Anonymous, Columbia Law MS R25n

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Anonymous, Columbia Law MS R25n
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Volume is bound in calf or sheep and housed in a preservation case. Page one begins: Notes of T. Reeve's Lectures. Notebook is composed of 10 separately numbered sections, in units of 12, 24, 48 or 96 pages. Pages are numbered in upper corners; headers identify legal titles; written on both sides of page. The date, 1803, seems to be based on a reference in section 3, p. 16 (section on parol evidence) to a case reported in 1st Day: Fairchild v. Beach, dated 1804.
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Gift of Joseph Henry Smith, Professor of Law, Columbia University School of Law
Lecture Date Lecturer Opening Line All terms
To the general rule of interested persons being excluded, among other exceptions is the case of an agent or factor who is good witness to prove the papment of money by him in behalf of his principal. Section 6 Supplement of evidence
Reeve, Tapping Mr. Reeve, in his second course, laid it down as the rule that when the estate including the general legacies was not sufficient to pay the debts Section 6 Supplement of legacies, Wills & devises
Reeve, Tapping For a mere failure in the administrator to pay debts, the administration bond, according to English practice, is never considered as forfeited. Executor & Administrators, Section 6 Supplement of estates testate & intestate
Reeve, Tapping For injuries done to real property, the action is trespass vi et armis. Injuries to real property, Section 5 Trespass upon real property
Reeve, Tapping Assumpsit is of two kinds, Express & Implied. Assumpsit, Section 6 Of assumpsit
Reeve, Tapping Where there is no consideration at all, or a frivolous one, no recovery in assumpsit can be had, nor in any other action when the nature of the consideration can be looked into. Contracts, Section 6 Of contracts
Reeve, Tapping At Common Law, none could commit wast but [word] tenants for life by operation of law as tenants in dower, by curtesy &c., but through the intervention of statutes at a very early period Section 5 Waste, Waste
Reeve, Tapping It is a general rule that this action will not lie when there is a security giving an action of a higher nature. Assumpsit, Section 6 Of assumpsit
Reeve, Tapping Nuisances are of two kinds, public & private. Injuries to real property, Section 5 Nuisance
Reeve, Tapping Ejectment was formerly used for no purpose but to recover a term for years & it is comparatively of late date that it was made use of to try the title to the freehold. Ejectment, Section 5 Ejectment
Reeve, Tapping Slander is divided into words in themselves actionable, & words which are not actionable except from actual consequential damage. Private wrongs, Section 5 Of slander
Reeve, Tapping An action on the case lies for the recovery of damages for being injured in fame, person or property by means of a false, groundless & malicious prosecution either civil or criminal. Malicious prosecution, Section 5 Of malicious prosecution
Reeve, Tapping The action of Book debt is in many respects an action sui generis. Action for debt, Section 6 Book debt
Reeve, Tapping At Common Law, debt was formerly the only action for the recovery of a sum certain, upon contract either written or unwritten. Action for debt, Section 6 Of debt
Reeve, Tapping The action of t rover lies for the taking & conversion of personal property in the three cases following: 1st when the taking was tortious Section 5 Of trover, Trover
Reeve, Tapping At common law, no execution was leviable upon land so as to operate as an alienation & vest the fee, except lands descended to an heir under the encumbrance of the ancestor's debts, Devises, Section 5 Alienation by execution
Reeve, Tapping There are two kinds of Replevin both in England & Connecticut, but of these on only is common to both countries. Replevin, Section 5 Of replevin
Reeve, Tapping For all direct injuries to one's person, or his property real or personal, trespass vi et armis is the proper action. Section 5 Of trespass generally, Trespass vi et armis
Reeve, Tapping An assault is the attempt or pretence of offering violence, as for one to lift his cane or fist to strike & for such an injury an action of trespass lies Private wrongs, Section 5 Of assault & battery
Reeve, Tapping The action of covenant is in many respects similar to the action of assumpsit. Covenants, Section 6 Of covenant
Reeve, Tapping False imprisonment, which always comprehends a battery, is the depriving a man of the privilege of locomotion without legal authority. Private wrongs, Section 5 Of false imprisonment
Reeve, Tapping There are a great variety of injuries to property as well as to the person for which the action of trespass lies--as for injuries from cattle breaking into enclosures & doing damage, trespass lies. Injuries to real property, Section 5 Of trespass
Reeve, Tapping This action is founded on contract express or implied. Action of account, Section 6 Action of account
Reeve, Tapping 1st when the property, whether real or personal, is delivered over into the hands of the grantee. A conveyance to defeat a creditor is fraudulent & void. Fraudulent conveyance, Section 6 Fraudulent conveyances
Reeve, Tapping This action of trespass on the case lies for consequential damages, and not infrequently for the consequences of an act in itself, as the putting a spout on one's own land which conveys the water Section 5 Of trespass on the case, Trespass on the case
Reeve, Tapping In case of a grant or contract, whether written or unwritten, the stipulation whereof are physically possible but improbable to be performed by the contracting party Contracts, Section 6 Of Grants
Reeve, Tapping There must be an arrest before there can be an escape. Section 5 Of escapes, Sheriff & Gaoler
Reeve, Tapping The general rule laid down in the books is that fraud vitiates all contracts. Contracts, Section 6 Of fraudulent contracts
