Ignorance No Excuse.—Every person is presumed to know what the law is, and ignorance is no excuse for crime. Arrests.-Anyone without a warrant may arrest a person committing a felony in his presence, and any peace officer may arrest a person while committing a breach of the peace or immediately afterwards. Furthermore, a private citizen […]

The Public Land Laws of the United States make provision for the location of claims on and the acquisition of the title to “mineral lands,” “lands valuable for minerals,” etc. The first in time is the first in right. He who takes possession for the purpose of making a location is entitled to a reasonable […]

Subscription is the placing of a signature under a written or printed agreement. By such an act a person contracts, in writing, to pay a sum of money for a specific purpose; as a subscription to a charitable institution, a subscription for a book, etc. Subscription Papers.—”The law on the subject of these subscription papers,” […]

These associations, usually incorporated, are established for the purpose of loaning money to their members upon real estate security. They make it their object to enable persons having a lot to borrow money thereon for the purpose of erecting a dwelling, allowing them to repay the money in installments amounting to little more than ordinary […]

1. The Offer.—An offer, or proposal to do a thing, may be made either by words or signs, either orally or in writing, but in law it is not regarded as an offer until it comes to the knowledge of the person to whom it is made. Offer by Mail.—In commercial transactions when an offer […]

Definition.—A gift is the voluntary and gratuitous transfer or conveyance of the right and possession of property by one person to another. Names of Parties. The giver of the property is called the donor, the receiver the donee. Who May Make a Gift.—Any person competent to transact ordinary business may give what-ever he owns to […]

The general law on this subject is, that the finder of money or goods if he takes possession of the property, is to use all due means to discover the rightful owner. Failing to find the rightful owner, after taking due means to do so, the finder of the lost articles is entitled to regard […]

1. All persons of lawful age, who can freely exercise their own will, may dispose of their property by making a will. In some states a married woman cannot make a will without the consent of her husband. In some states persons under age cannot make a will disposing of anything but personal property. 2. […]

Consulting Lawyer.—In minor matters it is better to lose your money than to rush into litigation, but in matters of any importance never act without the advice of good counsel. An Attorney’s Power.—An attorney-at-law has no implied authority to compound or give up any rights of his clients, but an attorney of record may consent […]

Breach of trust is the wilful misappropriaton of personal property by one who has been intrusted with its possession in confidence. As Distinguished from Larceny.—The cases where personal property is taken by a person to whom it has been intrusted, and who converts it to his own use, present very nice discriminations between ordinary breaches […]