73-116. COMMON LAW IN FORCE. The common law of England, so far as it is not repugnant to, or inconsistent with, the constitution or laws of the United States, in all cases not provided for in these compiled laws, is the rule of decision in all courts of this state.
History:
[(73-116) 1863, p. 527, sec. 1; R.S., sec. 18; reen. R.C., sec. 18; reen. C.L. 500:18; C.S., sec. 9460; I.C.A., sec. 70-116.]