THE

NORTHWESTERN REPORTER

VOLUME 69,

CONTAINING

ALL THE DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURTS

OF

MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, IOWA, MICHIGAN, NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA.

PERMANENT EDITION.

DECEMBER 12, 1896-FEBRUARY 20, 1897.

WITH TABLES OF NORTHWESTERN CASES PUBLISHED IN VOLS. 92, IOWA REPORTS; 92, WISCONSIN REPORTS.

A TABLE OF STATUTES CONSTRUED IS GIVEN

IN THE INDEX.

ST. PAUL:

WEST PUBLISHING CO.

1897.

Law Library

COPYRIGHT, 1897,

BY

WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY.

JUDGES

OF THE

COURTS REPORTED DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS VOLUME.