PREFACE Vv 
come thoroughly familiar with such matters as are found 
in Part IV; and he will frequently find that reference to 
the remainder of the book will answer perplexing ques- 
tions. 
Lastly: The general uniformity of decisions relative 
to specific points, with the frequent raising of the same 
questions, indicates that members of the legal profession 
must have sometimes misled their patrons. It is not pre- 
sumed that an attorney would intentionally deceive his 
client, but it is easier to get into court than to get out, 
and it seems probable that the ‘‘case’’ has been started 
as the result of the error of a lawyer first consulted. 
Where there is liability, it is the duty of the attorney 
to attempt a settlement out of court. It is hoped that 
attorneys practicing in rural communities will find this 
little book helpful, not as an exhaustive exposition of 
the law involved, but as an indication of the general 
interpretation bearing upon the problems. "We have 
taken care to verify the citations, which will be found 
more ample in the table than in the text. 
For those interested in a more complete discussion of 
administrative law, frequent reference has been made 
to my larger work, designated simply as ‘‘PusLic 
Hrauty,’’ the numbers referring to sections there- 
in. Cross references to sections of these ‘‘Essentials’’ 
will be found to greatly assist the reader in mastering 
the subjects considered. 
Henry B. Hemenway. 
Evanston, Ill. 
Dec. 27, 1915. 
