Volume 52
1973-1974
Issue Number:  1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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• Article: The Holder in Due Course and Other Anachronisms in Consumer Credit, Vern Countryman, Page 1.
• Article: Codification in Latin America: The Colombian Commercial Code of 1853, Robert C. Means, Page 18.
• Article: Performance Rights in Sound Recordings, Jon M. Waxman, Page 42.
• Article: The Limits of Strict Liability for Product Design and Manufacture, Alden D. Holford, Page 81.
• Comment: State Sovereign Immunity: No More King's X?, Taber Chamberlain, Page 100.
• Note: Admiralty--Tort Jurisdiction Requires Both a Maritime Locality and a Substantial Maritime Connection.  Kelly v. Smith (5th Cir. 1973)., Stephen Lazor, Page 114.
• Note: Banks and Banking--Venue--In an Action Against a National Bank Section 27 of the Securities Exchange Act Supersedes the Venue Provisions of the National Bank Act., Ronson Corp. v. Liquifin Aktiengesellschaft (3d Cir. 1973)., Terry W. Connor, Page 124.
• Note: Criminal Law--Pardon Power--Resentencing Provision of Texas Controlled Substances Act Violates State Constitution.  State ex rel. Smith v. Blackwell (Tex. Crim. App. 1973)., David H. Brown, Page 132.
• Note: Federal Aid--Revenue Sharing--Revenue Sharing Act Prohibits City From Spending Federal Revenue Sharing Funds for a Purpose Not Defined as a "Priority Expenditure."  Mathews v. Massell (N.C. Ga. 1973)., Mike Powell, Page 141.
• Note: Income Tax--Section 72--Definition of Exclusion Ratio and Treatment of Capital Gain Element in a Private Annuity. Estate of Lloyd G. Bell (T.C. 1973)., Donovan Campbell, Jr., Page 149. 
• Note: Income Tax--Section 337--Absent a Plan of Liquidation Prior to the Date of Destruction, Insurance Proceeds Do Not Qualify for Nonrecognition. Central Tablet Manufacturing Co. v. United States (6th Cir. 1973)., Thomas H. Edwards, Page 164.
• Note: Labor Law--Absent a Conspiracy Between Labor and Non-Labor Groups to Injure Another Group, Agreements That Further a Legitimate Union Interest are Antitrust Exempt Even if Coerced by an Unfair Labor Practice. Connell Construction Co. v. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 100 (5th Cir. 1973)., Dwight D. Meier, Page 170. 
• Book Review: The Power to Make War (reviewing Jacob K Javits' (with Don Kellerman) Who Makes War), Alfred H. Kelly, Page 181.
• Book Review: The South African Litigation (reviewing Solomon Slonim's South West Africa and the United Nations: An International Mandate in Dispute), Julius Stone, Page 187.

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• Article: The Takings Issue in a Natural Setting: Floodlines and the Policy Power, Zygmunt J. B. Plater, Page 201.
• Article: Justice Black and His Critics on Speech-Plus and Symbolic Speech, Tinsley E. Yarbrough, Page 257.
• Observation: Civil Rights and Civil Disobedience: The Limits of Legalism, Elliot Zashin, Page 285.
• Comment: Double Jeopardy and Government Appeals of Criminal Dismissals, Scott J. Atlas, Page 303.
• Comment: Beverage Container Legislation: A Policy and Constitutional Evaluation, Charles E. Greef & John H. Martin, Page 351.
• Note: Civil Procedure--Texas Special Issue Practice--Rule Change Broadens the Permissible Scope of Special Issues, Mike McKool, Jr., Page 376.
• Note: Constitutional Law--Congressional Subpoena Power--Federal Courts May Enjoin Enforcement of and Compliance with a Congressional Subpoena if Necessary to Vindicate Traditionally Protected First Amendment Rights.  United States Servicemen's Fund v. Eastland (D.C. Cir. 1973)., Louis Frank Oliver, Page 385.
• Note: Federal Courts--Diversity Jurisdiction--Prisoners Can Prove Domiciliary Intent.  Stifel v. Hopkins (6th Cir. 1973)., D. Gibson Walton, Page 396.
• Book Review: Criminal Law and Public Policy (reviewing George E. Dix and M. Michael Sharlot's Criminal Law: Cases and Materials), Edward L. Barrett, Jr., Page 404.
• Book Review: William Howard Taft and the Presidency (reviewing Donal F. Anderson's William Howard Taft: A Conservative' s Conception of the Presidency), James W. Ely, Jr., Page 408.

