rience in matter of law, will be quite different. The qualities referred to are important, but are not sufficient. What is the value of the most detailed and precise laws, if, with the best will in the world, the judges and lawyers can scarcely know them all, or if the technique lacks the flexibility necessary for properly transforming the abstract into reality? Legal science forgets too readily that it should also be an art. And the mission of juridical art is to make easier the knowledge and application of a complicated and extended system of law. Contrary to the general opinion of practical lawyers, according to whom the question of system is only one of theoretical interest or of pure form, Von Ihering declares that too much stress cannot be laid upon its practical importance. I have not aimed to make a collection of most of the cases except upon a few disputed questions. If one has a clear perception of principles he can easily find recent cases involving their application. I have rather sought to select cases which afford apt illustrations of the rules under discussion. These illustrations I have drawn from many different branches of the law. It has been said that the principles of the law of contract are the immutable columns of the science of jurisprudence. February, 1912. W. T. BRANTLY. Future Writing ad Probationem. 18. The Acceptance Must be by the Person to Whom the Offer 64 36. Forbearance to Sue-Compromises... Compromises of Litigation Pending. |