Mr. Serjeant Stephen's New Commentaries on the Laws of England: (Partly Founded on Blackstone)

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Butterworths, 1903
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Page v
Of Joint Tenancy and Tenancy in Common in Chattels Personal Of Equitable
Interests in Chattels Personal . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 CHAP . II . OF TITLE TO Things
PERSONAL ; AND , FIRST , OF TITLE BY OCCUPANCY . [ Revised by J . M .
Gover ...
Page vi
... Legal Relations Of Consideration or Seal Of Special Requirements as to Form .
. . . . . Of the Legal Capacity of Parties . . . . . . Of the Legality of Subject Matter . . .
Contracts Illegal by the Common Law . . . . . Contracts Illegal or Void by Statute .
Page vii
Of Innkeepers as Bailees Of Common Carriers as Bailees . . . Carriers by Land . .
. . Carriers by Sea . . . . . . . 119 120 122 123 125 . . . . . . 126 SECTION V . THE
CONTRACT OF Loan . 1 : 28 . . . Of the Nature of the Contract . . . Of Bottomry .
Page 2
... frequently laid without scruple ; and forfeitures were occasionally inflicted by
the common law of all a man ' s goods and chattels , for misbehaviours and
inadvertencies that at present hardly seem to have deserved so severe a
punishment .
Page 5
And although , as regards animals kept only · for pleasure , curiosity , or whim ,
amongst which the common law classed dogs and singing birds ( : ) , no
protection was at one time afforded by the law , still , by modern legislation ,
efficient ...

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Contents

Of Lapse
79
Of Tithes
93
SECTION II
98
PART II
106
SECTION IV
119
SECTION V
128
continued
134
SECTION VII
140
Of the Recovery of the Penalty
146
Of Presentation for Payment
152
CHAP V
155
Of Alterations in a Bill or Note
158
SECTION X
159
SECTION XI
170
SECTION XIII
180
Of the Nature of Bills of Sale
186
Of the Persons who may become Bankrupt
190
Of the Effect of the Bankruptcy on the Property of the Bankrupt
204
Of the Bankrupts Discharge
215
CHAP VII
221
Of the present Power of bequeathing Personalty
228
Of the Appointment of an Executor
236
Of Administration cum testamento annexo
243
Cf proving the Will
250
continued PAGE
253
OF THINGS PERSONAL
260
Of Shares in Public Undertakings Connected with Land
267
OF RIGHTS IN PRIVATE RELATIONS
271
Of Employers Liability for False Character
280
OF HUSBAND AND WIFE
286
CONTRACTS IN GENERAL
287
Of the Marriage Acts
292
Of the Foreign Marriages Act 1892
304
Of the Married Womens Property Acts 1870 1882 1893
312
Of Payment of the Debts
317
Of the Liability of the Husband for the Wifes Torts
318
OF PARENT AND CHILD
331
Of the Protection of the Executor
332
Of the Writ de ventre inspiciendo
338
OF GUARDIAN AND WARD
347
Of Guardianship for Nurture
353
OF PUBLIC RIGHTS
360
CHAP I
363
Of the House of Lords
366
Of the Adjournment Prorogation and Dissolution of Parliament
424
OF THE MONARCH IN HIS GENERAL RELATION TO THE PEOPLE
430
CHAP II
433
Of Local Allegiance
436
Of Foreign Protestants
442
CHAPTER I
443
Things personal fall under the older and more general
449
Of the Exclusion Bill
455
Of the Husband of a Queen Regnant
461
OF THE ROYAL COUNCILS AND OF THE OFFICERS OF STATE
466
Of other Committees of the Privy Council
474
Of the Free Administration of the Law in the Courts of Justice
480
Of the Maxim that the King can do no wrong
486
Of his Right to make Treaties
493
Of his Right to appoint Ports and Havens
499
CHAP VII
521
Of the Demesne Lands of the Crown
527
OF TITLE TO Things PERSONAL AND FIRST OF TITLE
532
Of Royal Mines
541
Of the Customs
549
Of the Stamp Duties
555
Of the Consolidated Fund and the Public Income
562
OF THE ROYAL FORCES
566
Of the Navy
574
Of the Commonalty
588
OF MAGISTRATES AND OTHER PUBLIC OFFICERS
594
Of Liberties within Counties
601
Of the Justices of the Peace
613
Of Constables
622
Of Watchmen
629
OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL AUTHORITIES
631
Of Deans and Chapters
639
Of Archdeacons
645
Of Perpetual Curates
651
Of Pluralities
663
Of Sextons and Beadles
688
S C
689
CHAP IV
703
Of the Church ling Acts
710
Of Legacies
725
Of the Definition and Essentials of a Contract
730
Of the ThirtyNine Articles
775
Of Toleration
781

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TitleMr. Serjeant Stephen's New Commentaries on the Laws of England: (Partly Founded on Blackstone)
2. köide of Mr. Serjeant Stephen's New Commentaries on the Laws of England:, Henry John Stephen
AuthorHenry John Stephen
Edition14
PublisherButterworths, 1903
Original fromHarvard University
Digitized8 mai 2008
  
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