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• Article: Work Assignment Disputes Under Section 10(k): Putting the Substantive Cart Before the Procedural Horse, Mack A. Player, Page 417.
• Article: The Public and the Peaceful Atom: Participation in AEC Regulatory Proceedings, W. Thomas Jacks, Page 466.
• Comment: Coordinating the EPA, NEPA, and the Clean Air Act, Diane Pamela Wood, Page 527.
• Note: Administrative Law--Communications--Developing Standards for Diversification of Broadcasting Formats, Thomas A. Eaton, Page 558.
• Note: Commercial Law--Federal Regulations of Meatpackers Supersede the Priority in Bankruptcy of a Perfected Security Interest Under the Uniform Commercial Code. In re Samuels & Co. (5th Cir. 1973)., R. Dan Witschey, Jr., Page 570.
• Note: Commercial Law--Letters of Credit--A Bank May Confirm a Nonbank Letter of Credit Under the Uniform Commercial Code Article 5.  Barclays Bank D.C.O. v. Mercantile national Bank (5th Cir. 1973)., David D. Peden, Jr., Page 578.
• Note: Evidence--Proof of Prior Events Admissible Generally and Specifically to Demonstrate Corpus Delicti Because the Relevance  of and the Need for the Evidence Outweighed its Prejudicial Impact.  United States v. Woods (4th Cir. 1973)., Pamela Kingsley Gold, Page 585.
• Note: Evidence--Vicarious Admissions--Under Respondeat Superior Employee's Liability Based on his Unauthorized Admissions is not Imputed to his Employer, and the Declarations are not the Employer's Vicarious Admissions Unless Authorized.  Big Mack Trucking Co. v. Dickerson (Tex. 1973)., John R. Heard, Page 593.
• Note: Labor Law--Prehire Contracts--An Employer May Challenge a Union's Representative STatus Under a Prehire Contract Only by Petitionaing for Election, Not by Refusing to Bargain. Operating Engineers Local 150 v. NLRB (D.C. Cir. 1973)., John M. Collins, Page 603.
• Note: Legal Ethics--If an Insurance Company Uses an Attorney Employed to Defend the Insured as an Investigator to Prepare a Policy Coverage Defense, it is Estopped From Asserting the Defense.  Employers Casualty Co. v. Tilley (Tex. 1973)., Gail M. Dickenson, Page 610.

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• Article: Illegally Obtained Evidence in Criminal and Civil Cases: A Comparative Study of a Classic Mismatch II, Hans W. Baade, Page 621.
• Observation: An Approach to Legal Control of the Police, Kenneth Culp Davis, Page 704.
• Comment: Power in the Marketplace of Ideas: The Fairness Doctrine and the First Amendment, P.M. Schenkken, Pate 727.
• Note: Mechanics and Materialmen--Hardeman Act does not Prevent Recovery on Additional Bond Executed by Owner. Johnson Service Co. v. Transamerica Insurance Co. (5th Cir. 1973)., James M. Wilson, Jr., Page 773.
• Note: Oil and Gas--Mineral Lessee Cannot Use Salt Water Extracted From the Leased Tract to Improve Mineral Recovery on Other Tracts.  Robinson v. Robbins Petroleum Corp. (Tex. 1973)., Gary G. Lyons, Page 781.
• Note: Patents--Collateral Estoppel--Finding of Intentional Misrepresentation in a Prior Suit for Patent Infringement Cannot be Pleaded to Justify an Award of Attorneys' Fees in a Subsequent Suit.  Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. v. Monsanto Co. (C.D. Cal. 1973)., Edmund Glen Johnson, Page 790.
• Note: Radio and Television--Fairness Doctrine--Network Documentary Presenting Only One Side of a Controversial Issue of Public Importance Violates the Fairness Doctrine., Accuracy in Media, Inc. (FCC 1973)., Kay Loveland, Page 797.
• Note: Radio and Television--License Renewals--In Comparative Hearings For Broadcast Licenses, The FCC Must Award Merit for Minority Ownership of a Broadcast Applicant Where That Ownership is Likely to Increase Diversity of Opinion and Viewpoint.  TV 9, Inc. v. FCC (D.C. Cir. 1973)., Deborah D. Ratliff, Page 806.
• Book Review: The Advocate in Juvenile Court (reviewing W. Vaughan Stapleton and Lee E. Teitelbaum's In Defense of Youth: A Study of the Role of Counsel in American Juvenile Courts), David L. Kirp, Page 816.