Reeve, Tapping Trespass on the case lies against an attorney for appearing in a case without being employed, so too, for negligently managing a cause. Section 5 Of trespass on the case, Trespass on the case
Reeve, Tapping The principle laid down in the books upon the subject of Bankruptcy seem to be that, when a joint commission is sued out against joint debtors, the company creditors are to be paid out first Action for debt, Section 6 Of joint & separate debts
Reeve, Tapping When the statute does not point out where the penalty is to go, if the offence is of such a nature as to be equally injurious to all, the penalty goes to the public. Section 6 Supplement of statutes
Reeve, Tapping The wife during coverture may, through the intervention of trustees, dispose of such property, either personal or real, as was given to her sole & separate use. Baron & feme, Section 6 Supplement of husband & wife
Reeve, Tapping Our statute authorizing a justice of peace to bind over the person charged by the oath of the mother of a bastard without being the father of it, contains a clause from which it should seem, that the justice Parent & child, Section 6 Supplement of bastardy
Reeve, Tapping It appears by an examination of the authorities that marriage was originally at Common Law a mere civil contract, and as valid when solemnized by a layman, as by a clergyman. Baron & feme, Section 6 Supplement of marriage
Reeve, Tapping In England when the father is dead, tho' another is of course guardian of the daughters until 21, if none other be appointed, but not of the sons. Guardian & Ward, Section 6 Supplement of guardian & ward
Reeve, Tapping It is a rule that infants are liable to punishment for malfeasance, but not for non-feasance. Parent & child, Section 6 Supplement of infancy
Reeve, Tapping A Master who permits his servant to contract while in his service will continue to be holden for his contract after dismissal Master & Servant, Section 6 Supplement of master & servant
Reeve, Tapping When a common carrier become liable to the bailor & dies, his executor will still be liable. Bailments, Section 6 Supplement of bailment
Reeve, Tapping Obligations entered into under duress are void both in law and equity. Contracts, Section 6 Supplement of duress
Reeve, Tapping Chancery will interfere in case of personal as real contracts when the application is to be relieved against the contract. Chancery, Section 6 Supplement of chancery powers
Reeve, Tapping A donatio mortis causa is not good unless there be a manual tradition or something equivalent to it as the delivery of a key, which is considered as a sufficient delivery Section 6 Supplement of donatio mortis causa, Wills & devises
Reeve, Tapping To the general rule of interested persons being excluded, among other exceptions is the case of an agent or factor who is a good witness to prove the payment of money Evidence, Section 6 Supplement of evidence
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified As respects the liability to support the child and the child the parent. Parent & child, Section 10 Parent & child
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping The first & leading rule respecting Evidence, is that it should be the best the nature of the case will admit. Evidence, Section 3 Evidence
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping Definitions. 1st Law in its most extensive sense may be defined to be a Rule of Action. Municipal law, Section 1 Definitions
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified A demurrer admits such matter of fact alleged by the adverse party, as well pleaded, but denies their sufficiency in law. Pleas & pleadings, Section 8 Pleas: demurrer
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified The order of pleading for the Defendant is 1st to the jurisdiction of the Court, 2nd abatement of the writ if defective. Pleas & pleadings, Section 9 Pleas & pleadings
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified The declaration being the formation of the suit, it must show all that is essential to the Plaintiff's right of action, for the Plaintiff cannot prove any material fact which is not alleged. Pleas & pleadings, Section 7 Pleas: declaration
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified The causes of this plea are numerous. Pleas & pleadings, Section 7 Pleas: disability of the plaintiff
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified They are called dilatory because formerly they were used without any foundation in truth & merely delay. Pleas & pleadings, Section 7 Pleas: dilatory pleas
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping The grand division of evidence is into written & unwritten. Written evidence is divided into matters of Record & those which are of an inferior nature. Evidence, section 3 Of written evidence
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified In certain cases when the pleadings terminate in an issue in fact, one party may take the examination of the cause from the jury to the court by demurring to Pleas & pleadings, Section 8 Pleas: demurrer to evidence
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified To arrest judgment is to stop or stay it. This is done on motion, reduced to writing & entered on the record. Pleas & pleadings, Section 8 Pleas: arrest of judgment & repleader
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping There are several grounds for the exclusion of testimony as want of integrity in the witness, want of discretion, interestedness &c. Evidence, Section 3 Of parol evidence
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified A special demurrer points out the defect in point of form which are to be taken advantage of. Pleas & pleadings, Section 9 Pleas: demurrer
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping The Statutes passed by the Parliament anterior to the emigration to this country are here in point of obligation considered upon the same footing as the English common law. Municipal law, Section 1 Of statutes
