lowed by the courts in passing upon the present act, the victims of this distasteful legislation will be able to judge pretty accurately of their status under the Act of 1894. Messrs. Gould and Tucker are the first in the field, but will doubtless be followed by other writers upon this important subject; still, for a book of ready reference, we think this compact, clear and concise work is likely to hold its own against all competitors. A Treatise on the Law ok Benefit Societies and Life Insurance. Voluntary associations, regular life, beneficiary and accident insurance. By Frederick H. Bacon, of the St. Louis Bar. Second Edition. The F. H. Thomas Law Book Co., St. Ixmis, 1894. Two vols. Law sheep. $ 12.00 net. The great number of new decisions on the law of beneficiary insurance during the past six years has rendered a new edition of this valuable work of Mr. Bacon a positive necessity. Upward of twelve hun dred new cases and nearly five hundred pages of newtext have been added, and much of the old text has been re-written. In its present form the treatise is an exhaustive discussion of the law of benefit socie ties and life insurance, to date, and as such should be welcomed by the profession. American Probate Law and Practice. Appli cable to all the states. By Frank S. Rice. Matthew Bender, Albany, N. Y., 1894. Law sheep. $6.50 net. This treatise is an attempt on the author's part to collate, classify, and exhibit the rules that character ize and govern American Probate Courts, and to furnish a practical guide to the whole .field of Probate Law and Practice. The principles of the law are stated tersely and precisely and the text is remark ably free from all technical obscurities. The work covers a field which has been neglected by our law writers, and should be of great assistance to the practitioner. We have no doubt it will well stand the test of constant use and reference. The typographical work and paper leave nothing to be desired. Practice in Attachment of Property for the State of New York. With complete forms. By George W. Bradner. Matthew Bender, Albany, N.Y. Law sheep. £3.50 net. The object of this work is to present to the practi tioner the rules of law governing the attachment of property in the State of New York. It is, we believe, the only work of the kind giving the complete prac
tice and forms in attachment down to date. The author seems to have done his work carefully and thoroughly, and New York lawyers will undoubtedly find the book of great assistance. A Review in Law and Equity for Law Students. Together with a summary of the rules regulat ing admission to practice throughout the United States. By George E. Gardner of the Massachusetts Bar. Baker, Voorhis & Co., New York, 1894. Half sheep. §2.75 net. Students preparing for admission to the bar will find this work of especial value, as it contains a brief, simple statement of the leading principles of both law and equity. One has only to master its contents to be fully equipped for any examination to which he may be subjected. Some of the subjects treated in the book, which embraces an entire course of law studies, are the following: The Feudal System, English Tenures, Real Property, Personal Property, Contracts, Quasi-Contracts, Evidence, Equity, Plead ing, Torts, Bills and Notes, Agency, Bailments, Corporations, Criminal Law, Domestic Relations, Wills, Devises, Legacies, Partnerships, Sales, etc., etc. General Digest of the Principal Courts in the United States, England and Canada. Refers to all reports official and unofficial, first pub lished during the year ending September, 1894. Annual, being Vol. IX of the series. Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Co., Roches ter, N.Y.
This Digest thoroughly covers the case law for the year ending September, 1894, and even outdoes its only competitor in the number of its references. It is essentially what its name implies, a General Digest, in which the matter is well arranged and classified, and is, besides, apparently reliable and accurate. The publishers deserve a good word for the evident pains they have taken to make the work complete in every respect. Books Received. A System of Legal Medicine. By Allan McLane Hamilton, M.D., and Lawrence Godkin. Two vols. E. B. Treat, New York. Commentaries on the Law of Injunctions. By Chas. Fisk Beach, Jr. Two vols. H. B. Par sons, Albany, N.Y. Recollections of Sixteen Presidents. By Richard W. Thompson. Two vols. The Bowen Merrill Co., Indianapolis.