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• Article: The Journalist's Privilege: Branzburg and Its Aftermath, Donna M. Murasky, Page 829.
• Article: The Portfolio Spin-Off and Securities Registration, Simon M. Lorne, Page 918.
• Comment: Foreign Situs Trusts: The Option of Utilizing a High Taxation Jurisdiction, Donovan Campbell, Jr., Page 949.
• Comment: An Interest Analysis Approach to Extraterritorial Application of Rule 10b-5, Edith Hollan Jones, Page 983.
• Note: Administrative Law--Securities and Exchange Commission--Original Jurisdiction to Review SEC Rules Does Not Lie in the Courts of Appeals. PBW Stock Exchange, Inc. v. SEC (3d Cir. 1973), Page 1014.
• Note: Contracts--Covenants Not to Compete--Unlimited Covenant Contained in Settlement Agreement Is Subject to Reformation. Justin Belt Co. v. Yost (Tex. 1973), Page 1024. 
• Book Review: Sex Roles (reviewing Leo Kanowitz's Sex Roles in Law and Society: Cases and Materials), Frances Tarlton Farenthold, Page 1032.
• Book Review: Houston Law Firms (reviewing Griffin Smith, Jr.'s Empires of Paper), Marc E. Grossberg, Page 1037.
• Book Review: Tax Expenditures (reviewing Stanley S. Surrey's Pathways to Tax Reform: The Concept of Tax Expenditures), William D. Jordan, Page 1041.

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• Tribute: W. Page Keeton, Page 1049.
• Article: The First Amendment and the State as Editor: Implications for Public Broadcasting, William C. Canby, Jr., Page 1123.
• Comment: The Uncertain Relationship Between the Hearsay Rule and the Confrontation Clause, George L. Ashley, Page 1167.
• Note: Administrative Law--Sovereign Immunity Does Not Bar Suit Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act for Renewal of Federal Funding.  Schlafly v. Volpe (7th Cir. 1974)., Robert D. Daniel, Page 1210.
• Note: Environmental Law--Air Pollution--Section 110(F) is the Exclusive Variance Procedure Under the Clean Air Amendments of 1970.  Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency (5th Cir. 1974)., C.F. Herring, Jr., Page 1217.
• Note: Environmental Law--The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969--The Influence of Agency Differences on Judicial Enforcement, Thomas A. Collins, Page 1227.
• Book Review: Insanity Defense (reviewing Richard Arens' Insanity Defense), Robert P. Davidow, Page 1245.

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• Article: The Purpose of Due Process: Fair Hearing of Vehicle for Judicial Review?, Wayne McCormack, Page 1257.
• Article: The Technological Expert in Products Liability Litigation, William A. Donoher, Henry R. Piehler, Aaron D. Twerski & Alvin S. Weinstein, Page 1303.
• Comment: Presumption in Texas: A Study in Irrational Jury Control, Ann Lents, Page 1329.
• Comment: Prior Inconsistent Statements and the Rule Against Impeachment of One's Own Witness: The Proposed Federal Rules, H. David Peeples, Page 1383.
• Note: Civil Procedure--Parties--Family Code Section 5.22 Abolishes Virtual Represenatation Between Spouses; Rule 39 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure Substantially Eliminates the Class of Jurisdictionally Indispensable Persons.  Cooper v. Texas Gulf Industries, Inc. (Tex. 1974)., Kyle W. Rost, Page 1410.
• Note: Constitutional Law--Standing to Sue--Standing in Actions Under the Mandamus and Venue Act Depends on Availability of Remedy.  Nader v. Saxbe (D.C. Cir. 1974)., H. Keith Myers, Page 1421.
• Note: Corporations--Proxies--Election Inspectors Have Judicially Reviewable Discretionary Authority to Determine the Validity of Proxies.  Salgo v. Matthews (Tex. Civ. App. 1973)., George Lee Flint, Jr., Page 1433.
• Note: Mechanics and Materialmen--A Bond Must Substantially Comply with the Hardeman Act's Requirements for that Statute to Govern the Bond's Construction.  Sherwin-Williams Co. v. American Indemnity Co. (Tex. 1974)., Boone Schwartzel, Page1447.
• Book Review: Educational Policy (reviewing David L. Kirp & Mark G. Yudof's Educational Policy and the Law), Wade J. Newhouse, Page 1460.
• Tribute: Resolution of Appreciation to Albert Pearson Jones, Page 1485.