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified A plea in bar confesses the truth of the facts alleged in the declaration, but offers some matter in excuse not set for the the declaration. Pleas & pleadings, Section 9 Pleas in bar
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified Abatement denotes prostration as in case of nuisance. Pleas in abatement generally extend to the writ only. Pleas & pleadings, Section 7 Pleas in abatement
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping Consequences of marriage to the property of the Wife. Upon intermarriage, the whole personal property of the wife vests either absolutely or sub modo in the husband. Baron & feme, Section 1 Husband & wife
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping The powers of a Court of Chancery is twofold, first in compelling a specific performance of a contract when at Law only damages could be recovered & secondly in giving relief Contracts, Section 2 Chancery powers over contracts
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping A 12th mode of defence is by plea of accord & satisfaction; that is, when the parties voluntarily agree the one to give & the other to accept, & does in fact accept the thing Accord & satisfaction, Section 2 Accord & satisfaction
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified The plaintiff's answer to a plea in bar is styled a replication & it must be either a demurrer, a traverse, or matter in excuse Pleas & pleadings, Section 9 Pleas: replication
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified Pleadings are the mutual altercations between the Plaintiff & Defendant put into legal form & set down in writing. Pleas & pleadings, Section 7 Pleas & pleadings
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping 13th If an award be a legal one, it is as final as a judgement of Court & may be pleaded in bar in all cases when an accord & satisfaction may be. Contracts, Section 2 Of awards
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified The origin of these cannot now be traced in England. It is their common law right. New trials, Section 9 New trials
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified This is a process which always presupposes a former judgment which gave birth to it. It is as much a judicial writ as an execution. Pleas & pleadings, Section 9 Scire facias
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified Tis is not a writ of common right & it is the duty of the judge who issues this writ to point to some kind of ex parte hearing by examination of witnesses or otherwise. Audita querula, Section 9 Audita querula
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping Bail in its appropriate sense relates only to common & special bail with reference to one arrested, but in its more extensive signification, it comprehends other kinds of bonds. Bail, Section 3 Of bail according to Connecticut usage
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping Another mode of defence is by plea of tender & refusal which exonerates from the costs of the suit, tho' not from the debt itself. Contracts, section 2 Of tender
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified It is a general rule of common law that where a party declares on, or pleads, a deed & makes title under it, he must make profert of it in Court Pleas & pleadings, Section 8 Pleas: profert & oyer
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified Of pleas to the action. The general issue. Issue is defined to be a single, certain, and material point issuing out of the allegation Pleas & pleadings, Section 7 Pleas: general issue
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified This is a writ of common right for anyone imprisoned under colour of authority or not, except it be upon execution or upon conviction of a crime. Habeas corpus, Section 9 Habeas corpus
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified A writ of prohibition is a writ which issues out of a superior court to prohibit further process in an action of which they have not jurisdiction Prerogative writs, Section 9 Prohibition
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping The person bailed becomes the prisoner of his Bail & he may be taken & surrendered to prison by him, at any time, even before the time is elapsed for which he was bailed. Bail, Section 3 Of bail according to English usage
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified In the State of Connecticut, there are several courts for the trial of causes at law & for the punishment of offences, with very different jurisdictions. Practice in Connecticut, Section 9 Jurisdiction of courts in Connecticut
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping These estates are created by a voluntary acknowledgment of indebtedness before a Majestrate & this acknowledgment, or recognizance is a judgment upon record, upowhich Execution may issue. Real property & mortgages, Section 4 Of statute merchant & statute staple
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping Estates by coparcenary are always created by descent from an Ancestor & the tenants by coparcenary are in England the Daughters, when there is no male heir. Real property & mortgages, Section 4 Of Coparcenary
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping A 15th Defence is the Statute of frauds & perjuries. If an action be brought upon a contract upon which the Statute of frauds might attach, & it does not appear by the declaration, Section 2 Statute of frauds & perjuries, Statute of frauds
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping Joint tenancy is created only by purchase. Real property & mortgages, Section 4 Of joint tenancy
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping Law Merchant is a rule of conduct observed among commercial people not confined to our country but pervading most or all the commercial nations of Europe & their colonies. Mercantile law, Section 3 Law merchant
