Page:The Green Bag (1889–1914), Volume 04.pdf/587

 552

principles and important features of the law, with selected cases which illustrate the application of such principles. We like the method, and we like this book of Mr. Chaplin's. The cases appear to have been selected with care and discrimination, and the taxt is clear and accurate. The work should find favor with our law schools, as it is admirably adapted for teaching the law of wills. a dlgesi' of the decisions of the cour""s of Last Resort of the several States, from the year 1887 to the year 1892, contained in the American State Reports, volumes i to 24 inclusive, and of the notes therein con tained, to which is added an alphabetical index to the notes. By William Mack of the San Francisco Bar. Bancroft-Whitney Company, San Francisco, 1892. Law sheep, $4.00 net.

Some idea of the vast amount of matter contained in "The American State Reports" maybe derived from an inspection of this digest, which contains over 1,350 pages. To the possessor of this series, and to all practitioners as well, this digest will prove invaluable. Mr. Mack has done his work thoroughly. Cross-references have been carefully prepared, refer ring from all the titles to kindred or analogous matters found under other titles, as well as numerous refer ence titles containing merely references to such subjects as might possibly be searched for thereunder. All the extended and monographic notes of the se ries, as well as many minor notes of greater or less importance, have been arranged with reference to the classification used in the digest, and will be found appended to the various subdivisions under which they properly fall. In addition to this logical arrangement a special alphabetical index to the notes has been prepared.