A Course of Legal Study

the United States:'-for though in country practice, questions under the constitution and laws of the general government, certainly do not as frequently arise as in the maritime cities, he will bear in mind how often in our country, the profession of a practising lawyer is united with that of legislator and statesman, and how essential in such case, is a thorough knowledge of the entire system of United States jurisprudence. We therefore recommend, to all students and lawyers who have not absolutely abjured the connection, to study under this head, at least to the extent we have designated, it being no more than is essential to every well read lawyer. And finally, all of the remaining Titles and Divisions remain for this student unaltered, being the same as in the other mentioned courses.]

AUTHOR'S FAREWELL TO THE STUDENT.

We cannot better take leave of our student than in the language of the kind exhortation of Justinian."Summâ itaque ope, et alacri studio, has leges nostras accipite: et vosmetipsos sic eruditos ostendite, ut spes vos pulcherrima foveat, toto legitimo opere perfecto, posse etiam nostram rempublicam in partibus ejus vobis credendis, gubernari.* And finally, in the quaint, but expressive and paternal words of Lord Coke,— 'FAREWELL. WE WISH UNTO THEE THE GLADSOME LIGHT OF JURISPRUDENCE, THE LOVELINESS OF TEMPERANCE, THE STABILITY OF FORTITUDE, AND THE SOLIDITY OF JUSTICE.'t

Justinian's Proem to the Institutes, sec. vii.

† Coke's Commentary upon Littleton, p. 395.

INDEX

TO THE SELECT CASES ON REAL LAW, IN LORD COKE'S
REPORTS.

ARCHER'S CASE.-Rule in Shelly's Case; destruction of contin-
gent remainders; 'heir,' in the singular number, whether
nomen collectivum,

183, 184

BUCKLER'S CASE.-Grant of a freehold in futuro; void acts, dis-
seisin,

191

BORASTON'S CASE.-Vested remainder; adverbs of time; vesting
of the possession, of the interest,
BUTLER AND BAKER'S CASE.-Relation; construction of devises
and of statutes,
BEDEL'S CASE.-Covenant to stand seized; consideration; aver-

192

193

ments,

207

188

CHUDLEIGH'S CASE.-Contingent remainder; scintilla juris,
CHEDINGTON'S CASE.-Term for years, remainder of a term,
CLAYTON'S CASE.-Commencement of leases from henceforth;
from delivery; from date, day of the date,
COUNTESS OF SHREWSBURY'S CASE.-Voluntary and permissive
waste; tenants' responsibility for loss by fire,
CHENEY'S CASE.-Parol and extrinsic evidence to affect deeds,

189

wills, &c.

200

COLLIER'S CASE.-Devise, what charges create a fee,

202

CLUN'S CASE.-Apportionment of rents,

211

DUMPOR'S CASE.-Lease with proviso not to assign-licence,

FORSE AND HEMBLING'S CASE.-Coverture; revocation of will

Fox's CASE.-Bargain and sale, seisin, chattels not in esse can-

GODDARD'S CASE.-Date, delivery, execution of a deed,

190

HERLACKENDEN'S CASE.-Waste, clause of absque impetitione

vasti,

HENSTEAD'S CASE.-Revocation of a will by marriage,

IVES' CASE.-Exceptions in leases; surrender of,
JEWEL'S CASE.-Lease of Incorporeals,

JUSTICE WINDHAM'S CASE.-Joint and several words and inte-

rests,

LAMPET'S CASE.-Executory devise; executor's assent; assign-

198

ment and release of executory interests,
LIFFORD'S CASE. -Interest of lessor and lessee in trees demised;
exceptions in leases,

209

MILDMAY'S CASE.-Covenant to stand seized; bargain and sale;

211

189, 206

perpetuities, void conditions,
MANSER'S CASE.-Reading of a deed to an unlettered man, 189
MARQUIS OF WINCHESTER'S CASE.-Sound and disposing mind

and memory,

203, 206

MANNING'S CASE.-Executory devise of chattels; purchaser

208

201

under judgment subsequently reversed,
NOKE'S CASE.-Covenants in law; qualification of covenants,. 195
OLAND'S CASE.-Emblements, determination of,
SHELLY'S CASE.-Union of life estate and inheritance; relation
of judgments; death of tenant before execution,
SPENCER'S CASE.-Covenants in leases; real and personal,