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 Reviews of Books such a reputation in the courts and

among the profession that it is an ac knowledged authority everywhere in this country. It is now ten years since the last editor attempted to revise this work. The present sixth edition has added new citations and new notes with

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negligence or criminal prosecutions grow ing out of violations of statutory regu lations for the use of such machines. It has been generally recognized that

although the automobile itself is new yet the principles of law to be applied to it are old. It is only another example

some additions and changes in the text and revised the work of former editors,

of the adaptability of our common law to new conditions. The author has

so as to make the book thoroughly up to-date. The editor appears to have

adopted ing such doctrines the sensible of established plan of present— law as

done his work faithfully and well and

they have long existed and showing their application to the present topic. He has covered a wide range of subjects; in a word, anything that has any rela

has added much of real value to this standard work. His notes are excel lent.

In many instances

one regrets

that his modesty prevented him from boldly changing the text itself by incor porating his note as an integral part of it rather than relegating such valuable material to a mere footnote.

That the work itself has stood the test of the last forty years of constant development of the law on one of our most important subjects speaks for itself. The editorial work of this sixth edition is worthy of a great law book and gives renewed vitality to the solid learning and able presentations of intricate and diﬂicult problems of the law of trusts

tion to a motor vehicle is to be found here. Taxation, licenses, sales, war ranties, agency, insurance, measure of

damages, procedure and constitutional law are only some of the many points discussed. The Massachusetts statute is thor oughly analyzed and discussed as an example of motor litigation because it is perhaps the most complete act of its class, yet at the same time the acts of every other state are fully presented and

that made the original author note

any local peculiarities pointed out. The author has made the ambitious attempt to collect and set forth in con

worthy.

densed form every motor vehicle deci

With this new edition, “Perry

on Trusts," will keep its well merited

sion reported in the courts of all the

place as the leading text-book on this

United States, together with those de

subject.

cided in Europe thought to be of value. The usefulness of this rather extended task may be questioned, but it indi cates great thoroughness and industry

BABBITT ON MOTOR VEHICLES The Law Applied to Motor Vehicles. with a col lection of all the reported cases decided during the ﬁrst ten years of the use of Motor Vehicles upon the public thoroughfares. By Charles J. Babbitt of the Massachusetts Bar. author of "Index-Digest of Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Law." With an introduction by Francis Hurtubis. Jr.. of the Massa chusetts bar. John Byrne 8: C0.. Washington. D. C. Pp. 76 (table of cases. etc.) + 748+329 (appendices) + 51 (index). (86.50 delivered.)

HE range of legal topics covered by this volume is surprising. Com monly one thinks of automobile litiga tion as being conﬁned to questions of

in trying to place within the reader's

grasp the very last word on the subject. Many of the subjects of dis cussion, likewise, seem somewhat remote from the main topic, but everywhere is manifested the indefatigable earnest

ness and zeal‘of the author not to overlook anything that may assist the motorist or his attorney in any possible

contingency.