Commentaries on American Law, Volume 2

Little, Brown, and Company, 1873 - Law

150	439

Page	451

Of Title to Personal Property by Original Acquisition	463

1 As to Patent Rights for Inventions	475

2 As to Copyrights of Authors	494

Of Title to Personal Property by Transfer by Act of Law 385	512

2 Of Bankrupt and Insolvent Laws discharging from Imprison	529

281	530

1 Disabilities of Aliens	82

Of the Law concerning Marriage	88

4 Lunacy	90

Marriage between Near Relations	96

Of the Law concerning Divorce	113

2 For Adultery	119

Of Foreign Divorces	128

Effect of Foreign Judgments and Suits	141

409	151

The Right which the Husband acquires by Marriage in the Property	156

Of the Nature and various Kinds of Personal Property	169

5 To her Personal Property in Possession	172

3 Liable for her Torts	179

Wifes Capacity in Equity	192

Other Rights and Disabilities incident to the Marriage Union	215

Of Parent and Child	225

2 Of educating Children	233

Of the Rights of Parents	252

134	257

Of Illegitimate Children	258

Chattel Interest in Remainder	262

Of Guardian and Ward	268

Guardians judicially appointed	275

Of Infants	287

Of Master and Servant	305

Of Slaves	315

821	326

Of Corporations	335

Of the various Kinds of Corporations and how created	344

Of the Powers and Capacities of Corporations	350

AND HEREIN	361

5 Of their Right to hold to Charitable Uses	363

6 Their Powers to make Contracts	369

7 Of the Corporate Name	377

8 Of the Power to elect Members and make Bylaws	378

146	382

9 Of the Power of Removal	384

10 Corporate Powers strictly construed	385

Of the Visitation of Corporations	388

Of the Dissolution of Corporations	396

283	533

1 Of granting Administration	546

2 Of the Power and Duty of the Administrator	552

3 Of the Distribution of the Personal Estate	561

Of distribution by state laws	568

288	573

Distribution as to foreign	577

292	579

293	581

Of Title to Personal Property by Gift	590

Of Contracts	607

The Lex Loci as to Contracts	613

247	621

Of the Consideration	630

297	632

Of the Contract of Sale	639

3 Of the Price	651

267	660

Of the Duty of Mutual Disclosure	665

298	678

300	681

437	691

7 Place of Delivery	699

1 Of Sales without Possession	711

2 Of Voluntary Assignments	732

Of Sales at Auction	740

1 Of the Persons entitled to exercise this Right	746

3 Of Acts of the Vendee affecting the Right	752

Of the Interpretation of Contracts	758

Of Bailment	764

2 Of Quasi Corporations	790

Of Locatum or Hiring for a Reward	793

1 Of their Capacity to hold Lands and to sue and be sued	797

3 Of Innkeepers	807

4 Of Common Carriers	829

1 Agent exceeding his Powers	837

4 Sales by a Factor	843

6 Cannot pledge	850

8 Public and Private Agents	858

2 On Goods found	864

Title	Commentaries on American Law, Volume 2 Commentaries on American Law, James Kent
Author	James Kent
Editor	Oliver Wendell Holmes
Edition	12
Publisher	Little, Brown, and Company, 1873
Original from	the University of Michigan
Digitized	26 Nov 2008

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