Commercial Law
by OpenStories
Original author: Richard D. Currier
"Commercial Law" by Richard D. Currier, Richard William Hill, and Samuel Williston is a comprehensive textbook written in the early 20th century. It aims to educate bankers on the principles of law relevant to their profession, helping them understand legal concepts to act confidently in their roles. The book is designed not to turn bankers into lawyers but to equip them with essential legal knowledge that can inform their decisions and actions in the banking sector. The opening of the work outlines the intent and purpose of the textbook, emphasizing that it serves as a guide to commercial law rather than a legal treatise. It highlights the importance of understanding legal principles for bankers, providing illustrative cases and discussions about contracts, liabilities, and the overall legal landscape that affects banking practice. It also sets the stage for subsequent chapters by discussing foundational definitions of law and the essential role of common and civil law systems, all of which are crucial to understanding the complexities of commercial transactions.
Commercial Law, by Richard D. Currier. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #42241.
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40 Chapters
- 1.Preface521 words
- 2.Introduction4,714 words
- 3.Chapter I: Contracts--Mutual Assent9,126 words
- 4.Chapter II: Contracts--Consideration and Enforceability3,099 words
- 5.Section 1: An executor or administrator is appointed to settle a80 words
- 6.Section 2: This is a very important class and leads us to call attention459 words
- 7.Section 5: An agreement not to be performed within a year must be in4,212 words
- 8.Chapter III: Contracts--Performance and Termination9,404 words
- 9.Chapter IV: Principal and Agent; Master and Servant11,311 words
- 10.Chapter V: Partnership2,154 words
- 11.Section 16: (Partner by estoppel.)--(1) When a person by words spoken2,176 words
- 12.Section 92,780 words
- 13.Chapter VI: Corporations10,583 words
- 14.Section 3: For the purposes of this Act securities are divided into four94 words
- 15.Section 4: Securities in Class "A" shall comprise securities504 words
- 16.Section 5: Securities in Class "B" shall comprise securities207 words
- 17.Section 6: Securities in Class "C" shall comprise the following99 words
- 18.Section 7: Securities in Class "C" may be disposed of, sold or offered232 words
- 19.Section 9: gives the requisites of the statement required to be filed121 words
- 20.Chapter VII: Transfer of Stock5,356 words
- 21.Chapter VIII: Personal Property8,316 words
- 22.Section 7: (1) Where the parties purport to sell specific goods, and the2,693 words
- 23.Chapter IX: Real Property6,087 words
- 24.Chapter X: Estates and Trusts6,170 words
- 25.Chapter XI: Carriers and Warehousemen9,549 words
- 26.Chapter XII: Bills and Notes589 words
- 27.Section 52: "A holder in due course is a holder who has taken the1,535 words
- 28.Section 16: "Every contract on a negotiable instrument is incomplete and547 words
- 29.Section 28: "Absence or failure of consideration is a matter of defence667 words
- 30.Section 142: "The holder may refuse to take a qualified acceptance, and227 words
- 31.Section 32: "The indorsement must be an indorsement of the entire415 words
- 32.Section 52: "A holder in due course is a holder who has taken the96 words
- 33.Section 57: "A holder in due course holds the instrument free from any314 words
- 34.Section 61: "The drawer by drawing the instrument admits the existence84 words
- 35.Section 62: "The acceptor by accepting the instrument engages that he111 words
- 36.Section 65: "Every person negotiating an instrument by delivery or by a101 words
- 37.Section 66: "Every indorser who indorses without qualification, warrants1,349 words
- 38.Chapter XIII: Torts and Crimes5,480 words
- 39.Chapter XIV: Miscellaneous (1)8,930 words
- 40.Chapter XIV: Miscellaneous (2)3,357 words