law, Burn's J. Servants, XXXI.; Foster v. Charles, 6 Bing. 396; 7 Bing. 105.

(a) 84 to 145. I. The nature of personalty, and several kinds are stated and divided into those, First, Tangible and in possession, such as, 1. Animals, birds, and fish; 2. Moveables and ships; 3. Growing plants and emblements; 4. Fixtures; 5. Things mixed of realty and personalty; -6. Stock and funds; 7. Se

curities; Secondly, Things in possession but not tangible, such as copyrights; Thirdly, Choses in action. II. Then is considered the extent of interest. III. Time of enjoyment. IV. Number of owners. V. Modes of acquiring titles, of which fourteen are enumerated. VI. Contracts are considered in general and in particular as regards Sales and Guarantees. Then from page 130 to 140, injuries, and offences, and remedies, and punishments, are considered, and are stated in the above Analysis.

For the particular civil and criminal injuries or offences, as they vary according to the nature of the thing, see the enumeration of each in pages 84 to 145; the above Analysis only states the general rules.

(e) 130, 131. Resistance by force, but not using a dangerous instrument, Id. note (y), post, chap. vii. (p) 131, note (b). Stopping in transitu.

(g) 130. Recaption with force, 1 B. & C. 514; 8 B. & C. 269; 9 B. & C. 59, 60; 7 Bing 661. When illegal to enter another's land to retake, 8 Bing. 186; post, chap. vii.

Seizure, game. 405, 406.
Replevin.
Detinue.

(r) 131, note (k). (s) 131, note (d). (t) 131, note (e). (u) 131, note (f). (r) 131, note (g). Trover.

Specific delivery of chattel.

(y) 131, note (h). Trespass.

(*) 131, n. (i). 7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 29, and c. 30, s. 24.

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(a) 130 to 132. What not a felonious taking, Rex v. Alexander, Burn's J. Horses, I.

(b) 132. What resistance, see chap. vii. (c) 132, chap. vii. Recaption after felonious taking; when may retake, 3 Bla. C. 4, note 3. May retake thing stolen, unless duly sold in market overt, 2 Bla. C. 449, 450; Burn's J. Horses, II. Pawnbroker's shop not a market overt, and trover always lies against pawnbroker after demand, 2 Stra. 1187; 1 Stark, R. 472; 2 Campb. 336; 1 Wils. 8. If sale in market overt, still after conviction the owner is entitled to retake or recover from person then in possession, 2 T. R. 750; and 7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 29, s. 57, directs award of restitution, unless bill of exchange or note bonâ fide negotiated. Horses, particular law, 2 & 3 Ph. & M. c. 7; 31 Eliz c. 12. If no sale in market overt, owner may retake, s. 5; Burn's J. Horses. II.; 2 Bla. C. 451. But after regular sale, the original owner cannot maintain trover till after conviction, 2 Car. & P. 41, 43. Must not advertise reward for return, 7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 29, s. 59.

(d) 133. Justices' SUMMARY interference in case of felonious taking, is confined to horses, 2 & 3 Ph. & M. c. 7; 31 Eliz c. 12; Burn's J. Horses, II.; and to horses stolen, and not when obtained by false pretences, 2 Stark. R. 76. Does not extend to other chattels whereof felony has been committed, see 7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 29. As to hares and rabbits, dogs, confined beasts or birds, pigeons, fish, certain trees and shrubs, underwood, fences, posts and rails. fruit, roots, &c. not larceny; but justices have jurisdiction, Id. s. 30.

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(e) 133. Action in general, in case of felony, not allowed till after prosecution, 2 T. R. 750; 2 Car. & P. 41, 43. In case of horses may sue in detinue or replevin, unless sale in market overt, 2 & 3 Ph. & M. c. 7, s. 5. So action not taken away if will or writings stolen, 7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 29, s. 24. 133, 134. Criminal embezzlements do not take away action, Id. s. 52.

(f) 131. Indictment, larceny, 7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 29; Burn's J. Larceny. Particular animals and chattels, particular provisions, Id. ibid. 84 to 101.

(g) 130, 133. Recaption, post, chap. vii. (h) 133. Action expressly reserved by 7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 29, s. 52.

(i) 133, 134. Indictment, 7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 29, s. 46 to 52.

(k) 130, 131, 134, post, chap. vii Recaption; no property passes in goods obtained by false pretences, and they may be rescued or retaken, Bar. & C. 514; 2 Dowl. & R. 755; 7 Taunt. 59.

(1) 134. Action of trover or case, or assumpsit against deceiver, 1 Stark. R. 20; but if credit be not expired, then in case, 9 Bar. & C. 59.

