arts. 2798, 2794.

art. 2601.

art. 3045, et seq.

art. 2839.—Secret partnership. One where the existence of certain persons .as partners is not avowed to the public by any of the partners. Deering v. Flanders, 49 N. H. 225.—-Special partnership. At common law. One formed for the prosecution of a special

art. 2131.

art. 3391 et seq.—Constructive possession. Possession not actual but assumed to exist, where one claims to hold by virtue of some title, without having the actual occupancy, as, where the owner of a tract of land, regularly laid out, is in possession of a part, he is constructively in possession of the whole. Fleming v. Maddox, 30 lowa, 241.—Derivative possession. The kind of possession of one who is in the lawful occupation or custody of the property, but not under a claim of title of his own, but under a right derived from another, as, for example, a tenant, bailee, licensee,

art. 2780.—Rente re. That species of rente, the duration of which depends upon the conrpeency of the death of one or more persons indicated in the contract. The uncertainty of the time at which such death may happen causes the rente viagéere to be included in the number of aleatory contracts. Duverger. - a an annuity for life. Civ. Code La. art.

arts. 3084, 3085.

art. 646.

art. 2810.

(Ed. 1838) art. 37.

art.*3099; Garr v. Gomez, 9

1900, art. 876.—Vacant succes~ siom. A succession is called “vacant” when no one claims it, or when all the heirs are unknown, or when all the known heirs to it have renounced it. Civ. Code La. art. 1095. Simmons v. Saul, 188 U. §. 489, 11 Sup. Ct. 369, 84 L. Ed. 1054.

art. 3035. :

art. 3071.

art. 1520, par. 3.

art. 250.—Tutorship by will. The right of appointing a tutor, whether a relation or a stranger. belongs exclusively to the father or mother dying last. This is called “tutorship by will,” because generally it is given by testament; but it may likewise be given by any declaration by the surviving father

art. 533. And see Malford v.

art. 715.