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Companies, etc. By ALLEN RIPLEY FOOTE. Robert Clarke & Co., Cincinnati, 1893. Three Vols. Law Sheep. $15.00 net. For this new work of Mr. Foote's we have only words of commendation and praise. In method and purpose it is in every way admirable. The laws of all States pertaining to Franchise Corporations are intelligently presented in a form admitting of ready comparison, and the author has been very fortunate in securing the editorial services of able lawyers in each State, so that the statements of law and the true holdings of the several State courts are given by capable practitioners, and their correct ness can be absolutely relied upon. The magni tude and extent of the work can be inferred from the statement that it has required the labors of an editorial staff of forty-eight experienced writers, ex tending over a period of three years; consists of over 3,000 pages; cites over 4,000 cases (as shown by the table of cases covering sixty-three doublecolumn pages); and makes over 5,000 references to constitutional and statutory provisions. The work will, we believe, prove indispensable to all corpora tion lawyers as well as to all Franchise Compa nies. We cannot speak too highly of Mr. Foote's discussion of the principles of economic legislation which prefaces the work. It is a deep study of the nature and needs of the modern municipality, and will well repay a thoughtful reading. The leading features of this treatise may be summed up as follows. The work presents: 1. A discussion of the basic economic principles essential to securing the best service in connection with these industries, — a fund of suggestive thought for the student of political economy, the legislator (state or municipal), and all others having to deal practically with these important subjects, z. A general consideration of the underly ing principles of the law upon which the legislation of the State, and the rulings of the-courts relative to these industries rest, — principles which are not con fined by State lines or to any considerable extent limited by lo:al legislation. 3. A specific and ex haustive consideration by States of all the provisions of law affecting these industries, whether constitu tional, statutory, or judicial, — each State section pre pared by a thoroughly capable practitioner of the State interested in the questions considered and fully equipped to discuss them. 4. A very full analytical index of the entire work arranged with special refer ence to the ready comparison of the provisions of law of each State upon any given question. 6. Ap pendices supplemental to these discussions, giving a complete list of reports of the courts of each State and their method of citation, both by States and alphabetically : specimen ordinances enacted by some of the more important cities and operated under by

franchise companies; a topical index of State sec tions, giving the subdivisions, heads, and subheads discussed therein; and brief sketches of the attorneys engaged in the preparation of the work.

THE LAW OF COLLATERAL ATTACK ON JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS. By JOHN M. VANFLEET. Callaghan and Company, Chicago, 1892. Law Sheep. $6.50 net. There is no point upon which the profession has felt more perplexity than that of deciding whether a decree or judgment can be avoided or defeated by collateral attack; and this treatise by Judge Vanfleet will prove a valuable assistant in determining such questions when they arise. The decisions have been so conflicting that a vast amount of research and patience on the author's part must have been neces sary to reduce the varied judicial reasonings to any thing like order. Judge Vanfleet has accomplished this task in a most satisfactory manner, and gives us a clear, comprehensive, and scholarly work, one which will long hold its place as a standard upon a most intricate subject. The conflict of authorities forced the author to criticise the courts and their decisions in many cases, and the impartiality and discernment of the subject here shown by Judge Vanfleet must win for him and his work very high approval. More than 1,700 decisions in the English courts and those of the United States are criticised and condemned on principle and authority. Among the weighty decisions by the United States Supreme Court thus criticised and condemned by the author, may be mentioned : Rose v. Himely, 4 Cranch, 269; Thompsons. Whitman, iSWall. 457; United States v. Winchester, 99 U S. 372; Ex parte Siebold, loo U. S. 371; United States v. Walker, 109 U. S. 258; In re Snow, izo U. S. 274; Hassall v. Wilcox, 130 U. S. 493: Nielsen, Petitioner, 131 U. S. 176 We heartily commend this treatise to the profession, as one of the most valuable which has been offered to them by any law writer.

DONALD MARCV. By ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS. Houghton, Mifflin, & Co., Boston, 1893. This is an admirable book for boys. The pictures of college life are stirring and exciting, and at the same time truthful portrayals of experiences in some of our universities in years not long since gone by. "Rushing" and "hazing" are now happily things of the past : but the accounts of them will be read with interest by the rising generation, and to many an older reader they will bring vivid memories of his college days. A strong healthy tone pervades the book, and it should be an inspiration to boys to strive to be earnest and manlv in life.