INDEX

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1015

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ved, by

References are to sections; to page when stated.
See Contents for subjects grouped.
Section

Section
ABANDONMENT.

ACCEPTANCE. (Continued.)
Abandoned child, adoption of 224 Performed conditions ..............1584
Child by father .. 197 Principal waives interest ......3290
Child, by parent, presumed Promise to accept; when
evidence of relinquishment

equivalent to acceptance......3216
of services.....

211 What constitutes a general....3221
Child, parent forfeits right

to guardianship on, ............ 246 ACCESSION. See Acquisition
Defeated, when ........................

2720 of Property, page 191.
Formal, waived ....

2725 To Real Property, page 192.
Homesteads, how abandoned..1243 Fixtures

.1013
Husband of, by wife .............. 175 Alluvion ...

1014
Made and accepted, irrevoc Sudden removal of bank.......
able .................................

.2729 Islands, in navigable streams..1016
Marine insurance, in, page 362 In unnavigable streams............1017
Parent, by child, not liable Islands formed, division of
for support ............................

208 stream ......
Ship of, by master. Power and Fixtures removable ................1019

duty of master ............2040, 2041
Shipmaster's power terminat To Personal Property, page 193.

..............2381

Accession by uniting several
When may be made ************0906
y be made................2719
things .....

1025
Principal part, what

1026
ABATEMENT.

Same.

..1027
General provisions relating to . Uniting material and work-
wills

....1362
manship .......

........1028
Of nuisance, does not preju Inseparable materials ..............1029
dice right to recover dam-

Materials of several owners..1030
ages ........

.3484 Willful trespassers ..................1031
Private nuisance, of, ............ 3502

Owner may elect between
Public nuisances ...

3491

thing and its value ............1032

Wrongdoers liable in dam-
ABDUCTION. In general ...... 49

ages

.....1033
ABSOLUTE OWNERSHIP ........ 679 ACCESSORY.

Lien is to be deemed...............2909
ABSTINENCE. From jury........1708 Transfer of principal thing,

carries also incidents..........1084
ACCEPTANCE. See Contracts,

page 251; Negotiable Instru ACCIDENT. See Mistake.
ments, page 394.

Contract failing to express in-
By separate instrument............3215 tent through, intent holds..1640
Conclusive

...........2728 Trust arises from thing
For honor .................. page 419

gained by

2224
How made, etc ..........

.3213
Kinds of ..

..3220 ACCIDENT INSURANCE. Page 82.
Must be absolute ....................1585 Notice of injury

2633a
Of bill indicates assent to its
terms ...

.....2126i ACCORD AND SATISFACTION.
Of bills drawn in sets..............3262 Page 249.
Of guaranty

2795 Accord defined ............. .......1521

..............

.2042

*.............. 1094

......1180

.......1181

Section

Section
ACCOUNT.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. (Contin'd.)
Assignee for creditors, to......3469 Homestead, conveyance ........1242
Employees to render ........... .2014 Homestead, selection......1262, 1266
Master of ship, to........

Illegitimate child ............230, 1387
Partner must ..... ....2412, 2438 Inventory of property, wife's 165
Trustee

2237 Instruments that may be re-
Voluntary interference ............2078 corded without..1159, 1160, 1163

Instruments to be acknowl-
ACCRETION. See Accession.

edged, before can be re-
corded ........

.................... 1161
ACCUMULATIONS. Page 173.

Married woman's conveyance

1093, 1187

Married woman's power of
ACKOWLEDGMENTS.

attorney .....
Proof and Acknowledgment Marriage declaration ..... 77

of Instruments. Page 204. Marriage settlement .................. 178
Parties qualified to take ac Mortgages ...

.2952
knowledgment. ..............

Partnership certificate, doing
Same, individual parties gen-

business under a fictitious
erally ....

name

2468
Taken without state ........ .1182

Partnership special .... 2480
Proof, foreign countries ........1183 Power of attorney........1216, 2933
Deputies authorized ................1184

Recorded without, instru-
Acknowledgments generally..1185 ments that may be.........
Married woman's conveyance..1187

.... 1159, 1160, 1163
Certificate endorsed ....

118

Recording, instruments re-
Form, general

1189
..........

..1161

quiring
Form, corporation ....

119
Form, attorney in fact ............1192 ACQUISITION. See page 191.
Signatures of officers ..............1193 Of property by exercise of
Justices' authority, certain

eminent domain ....................1001
cases .......

1194
Proof execution .....

1195
Witness personally known......1196

ACTIONS.
Evidence, witness ...

1197 Commencement of, in divorce 83
Handwriting generally ........... 1198 Minors may enforce right...... 42
Proving handwriting ................ 1199 To prove instrument..............1203
Certificate ...............

1200
Officers generally .................

..1201 ACTS OF GOD. See Superhuman
Improper certificate, correc-

Cause.
tion ...........

1202
Instruments, how proved........ 1203

ADEMPTION.
Judgment .........
Conveyances governed how....1205

Of legacy, advancement or
Recording, existing laws ........1206

gift. When deemed ............1351
Validation of defects..................1207

ADJOINING OWNERS. See Coter-

minous Owners; Lateral Sup-
Assignment for creditors.

... 3458, 3459

port.
Articles of incorporation.

.......... 292, 605, 6530 ADJOURNMENT.
Authentication of marriage.... 77 Election, corporation

314
Chattel mortgage...........2957, 2963 Meetings, corporation

312
Declaration of marriage....77, 79a
Form of, by married woman ADMINISTRATORS. See Executors

........... 1093, 1187 and Administrators.
Homestead, abandonment

..................... 1243, 1244 ADMIRALTY. See Shipping

1204

X

225
226

6

229

230

210

.2295

........