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping A tenancy in common may exist without any of the unities essential to a Joint tenancy, except that of possession. Real property & mortgages, Section 4 Of tenancy in common
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified A special plea in bar is one which it is said admits the facts stated in the declaration & avoids them. Pleas & pleadings, Section 7 Pleas in bar
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping Upon the decease of the owner intestate, all real estate descends immediately to the heir at law, & the personalty to the Executor or Administrator. Executor & Administrators, Section 2 Of estates intestate
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping A revertion is an estate which returns to the grantor after the expiration of the estate granted, which estate must have been less than the estate of the grantor. Real property & mortgages, Section 4 Of remainders &c
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping The relationship of affinity is a disability as well as that of consanguinity. The other Canonical disabilities are those of precontract & imbecility. Baron & feme, Section 1 Of marriage & divorce
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping A bill of Exchange is an open letter of request to a correspondent to pay the sum specified in it. Bills of exchange & promissory notes, Section 3 Bills of exchange
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified In every plea two things are necessary: 1 that the matter be sufficient & 2 that it be expressed in wording to the forms of law. Pleas & pleadings, Section 7 Pleas: rules applying to pleading
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified A traverse is a denial of some particular point alleged in the pleadings & always tenders an issue. Pleas & pleadings, Section 7 Pleas: traverse
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping When an heir is spoken of in treating Descents, the heir of the person last actually seized is always meant & not the heir of one who may have a right to be seized. Descents, Section 4 Of descent of real estate
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping The Statutes of Charles 2nd, that the Distribution of personal estate, when there is not will, shall be one third to the Widow, or if their be no children or moiety, the remainder to the children of the Deceased. Descents, Section 4 Of distribution of personal estate
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping The rule of civil law which obtains in most European Countries is that Children neither begotten nor born in wedlock may become legitimate by the subsequent marriage of their parents. Baron & feme, Section 1 Of bastards
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping When one devises his real estate to a person in trust to pay his debts without making him Executor, the Devisee is compellable in Chancery to sell, & the avails of the sale are equitable assets. Executor & Administrators, Section 2 Of estates testate: legacies
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified This is a fault in all except dilatory pleas. Pleas & pleadings, Section 7 Pleas: duplicity
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping In cases when there are lineal descendants, i.e. children or their legal representatives, the mode of distribution both of real & personal estate under out Statute is the same with that followed Descents, Section 4 Connecticut statute of distribution
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping There are several periods at which children are considered of age for particular purposes.A child can in no case be punished for a crime under seven years of age. Baron & feme, Section 1 Of infancy
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified Departure is a dereliction of a former defence or claim for another distinct from it. Pleas & pleadings, Section 8 Pleas: departure
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping When there are lineal descendants the real Estate goes as in the State of Connecticut to the children & their legal representatives. Descents, Section 4 Statute of distribution in New York
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping All the ways by which an Estate can be acquired, except by descent, are termed purchase. Real property & mortgages, Section 4 Of estates by purchase
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping It seems that wills were common among the Saxons before the Norman Conquest. Devises, Section 4 Of devises
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping The business of insurance is usually transacted in Offices on purpose for that business, but it may be, & not infrequently is, done by other. Insurance, Section 3 Of policies of insurance
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping The Statute of distributions passed 22nd Carolus 2nd. It is a matter of doubt whether this Statute restored the old Saxon Common law practice or introduce an entirely new regulation. Executor & Administrators, Section 2 Of estates testate & intestate
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping Of the property of the child. The parent has no interest in the property of the Child who is at any age capable of acquiring property by ay mode of purchase & that even before he is born. Parent & child, Section 1 Of parent & child
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping Common law is said to be the immemorial usage of a people, or, that which as been practiced so long that the memory of Man runneth not to the contrary. Municipal law, Section 1 Of common law
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping A charter party is when a vessel is chartered for particular services and it is a principle of the mercantile law that if the Ship perish, no freight is allowed. Charter parties, Section 3 Of a charter party
