Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1899 — LAW AS INTERPRETED. [ARTICLE]

LAW AS INTERPRETED.

Tbe uasoondaesa of miod of oae of the conspirators at tbe time of the trial of au action is held. A Tucker ts. Hyatt (IndA 44 L. R. A. 12$. to be no defense to any of tbe other parties. Tbe power of a coart to authorize tbe committee of a lunatic to ooavey land in another State is denied, la Hotchkiss vs. Maldlekanf «Ya.n. 43 L R. A. 896, although tbe lunatic and the committee reside within the jurisdiction of the court. Jurisdiction to inquire Into and control the internal management of a foreign corporation is denied in Condon vs. Mutual Reserve Fund L Association (MdA. 44 L R. A 14$ in which an injunct ion against an assessment upon a member by a foreign corporation was refnqed. A purchaser at execution sale of corporate stock, with notice that it has been pledged to a third person, is held. In May ts. Cleiand iMSchy. 44 L. R. A. 163, to be subject to the rights of tbe pledgee, although the pledge has not been entered «m the books of the corporation. Members off a trade association who combine to induce or romped other- persons not to deal or enter Into contracts with one who will not join the association or conform Ms price* to those fixed by tbe association are held, in Doremus vs. Hennessy tHLL 43 L. R. A. TOT. to he liable for the injuries caused to him by loss of business resulting from such combination. Proof of a signature by mark is held, in Wienecke vs. Arbln (MdA 44 L. R. A. 142. to be insufficiently made nearly twenty-five years afterward by testimony of an attesting witness that be certainly raw the signature made, or be would aot have put his name there, when he is unable to recall the circumstances or the place of the alleged signing -especially when there is no proof that the maker of the instrument made or authorised its dels very, or that It wan read or explained to the maker, who could not read.