CONSIDERATION-
defined, 10.

distinguished from motive, 10.
moral, 14, 15.

of marriage, agreements in, 19.
past, 13, 14.
CONTINGENCY-

construction of, 198, 199.
sale of goods upon, 198.
CONTRACT-

agreement preliminary to, 8.
assignment of, 23-26.

bilateral, 2.

breach of duties of, 141.

construction of, 27-30.

defined, 1.

discharge of, 30-35.

executed, 1, 437.

executory, 1, 437.
for sale of land, 20.

for sale of tenements, 20.

for work and labor, 188-190.
illegal, 35-40.

impossibility of, 40-42.
interpretation of, 27-30.
joint, 21, 22.

joint and several, 21, 22.

mistake in, 42-44.

must be in writing, 20.

obligation, performance of, 12.

of sale (see Contract to sell).
offer and acceptance, 2-10.
option, 8, 9.

persons incapable of making, 17.
to sell,

breach of, actions for, 231-235.
destruction of goods in, 196.

formalities of, 186-194.

formation of, 182-186.

future goods, 195.

performance of, 218-223.

CONVERSION-

innocent, 166.
wilful, 167.
CONVEYANCE-

fraudulent, 470.

in consideration of support of

grantor, 471.

methods of making a, appropriate for
will, 257.

of realty, form of, 244.

to pay past debt and to defraud cred-
itors, 472.

upon secret trust, 472.

voluntary, 474.

CORPORATION-

contractual capacity of, 437, 438.
creation of, 433-437.

distinguished from partnership, 431.

liabilities of, 439, 440.

officers of, 440-442.

powers of, 437-439.
private, 431-447.

state institutions as, 432.
transfer of shares of, 443-445.

which are not subject to bankruptcy
laws, 468, 469.

CREDITOR-

composition with, 11.

rights of, against sold goods in sell-
er's possession, 216.

CRIME-

liability of corporations for, 439.
of agent, principal's responsibility
for, 81, 82.

CRITICISM-

publication of, 135, 136.

CURTESY-

discussed, 284-286.

CUSTOM-

as a source of law, i.