..........1309

" 2304

Section

Section
ADOPTION. Page 26.

AFFIRMATIONS. (Continued.)
Child, adoption

221 Officers authorized to take
Who may adopt

proof

.....1201
Wife's consent necessary .....
Adoption generally.

224 AGE.
Child's consent ........
Proceedings generally

Majority ............
Orders generally .

227
Adoption, effect of

228 AGENCY.
Former relations

Agents. Page 292.
Illegitimate ............

Agents to conform to au-
Action to determine relation.. 231 thority ....

..2019

Must keep principal informed..2020
ADULTS.

Collecting agent

.2021
Compensation for support

Responsibility, sub-agent ........2022
adult child ..
Who are

Definition of Agency. Page 326.

Agency
ADULTERY.

Who may appoint and who
Defined

may be ...

.2296
Ground for divorce ...........

General or special

.2297
Actual or ostensible.

2298
ADVANCEMENT.

Actual agency ...........

.2299
Constitutes part of distribu Ostensible agency ..............

.2300
tive share ........

.1395
Effect of ....

Authority of Agents. Page 327.
Value of, how determined......1398 What authority may be con-
What is deemed

1397 ferred
When deemed ademption........1351 Agent may perform acts re-
When in excess or insuffi-

quired of principal by code..2305
cient, effect of .

1396 Agent cannot have authority

to defraud principal .........2306
ADVERSE POSSESSION.

Creation of agency....................2307
Owner of property in, may Consideration unnecessary ....2308
transfer his right ..............1047 Form of authority ...

.2309
Property in, may be mort Ratification of agent's act....2310
gaged

........292

Ratification of part of a trans-
.1007 action .......

2311

When ratification void ..........2312
AFFIDAVIT.

Ratification not to work in-
Corporation, articles, filing.... 295 jury to third persons............2313
Creditors, assignment for........3462

Rescission of ratification........2314
Mining claim, as to annual Measure of agent's authority..2315
work ............ ..................1246m

Actual authority, what............ .2316
Notices of mining claims........1159 Ostensible authority, what......2317
Owner of stock by nonresi-

Agent's authority as to per-
dent, for transfer ............

sons having notice of re-
Publication, partnership ficti-

strictions upon it ..............2318
tious name ...... .............2471 Agent's necessary authority..2319
Publication partnership ........2484 Agent's power to disobey in-
Publication, sale of stock, as-

structions

.................2320
sessment, etc. .............. 348 Authority to be construed by
Subscription to stock

295 its specific. rather than by
Sums contributed, special

its general terms
partner

.2481 Exceptions to general author-
ity .........

2322
AFFIRMATIONS.

What included in authority to
Oath and testify ................... 14 sell personal property........2323

Title

.. 326

............

.........2321

Lease ...

............

......2350 ALIEN.

2356

........1404

1626

711

Section

Section
AGENCY. (Continued.)

AGRICULTURAL LAND.
What included in authority
Y994 Lease

...... 717
to sell real property ..........2324
Authority of general agent to
receive price of property..2325

AGRICULTURE. See pages 135, 151.
Authority of special agent to .

.............. 717
receive price

2326

AIR.
Delegation of Agency. Page 331.

Easement .............. ................. -801
Agent's delegation of powers..2349
Unauthorized employment of : ALIEN

sub-agent ........
Sub-agents generally ................2351 Limitations as to ownership

of property.

672
Termination of Agency. Page 331. May take, hold and dispose of
Termination of Agency............2355

real and personal property.. 671
Same

Non-resident, takes succes-

sion, in what time ................1404
Authority, breach of warran-

Resident, may take by succes-
ty, damages liable ...............3318

sion
Authority to buy, sell, or

When may inherit ..................1404
lease real estate, to be writ-

Who may own property ........ 671
ten ..............com

.......1624
Contract takes effect upon de ALIENATION. See Conveyances,
livery .....

Estates in General.
Employee, power of attor Conditions restraining alien-
ney, revocable

..... 955

ation void .....
Street-railroad corporations.... 506 Contingent remainders ............
Transfer of ...

586

Estate for years, power to

suspend ...
AGISTOR.

How long may be suspended 715
Compensation .............. ...1853

Who entitled to income .of

.......1834 property pending suspen-
Liens

733
.................3051

sion
AGREEMENTS. See Contracts and ALIMONY. See Divorce.

page 265.
Agreement to sell not enforce ALLUVION.

able for want of title..........3394 Defined
Certain, void ............

.............2175
Express agreement not neces-

ALTERATION. Page 262.
· sary to constitute mining
partnership

* ° 2512 Alteration and dissolution of
Obligation limited by special..2174 the partnership ......page 345
Special, by seaman not ef-

Alteration, not increasing
fective

.2053
risk ..............

2754
Transfer, claim in insurance. 2599

Increasing risk ...

2753
When must be in writing......1624

Instrument, effect of ..... .3205

Insurance, of representation. 2576
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS. Verbal contract ........

.1697
See page 151.

What constitutes a material
alteration

...3206
Agricultural Fair Corporations.

Page 135.
Realty holdings, limited.......... 620A

ALTERNATIVE. Page 243.
Liabilities, limited ....................
Not for profit; membership

AMBIGUITY
622 When ambiguous or doubtful..1323

......

Duty ...

...1014

621

fees ......