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Categories: Contracts
Definition (1910 Edition)
473, 35 N. W. 934.
90, 53 N. W. 35, 17 L. R. A. 145, 35
44, 22 N. W. 844, and cases cited.
93, 23 N. W. 425, 53 Am. Rep. 267; Isaacs v. Railroad Co., 47 N. Y. 122, 7 Am.
77, 95.N. W. 132,
266. —=—« —Constructive conversion. An. implied or virtual conversion, which takes place where A person does such acts in reference to the goods of another as amount in law to the appropriation of the property to himself. Scruggs v.
351; Worsham v. Murchison, 66 Ga. 719; U.S. v. Edwards (C. C.) 43 Fed. 67.
330, 53 N. W. 441; Ann. Codes & St. Or. 1901, § 1049. The words “counsel” and “ad-
626
1, 81 N. W. 1003, 49 L. R. A. 475, 80 Am.
300, 34 N. W. 83.
643, 48 N. W. 727; Grant v. Griffith, 89 App. Div. 107, 56 N. Y. Supp. 791; Trust
272; Moers v. Reading, 21 Pa: 201; People v. New York & H. R. Co., 45 Barb.: (N Y.) 738. To extend a street means to prolong and continue it in the direction in which it already points, but does not include defiecting it from the course of the existing portion. Monroe v. Ouachita Parish, 47 La.
664, 78 N. W. 170, 70 Am. St. Rep. 938; Graham y. Duckwall, 8 Bush (Ky) 12; Slack v. Tucker, 23 Wall. 330, 23 L. . 143. Facetors are also frequently called “commission merchants ;” and it is said that there is no difference in the meaning of these terms, the latter being
648, 57 N. W. 1111; Rhodes v. United
171, 1 Am. Rep. 166.
91 N. W. 688; Homes v. Mitchell. 6N. C, . 5 Am. Dec. 527. Classification.—Absolute legacy. One given without condition and intended to vest immediately.—Additional legacy. One given to the same lJegatee in addition to (and not in lieu of) another legacy given before by the same will or in a codicil thereto.—Alternate legacy. One by which the testator gives one of two or more things without designating which.—Conditional legacy. One which is liable to take effect or to defeated according to the occurrence or non-occurrence of some uncertain event. Harker v. Smith, 41 Ohio St, 238, 52 Am. Rep. 80; Markham vy. Hufford, 123
625, 96 N. W. 803; Harpham v. Whitney, 7 Ill. 38; Lauzon v. Charroux, 18 R. I. 467, 28 Atl. 975; Frisbie v. Morris, 75 Conn. 637, 55 Atl. 9—Malicious trespass. The act of one who maliciously or mischievously injures or causes to be injured any propertv of another or any public property. State v. McKee, 109 Ind. 497, 10 N. E. 405; Hannel v. State, 4 Ind.
117, 22 N. W. 160.—Obligation solidaire. This, in French law, corresponds to joint and several liability in English law, but is applied also to the joint and several rights of the creditors parties to the obligation.—Primary obligation. An obligation which is the principal object of the contract. Kor example, the primary obligation of the seller is to deliver the thing sold, and to transfer the title to it. It is distinguished from the accessory or secpaiege l obligation to pay damages for not doing
281, 56 N. W. 915, 39 Am. St. Rep. 883.
384, 18 N. W. 408; O’Brien v. State, 125
90, 53 N. W. 35, 17 L. R. A. 145, 35
44, 22 N. W. 844, and cases cited.
93, 23 N. W. 425, 53 Am. Rep. 267; Isaacs v. Railroad Co., 47 N. Y. 122, 7 Am.
77, 95.N. W. 132,
266. —=—« —Constructive conversion. An. implied or virtual conversion, which takes place where A person does such acts in reference to the goods of another as amount in law to the appropriation of the property to himself. Scruggs v.
351; Worsham v. Murchison, 66 Ga. 719; U.S. v. Edwards (C. C.) 43 Fed. 67.
330, 53 N. W. 441; Ann. Codes & St. Or. 1901, § 1049. The words “counsel” and “ad-
626
1, 81 N. W. 1003, 49 L. R. A. 475, 80 Am.
300, 34 N. W. 83.
643, 48 N. W. 727; Grant v. Griffith, 89 App. Div. 107, 56 N. Y. Supp. 791; Trust
272; Moers v. Reading, 21 Pa: 201; People v. New York & H. R. Co., 45 Barb.: (N Y.) 738. To extend a street means to prolong and continue it in the direction in which it already points, but does not include defiecting it from the course of the existing portion. Monroe v. Ouachita Parish, 47 La.
664, 78 N. W. 170, 70 Am. St. Rep. 938; Graham y. Duckwall, 8 Bush (Ky) 12; Slack v. Tucker, 23 Wall. 330, 23 L. . 143. Facetors are also frequently called “commission merchants ;” and it is said that there is no difference in the meaning of these terms, the latter being
648, 57 N. W. 1111; Rhodes v. United
171, 1 Am. Rep. 166.
91 N. W. 688; Homes v. Mitchell. 6N. C, . 5 Am. Dec. 527. Classification.—Absolute legacy. One given without condition and intended to vest immediately.—Additional legacy. One given to the same lJegatee in addition to (and not in lieu of) another legacy given before by the same will or in a codicil thereto.—Alternate legacy. One by which the testator gives one of two or more things without designating which.—Conditional legacy. One which is liable to take effect or to defeated according to the occurrence or non-occurrence of some uncertain event. Harker v. Smith, 41 Ohio St, 238, 52 Am. Rep. 80; Markham vy. Hufford, 123
625, 96 N. W. 803; Harpham v. Whitney, 7 Ill. 38; Lauzon v. Charroux, 18 R. I. 467, 28 Atl. 975; Frisbie v. Morris, 75 Conn. 637, 55 Atl. 9—Malicious trespass. The act of one who maliciously or mischievously injures or causes to be injured any propertv of another or any public property. State v. McKee, 109 Ind. 497, 10 N. E. 405; Hannel v. State, 4 Ind.
117, 22 N. W. 160.—Obligation solidaire. This, in French law, corresponds to joint and several liability in English law, but is applied also to the joint and several rights of the creditors parties to the obligation.—Primary obligation. An obligation which is the principal object of the contract. Kor example, the primary obligation of the seller is to deliver the thing sold, and to transfer the title to it. It is distinguished from the accessory or secpaiege l obligation to pay damages for not doing
281, 56 N. W. 915, 39 Am. St. Rep. 883.
384, 18 N. W. 408; O’Brien v. State, 125
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