Wisconsin Reports (Volume 22)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 edition. Excerpt: ... INDEX. ACTION. See Limitation Of Actions. (A.) Oa-ue of Action.--Proper Porties, etc. (a) At Lav. See Agency, 8, 4. Bond, 2. Contract, 1-4. Divorce. Ejectment, 2, 3. Infant. Landlord And Tenant. Mandamus. Neolioence, 1, 8, 6, 911. Partnership. Pavment. Replevin, 8, 4. Slander. Usury. Vendor And Purchaser, 1. 1. The owner of a domestic animal is not liable for injuries done by it, unless he had notice of its mischievous propensity, or the injury was attributable to some neglect on his part. Dearth v. Baker, 73 2. Plaintiff purchased of a city its bonds, which were void for want of power in the city to issue them. Held, that he was entitled to recover the amount paid, as for a failure of the consideration. Paul v. Kenosha, 266 3. It was not necessary for plaintiff to return, or offer to return, the void bonds. 4. For a trespass under color of process, a deputy sheriff is liable to the party injured. Remlingcr v. Weyker, 383 5. Under ch. 295, Laws of 1863, the plaintiff below, as town treasurer, could maintain an action on a subscription made by the defendant below to a fund for paying bounties to volunteers to be credited to his town. Bemlinger v. Young, 426 6. Plaintiff, as the owner of a lottery scheme, employed defendant as his agent in this state to sell tickets, and receive and retain the proceeds until satisfied that the drawing was fairly conducted, and thn account therefor. The sale of lottery tickets being unlawful in this state, //.///, that plaintiff could not recover on a note of defendant for the amount of the proceeds of tickets sold by him. Lemon v. Grottkopf, 447 7. But where another agent employed by plaintiff, had paid over to defend ant the proceeds of tickets sold by him, with directions to pay them to plaintiff...