INDEX.

ABSTRACT,

of title, right to, of vendor or purchaser, 23

ACCEPTANCE,

of goods, 53

of gift, 81, 82, 83, 85

of bill of exchange, 174, 175, 186, 187, 190. See BILLS OF EXCHANGE.

ACCEPTANCE AND RECEIPT OF GOODS,

under Statute of Frauds, 50, 51, 53, 55

ACCORD AND SATISFACTION, 159
release of debt by, 87

ACCOUNT,

action for, when barred, 341, 342, 358

ACKNOWLEDGMENT. See LIMITATION, STATUTES OF; TENTERDEN'S ACT.
to take debt out of the Statutes of Limitation, must be in writing, 350
may be made by an agent duly authorized, 351

"ACT OF GOD," 29

ACTIONS. See CONTRACTS.

of trespass, trover, and detinue, 18

of deceit, 65

for administration, effect of, as to Statutes of Limitation, 362

ADMINISTRATION-continued.

insolvent estate, rules of bankruptcy applied, 378

administration of, in bankruptcy Court, 338

legacies. See LEGACIES.

residue, what is, 381

of intestate's estate, 382 et seq.

duties payable in, 386-389

ADMINISTRATION ACTION,

effect of, on operation of Statutes of Limitation, 343, 362

ADMINISTRATOR, 374. See EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS.
ADMIRALTY, COURT OF, 110, 115, 116, 119

may acquire, hold, and dispose of real and personal property, 108, 408
cannot be the owner of a British ship, 407

enemy, 408

re-admission of, 408

denization and naturalization of, 409

ASSURANCE. See FIRE ASSURANCE; LIFE ASSURANCE; MARINE ASSURANCE.

ATTACHMENT OF DEBTS, 308

ATTORNMENT CLAUSES,

operation of Bills of Sale Acts as to, 99

AUCTION,

sale by, 74

reserved price and puffer, 74

AUCTIONEER, 33, n. (2), 39, 73, 74. See LIEN; PRINCIPAL AND AGENT.

AVERAGE,

general, particular, 121, 122

in bill of lading, 426, n. (7)

in policy of marine insurance, 147

BAILMENT, 14, 21–31

defined, 14, 21

different sorts of, 21, 26

by attornment, 22, 24

of coins, 23

hiring of goods, 23

redelivery to bailor for special purpose, 23
where several bailors, 24

determined by act of bailee, 24

bailee may not dispute title of bailor, 25

has "special property," 16, 123

bailee, when he can set up jus tertii, 18, 25
duty of, 26

liability of, for negligence, 26, 27

right of, to sue for injury to thing bailed, 22
auctioneer is, 23

bailor, duty of, as to dangerous things, 31

sale by, 123

action by bailor for conversion or detention, 123

Statutes of Limitation, as to, 341, 347.

BANK OF ENGLAND,

injunction against, 133.

BANK NOTES, 201

BANKERS,

liability of, on bill of exchange, 178

as to cheques, 194, 195, 196, 197

administration in bankruptcy of estate of deceased insolvent, 338, 378

company cannot be made bankrupt, 287, 339

BARGAIN AND SALE, 41 et seq., 46. See CONTRACT OF SALE.

BEARER,

instruments payable to, 168