Entered according to act of Congress, in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-six BY MATTHEW BENDER, In the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. WILLIAM BOYD, PRINTER AND STEREOTYPER, ALBANY, N. Y. PREFACE. The one hundred and thirty-one cases reported in full, and over one hundred, in addition, of which memoranda are given in notes, in this volume, were decided, for the most part, between April 1, 1894 and September 1, 1895. Henceforward, it is the purpose to publish a volume each year, commencing with September 1st, the close of the summer vacation period. That there will be sufficient cases for this purpose seems certain, considering the steady increase of litigation upon most of the subjects concerned. Volume VI will contain several interesting opinions not previously published, which have been kindly furnished by counsel. Additional ones would be thankfully received, especially upon such important topics as interference of electrical uses, and occupation of highways for maintenance of electrical appliances, including rights of abutting land-owners. CASES REPORTED. (For memoranda of opinions not reported in full, see next table, "Cases in Notes.") Atlantic Avenue R. Co., Young v..... Atlantic Highlands, &c., Ry. Co., Borden v. Atlantic & Pacific R. Co., Mercantile Trust Co. v... Baltimore, Postal Tel. Cable Co. v... Bangor, Cleveland v.. Barnes v. Shreveport City Ry. Co.. Beasley, Savannah &c., Ry. Co. v.. Birkett v. W. U. Tel. Co... Blakeslee v. Consol. St. Ry. Co.. Block v. Milwaukee St. Ry. Co.. Borden v. Atlantic Highlands, &c., Ry. Co...... Boston Elec. Lt. Co., Hector v... Brennan v. Brooklyn Heights R. Co.. 530 179 207 37 346 452 429 727 486 293 179 300 Illingsworth v............... 312 416 Bridgeport Traction Co., N. Y., N. H. & Hartford R. Co. v.. Broadway, &c. R. Co., Empire City Sub. Co. v... Brooklyn City R. Co., Mackie v.... Brooklyn Heights R. Co., Brennan v.. 66 528 66 Paulson v.... 419 416 517 533 543 |