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping When a factor's commission enables him to do with the goods committed to him as with his own, he may sell them upon credit. Factors/agency, Section 3 Of merchant & factor
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping When there are many owners of a vessel & the major part of them, or rather of the property in her, desire to have her sail, & the rest refuse, such majority may by Joint ownership, Section 3 Of joint owners of vessels
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping By the laws of England there are several sorts of guardian. As 1st Guardian by chivalry by which the lord of the fief had the custody of the person & estate of the heir until twenty one years old, Guardian & Ward, Section 1 Guardian & ward
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping Imprisonment without bail says our Statute is allowable only in capital offences & for contempt of Court, or in such cases where in some positive law prohibits bail Practice in Connecticut, Section 3 Of Connecticut statutes
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping Servants are of several descriptions--as 1st Slaves, 2nd Apprentices, 3rd Menial servants, 4th day laborers, & 5th agents, factors &c. Master & Servant, Section 1 Master & servant
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 not identified As it respects what advantages are derived to the husband in regard to the wife's property by marriage, whether real or personal, & what would be the consequences Baron & feme, Section 10 Baron & feme
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping Men of nonsense memory, Idiots &c are incapable of devising; so also those under the temporary insanity of drunkenness. The Devises of those who are Deaf & dumb are void unless it appears they were made understandingly. Executor & Administrators, Section 2 Of wills & executors
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping Bailment is the delivery over of property from one to another, but the general property still remaining in the bailor. Bailments, Section 1 Of bailment
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping Innkeepers have some privileges peculiar to them, as first, the lord of the manor cannot distrain the cattle of travelers upon the land of the lord, while remaining at the inn. Bailments, Section 1 Innkeepers
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping Our fee simple differs in nothing from the Roman allodial estate except in its escheatable quality which is a feature it has retained from the English fee simple. Real property & mortgages, Section 3 Of real estate & the conveyance of it
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping The Sheriff is as bailee of the body of the prisoner. There are two kinds of escapes, voluntary and negligent. Bailments, Section 1 Of escapes
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping The naked bailee to keep is not liable for a loss unless the negligence be so gross as to raise a suspicion of intending the loss. Bailments, Section 1 Bailment
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping When an Executor or Administrator finds, or supposes the Estate to be insolvent, he must (or suffer the consequences) represent it as such, to the judge of Probate. Executor & Administrators, Section 2 Of insolvent estates
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping The contracts of persons under a moral or natural inability, or who have not the exercise of their will are void. Contracts, Section 1 Contracts
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping A woman by her marriage is entitled to be endowed of one third of all the inheritable real estate of which her husband was seized either in deed or in law at any time during coverture. Baron & feme, Section 3 Dower according to English law
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping In Connecticut the wife is entitled to be endowed only of one third part of such real estate as the husband did possess of. Baron & feme, Section 3 Dower according to Connecticut law
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping A deed among writers upon law is defined to be a sealed instrument executed by the party. Devises, Section 4 Of Alienation by deed
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping The words "I give black acres to A for life, remainder to his heir in fee (or in tail, or other words expressing such intention) have been adjudged to pass a fee simple Real property & mortgages, Section 3 Of conveyance of real estate
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping The maxim of caveat emptor is not true in its full extent for if a purchaser is really deceived by the false representations of the seller, tho' he had it in his power by examination to undeceive himself, still if he does in fact trust the vendor, Contracts, Section 2 Contracts
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping There are a number of English statutes which go to invalidate securities given for illegal considerations, but which do not affect the original contract. Contracts, Section 1 Of usury
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping Of those incorporeal hereditaments which are known in this State, an annuity is one. Real property & mortgages, Section 3 Of incorporeal tenements
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping Property in animals, ferae naturae, differs from that in others & is commensurate only with possession, yet straying or being driven away does not in those animals which are reclaimed, divest the property as long as they retain the amissus revertendi. Executor & Administrators, Section 2 Miscellaneous
1803-01-01 to 1803-12-31 Reeve, Tapping A Mortgage is a collateral security, generally for the payment of a precedent debt. It may be made either of a fee simple, fee tail, a life estate or an estate for years. Real property & mortgages, Section 4 Of Mortgages