Taxes.

Overpaid because of clerical error of auditor, recoverable from him. His duty to certify fact to County Commissioners. 3 O. N. P. 246. 4 O.

L. D. 283.

Board of Education not to be enjoined from paying bonds issued to build schoolhouse in anticipation of that tax. 1 O. C. D. 447.

Trespassing Cattle.

Owner not liable for damage when he had left them in pasture properly fenced. 1 O. C. D. 482. 12 C. C. 529.

Trust. Every executor and guardian a trustee. Statute defines trust; will terms Court interferes only in cases of transgression or fraud. 3 0.

of trust.

N. P. 292.

Taxes. When overpaid because of clerical error by auditor, recoverable from him. 3 O. N. P. 246. 4 O. L. D. 283.

Auditor's duty to certify fact to County Commissioners.

Board of Education not to be enjoined from paying bonds issued to build school house, in anticipation of the tax. 1 O. C. D. 447.

Book Reviews.

HANDBOOK ON THE LAW OF TORTS, by William B. Hale, LL. B., Author of "Bailments and Carriers," " Damages," etc., St. Paul, Minn. West Publishing Co., 1896. The Hornbrook Series." One Volume, pp. xi, 636, $3.75.

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The author in his preface, dated September 15, 1896, declares that "the present work is brought out to supply the demand for a single volume work on Torts, along the lines laid down in Mr. Jaggard's twovolume treatise, published a year ago. It is practically an abridgment of the larger work." As such it will prove a useful students' handbook on this subject. The citation of cases is, as in all this series, prodigal, including many recent decisions not found in Jaggard. Like Jaggard, the author at times speculates too freely as to what the law ought to be; especially in the sections on Master's liability to servant, where he finds, contrary to the experience of those who try damage cases of this sort, that the law too often shields the employer. TIFFANY'S PErsons and Domestic RELATIONS, by Walter C. Tiffany, Minneapolis, Minn. The West Publishing Co., St, Paul, 1896. One Volume, 589 pp., Law Sheep, Volume 17, "The Hornbrook Series," $3.75.

Volume 17 has maintained the appearance and style of its predecessors of the Hornbook Series. The author has cited over 5,000 cases, and shows that he has thoroughly investigated the subject.

While the author treats very minutely of the relation of "Husband and Wife," in nearly one-half of his book, he also has chapters on "Parent and Child," "Guardian and Ward," and a very interesting discussion of the law concerning "Infants. Persons Non Compotes Mentis," and "Aliens." He also adds a brief chapter on "Master and Servant." book brought down to date on the law of "Husband and Wife," is very valuable, in as much as modern statutes have changed and enlarged in such a degree the rights and privileges of married women.

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While Mr. Tiffany appears on the title page as the sole author of the book, credit is due to Mr. William L. Clark, Jr., for the chapters on "Master and Servant," "Persons Non Compotes Mentis," and "Aliens." The work of Mr. Clark shows the same careful research as does that of Mr. Tiffany.

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WESTERN RESERVE LAW JOURNAL

Vol. II

JANUARY, 1897

No. 8

Reminiscences of Erie County Bench and Bar.

Lucas Selkirk Beecher, one of the pioneer members of the Erie County Bar, was born in New Haven County, Connecticut, March 31st, 1798. When about 13 years of age he was maimed by the loss of a leg. At about the age of 18 years he removed with his parents to West Bergen, Genesee County, New York. He obtained his early education at the common schools and village academy.

Soon after coming to reside in Genesee County to maintain himself and to procure means to enable him to enter upon the study of law he taught a village school. After he had obtained money sufficient to warrant him in so doing, he became a law student in the office of Hopkins & Beecher at Canaseraga. In 1824 he was admitted to the bar and commenced the pratice at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, where he was married to Miss Janet Walker Turk, a grand.niece of Hon. Charles Hueston, a Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of Pennsylvania.

In 1828 Mr. Beecher removed to Sandusky, Ohio, and entered into a law partnership with Hon. Elutheros Cooke and in 1830 he became totally blind.

"In poverty's low barren vale

"Thick mists, obscure, involved me round;" Leaving his young wife and infant child at Sandusky he, at the invitation of kind friends, thus crippled, sightless and poor, started on the then very wearisome and long journey to the City of New York for the purpose of having a surgical operation performed upon his eyes, hoping that his eyesight might be thereby restored.

Speaking of this trip Mr. Beecher said; "When I arrived at New York, not knowing how much the services of the oculist would cost me and despairing as to the result, I was too poor to hire a conveyance to transport myself and baggage from the point at which I was dropped