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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 […]

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,” […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Liability of Husband for Goods Sold to Wife. —When goods necessary and suitable to the position in life of a wife are sold to her, the jury will be justified in finding a verdict against the husband, if the husband authorized her either expressly or impliedly (e. g., by permitting it as a common practice), […]

Previous Residence Required.—Six months in Idaho, Nevada and Texas ; one year in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado (except in case of adultery in State), Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota (same as Colorado), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, […]

Marriage is the union of a man and woman for life in accordance with the law of the country or state in which they reside. In law, marriage is regarded simply as a civil contract, and is dissolved only by death or divorce. The lack of uniformity of the marriage and divorce laws of the […]