Part 43

Check, 58; signing of, 58; bank not legally bound to pay, to holder, 58; payment of, when funds insufficient, 58, 59; banks responsible for payment of, 59; two rules relating to payment of, 60; forged, 60; holder of, should deposit immediately, 60, 61; drawer may stop payment of, 61; certified, 61; when given in payment, 212

Child, adopted, 5; rights of natural and adopted parents, 5; rights of inheritance, 5

Children, must be supported by parent, 197; who have property, 197; protection of, by parent, 197; of workmen, and Compensation Acts, 273; form for agreement for adoption of, 312. See Adopted Child, Husband and Wife

Church, form for subscription to build a, 299

Citizen, 62; definition of, 62; duty of, 62; double allegiance of, 62; state protects ordinary rights of, 62; protection of, defined by constitution and Federal law, 62; corporation may be included in term, 62; who is, of United States, 62; alien woman as, 62; American woman loses rights by foreign marriage, 62; alien may be naturalized, 62, 63

Coin, legal limit of, in payment, 211

Cold storage, 29

Compensation Acts, Workmen's, 266; basis for computation of compensation under, 274

Complaint, action of, 166

Contract, 64; kinds of, 64; parties to, 65, 66; consideration of, 66, 67, 68; mutuality of, 68; acceptance of, at time of offer, 68; offer made on time, 68; offer can be withdrawn, 68, 69; acceptance after reasonable time, 69; by correspondence, 69, 70; acceptance of, by telegraph, 69; withdrawal of, by telegraph, 69; offers and rewards, 70, 71; dates of, 71; interpreted by law of place when made, 71; execution of, 71; damages for failure to execute, 71, 72; effect of drunkenness on, 116, 117; equity enforces, 118, 119, 120; insurance policy is, 125, 126; of insurance can be reformed by court of equity, 128; responsibility of innkeeper may be changed by, 149; life insurance, 167; of a minor, 176; to sell in the future, 227; when necessary to be within, 242; for manufacture not included in Statute of Frauds, 243; form for bond to perform a, 280. See Deceit, Drunkenness, Quasi-Contracts

Contract of service, 267

Contract, Quasi. See Quasi Contract

Contractors, independent, and Compensation Acts, 271

Conveyance of real estate, in Statute of Frauds, 242

Co-partnership, form for articles of, 305, 307

Corporate owners of vessels, 236

Corporation, cannot become a voluntary bankrupt, 31; an involuntary bankrupt, 31; definition of manufacturing, 31; trading, 32; through its officers can admit inability to pay debts, 32; when paying benefits not exempt from taxes, 41; liability for injuries, 41; as mortgagee, 53; may be included in term citizen, 62; kinds of, 72, 73; formation of, 73, 74; perpetual charters, 73, 74; has no heirs, 74; continues through succession, 74; purchase of stock by one member, 74; capital of, 74; reasons for forming, 75; who can subscribe to stock of, 75; fictitious subscriptions to stock of, 75; stock certificates 76, 86; capital stock increased 76; rights of stockholders, 76; preferred stock, 76; subscriptions to shares is a contract, 77; cannot purchase own shares, 78; has no lien on its stock, 78; liability of shareholders, 78, 79; appointment of receivers, 79; assessments on stock, 79; meetings, 80; power of, 80; charter of, 80; majority shall rule may be modified, 80; who may call meetings, 80, 81; annual meetings, 81; regular meetings, 81; special meetings, 82; notices waived, 82, 83; who can vote, 83, 84, 85; right of transferee, 85; directors of, 86-93, 94, 96, 100, 101; affairs handled by few men, 88; failure of, 92; dividends, 92, 94-98; wrongs of, 98; liability for acts of agents, 98, 99; owner of stock has insurable interest in goods, 126; when private may make lease, 155; municipal, and leases, 155; may take lease, 155; can sue for slander or libel, 253; may be a devisee, or legatee, 264

Court, federal and state, 1, 4; district, 4; of appeal, 4; of equity, 16, 118-122, 128; United States district, 31; civil, 164

Covenants, 104, 105, 122, 165. See Deeds

Credit, letter of, form for, 309

Creditor, of bailee, 28; assignment for benefit of, 32; filing of petition against bankrupt, 33, 34; claims of, 34, 35, 36; election of trustee by, 34, 36; right to vote at meetings, 35; may object to discharge of bankrupt, 38; liability of beneficial associations to, 39, 40; several may join in giving mortgage, 53; attachment has insurable interest in goods, 126

Crime, drunkenness as excuse for, 117; how prosecuted, 2, 3. See Husband and Wife, Tort

Curtesy, 101, 102

Custom, when no defense to chauffeur, 58; liability of innkeeper changed by, 149. See Usage

Damages, nominal and compensatory, 253

Death, of principal or agent, 15; of stockholder before transfer, 82; of partner, 85; of husband, 114; of homesteader, 136; separation agreement cannot be set aside by, 144; of ward terminates lease, 155; lease made by wife terminated by husband's, 155; of mortgagor, 182, 183; of partner, 201; of inventor, 206; of a contractor, 223; of master of vessel, 239; of workman, 274

Debts and Statutes of Limitation, 244; revival of, 244, 245

Deceit, 102; when seller not liable, 102; purchaser of land not liable, 103; a wink not deception, 104