Leander Monks

[2] Monks practiced with various attorneys, and, developing a fondness for politics, was made county chairman of the Republican Party, serving in that capacity through the campaigns of 1870 and 1872.

In Pomeroy v. Beach,[4] he wrote an opinion construing the garnishee law of 1897 to require the filing of an affidavit in attachment before a writ of garnishment could issue.

In Board of Commissioners v. Allman,[5] he wrote an opinion overruling a large number of earlier decisions to the effect that counties are liable for injuries caused by detective bridges.

& C. Railway Co. v. Bates,[7] he wrote an opinion holding that a railroad company is bound to inspect foreign cars received from other roads in the ordinary course of business, before setting its own servants at work operating them.

[2]After leaving the bench, Monks returned to the practice of law in Indianapolis, and wrote the well-regarded book, Courts and Lawyers of Indiana.