(m) Indictment on 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29, s. 53; Burn's J. Cheat. Even against a minor pretending to be of age, ld. I. For obtaining enlisting money, 10 Geo. 4, c. 6. At common law for conspiracy, 3 T. R. 98; 5 Dowl. & R. 611; not otherwise, 1 Stark. R. 402.

(n) 134. At common law, Burn's J. Threats.
(e) 134. 7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 29, s. 6.
(P) 134. Ibid.

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or malicious. (g) Indictment, or summarily before

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(q) 134. 7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 29, s. 7.

134. Ibid. s. 8.

(s) 135. 4 Geo. 4, c. 54, s. 3.

(t) 135. Recaption, 1 B. & Cres. 514; 7 T. R. 59. When cannot enter stranger's land to retake, 8 Bing. 186; 1 B. & Adol. 394; post, Recaption, c.

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(u) 135. Replevin, 1 Chit. Pl. 188; 2 Stark. 288.
(1) 135. Detinue, 1 Chit. Pl. 139.

(y) 135. 3 Bla. C. 152; 1 Chit. Pl. 176.
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C. X.

(a) 135. 2 Saund. 168, note I.; 3 Bla. C. 15. (b) 135. Post, c. vii.

(c) 135, 136.

Pl. 153 to 159.

(e) 135. Against third persons, trespass or case, according to the nature of the injury, whether direct or only consequential, and whether the chattel was in possession of an owner or a third person, 1 Chit. Pl. 193 to 200. If consequential only, as firing near a decoy, case, 2 B. & Cres. 934; 11 East, 571.

(f) 135. Case for mere negligence or nonfeazance or the consequences of a public nuisance, 1 Chit. Pl. 153 to 159; 3 Bla. C. 153, 154.

(g) 136, 137.

(h) 136. 7 & Geo. 4, c. 29; Burn's J. Larceny. (i) 136, 137. Ibid. c. 30; Burn's J. Malicious Injuries.

(k) 137. Ibid. c. 31; action against hundred where (d) 135. Against bailees case or assumpsit, 1 Chit. furniture, &c, destroyed with building.

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(1) 137. Justices summarily, 7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 30, | sue in trover, 2 T. R. 376. s. 24; Burn's J. Malicious Injuries.

(m) 137. 3 Geo. 4, c. 71; Burn's J. Cattle. (n) 137. 1 & 2 W. 4, c. 32, s. 3, 24. Poisoning poultry actionable at common law, 137.

(o) 137. 26 Geo. 3, c. 71; Burn's J. Horses. (p) 137. 13 Geo. 3, c. 38; Burn's J. Malicious Injuries.

(q) 137. 4 Geo. 3, c. 37, s. 16; Burn's J. Malicious Injuries.

(r) 137. Not if merely to take game, 13 East, 228. (s) 10, 11. When the criminal act is declared a felony, in general no action lies until after conclusion of prosecution, but sometimes it is enacted otherwise. When the injury is only a misdemeanor then action immediately lies, 10, note (a), 11, note (g).

(t) 137. 4 Geo. 4, c. 54, s. 3; Burn's J. Threats. (u) 137. Prevention, see 130, 131. Remedy, case for injury to reversion, 7 T. R. 9.

(x) 137, 138. Case, not trover or trespass, 7 T. R. 9; 1 Ry. and Mood. 99; 5 Bar. & Ald. 826. When may sue in trespass or trover, 2 Campb. 464; 3 Id. 187; 5 Esp. R. 35. When a remainder-man may

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(y) 130, 131, 137, 138. Preventions.

(z) Semble. 7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 30, s. 24, gives summary remedy for malicious injury to a remainder-man or reversion in personal property.

(a) 138, 159. Against a lodger for larceny, 7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 29, s 45.

(b) 159. To protect remainder-man, Chit. Eq. Dig. Chattels Personal and Estate, IX., post, ch. viii.

(c) 139. All to join, and when not, 7 T. R. 279; 5 East, 407; 1 Chit. Pl. 74, 75. Case against co-tenant, 8 T. R. 145. When trespass for destroying, 8 Bar. & Cres. 257.

(d) 139-98. See division, ante, xxxi, as to such property, and injuries to same in general, 139, 140.

(e) Books and Music, 8 Ann, c. 19; 12 Geo. 2, c. 36; 15 Geo. 3, c. 53; 41 Geo. 3, c. 107; 54 Geo. 3, c. 156; decisions, Chitty's Col. Stat. 181; 2 Chit. Commercial Law, 198 to 205; 4 Bing. 540; 2 Young & J. 166; Godson on Patents.

(f) 98. Busts and Sculptures, 38 Geo. 3, c. 71, virtually repealed by 54 Geo. 3, c. 56; decisions, Chit. Col. Stat. 190.

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