The government class book: Designed for the instruction of youth in the principles of constitutional government and the rights and duties of citizens.Young, Andrew W. (Andrew White)
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The government class book: Designed for the instruction of youth in the principles of constitutional government and the rights and duties of citizens.
Young, Andrew W. (Andrew White)
United States -- Politics and government -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
§4. In different states, what different rules prevail?
§5. How does the strict rule sometimes operate to the injury of honest
debtors?
§6. How has this question been settled in some states? What are these
instruments of conveyance called? Must they be recorded in this state?
§7. In what case, when there is a judgment against the seller, would a
sale of personal property be fraudulent?
§8. How are assignments made for the benefit of creditors? May such
assignor prefer any of his creditors?
§9. If he agrees to pay all a certain share, and then privately prefers
some, what is the effect?
§10. In what cases are gifts valid against creditors?
Chapter LVII.
§1. Define bailment.
§2. For what is a bailee without reward responsible? What is a
depositary?
§3. A mandatary? For what is he responsible?
§4. For what is a borrower liable? How is he restricted in the use of
the article?
§5. In the case of property pledged as security for debt, what are the
liabilities?
§6. What in case of a hired article?
§7. What if work or care is to be bestowed upon a thing delivered?
§8. The liability of innkeepers?
§9. Of persons carrying goods for hire in a particular case?
§10. What is a common carrier? To what extent is he liable?
§11. What are his rights and obligations as to receiving and carrying
goods?
§12. What are the liabilities of proprietors of stage coaches as to
passengers? What as to the carrying of goods and the baggage of
passengers?
Chapter LVIII.
§1. Define agent, principal, factor. What is a factor sometimes called?
§2. How is a factor secured for money advanced on property?
§3. What is this right to hold property called? How is he restricted?
§4. How far is a principal bound by the acts of a general agent? What is
a general agent?
§5. How far is an agent bound to his principal? In what case may he
depart from his instructions?
§6. By what rule is he to be governed?
§7. What degree of diligence and skill must he exercise? What is
ordinary diligence? Reasonable skill?
§8. In what cases is an agent responsible to the person with whom he
deals? In what case is a principal liable for goods bought by an agent
in his own name?
§9. What is a broker? His ordinary business? In what does he differ from
a factor?
§10. What is a lien? For whose benefit is the right intended? How their
right restricted?
Chapter LIX.
§1. Define partnership?
§2. In what cases does the act of one partner bind all, and in what does
it not?
§3. What cases of association are here mentioned that are not
partnerships?
§4. How are they to sue and be sued?
§5. What cannot a partner do without the consent of all? What may
dissolve a partnership at any time? §
§6. Why should notice of dissolution be published when any partner
withdraws? How else may he become liable?
§7. How are limited partnerships formed?
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