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Copyright, 1908, by CREE PUBLISHING CO.
Minneapolis, Minn.
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Brethren Publishing House, Elgin, Ir.
TABLE OF CONTENTS-VOLUME IV.
EIGHTH SUBJECT_TORTS.
CHAPTER I.
DEFINITION AND HISTORY OF TORT....
Section 1 Definition of Tort..
2 Torts and Crimes Distinguished...
3 Torts and Breach of Contract Distinguished.
4 Torts and Equity.....
5 Parties in Actions of Tort..
6 Some Characteristics of Torts..
7 History of the Law of Torte..
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13
14
15
19
20
CHAPTER II.
23
TRESPASS AND TRESPASS ON THE CASE......
Section 8 Fundamental Distinction Between Trespass and Trespass
on the Case..
9 Scott vs. Shepherd.
10 Trespass on the Case. ... ...
11 Cases Where Trespass and Trespass on the Case are Concur-
rent Remedies .
12 Conclusion.....
24
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36
CHAPTER III.
37
TRESPASS....
Section 13 Classification of Trespasses..
CHAPTER IV.
TRESPASS AGAINST THE PERSON
39
Section 14 In General....
15 Assault and Battery.
16 Assault.
41
17 Battery..
44
18 Aggravated Assaults or Batteries. .
45
19 Acts Which do not constitute Assaults or Batteries...
46
20 Mutual Assaults.
51
21 False Imprisonment.....
52
22 False Imprisonment Compared with Malicious Prosecution.. 53
23 Elements of False Imprisonment.
55
24 The Detention or Restraint...
25 The Unlawfulness of the Detention.
56
26 Seduction. ....
57
CHAPTER V.
TRESPASS TO REAL PROPERTY...
Section 27 Trespass Quare Clasum Fregit.
28 Illustrations of Trespass Against Realty..
29 Realty Which May be the Subject of Trespass .
30 Who May Maintain an Action for Trespass to Realty.
31 Justifiable Entries Upon Lands of Another.
32 Trespass Ab Initio....
33 Trespass to try Title..
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62
64
68
70
74
CHAPTER VI.
TRESPASS ON PERSONAL PROPERTY..
Section 34 What Constitutes..
35 Conversion..
36 Damage to Personal Property.
37 Defenses to Actions for Trespass to Personal Property..
38 Who May Bring an Action for Trespass to Personalty
75
76
77
CHAPTER VII.
TRESPASS ON THE CASE..
81
Section 39. Classification of Wrongs Redressed by Trespass on the Case.. 81
CHAPTER VIII.
INDIRECT TRESPASS.
Section 40 Forms of Indirect Trespass..
41 History of the Doctrine of Liability for Injuries by Animals
or Inanimate Objects.
42 Injuries by Wild Animals..
43 Injuries by Domestic Animals..
44 Injuries by Inanimate Objects. .
CHAPTER IX.
WASTE AND NUISANCE..
Section 45 Trespass, Waste and Nuisance. .
46 Remedies for Waste..
47 Definition of Waste.
48 What Constitutes Waste.
49 Who May Commit Waste.....
50 Definition and Classification of Nuisances...
51 Nuisances Affecting Land or Buildings...
-52 Nuisances Affecting Water Rights..
53 Nuisances Affecting the Enjoyment of the Property..
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99
100
109
CHAPTER X.
DECEIT....
117
Section 54 Definition.
55 Requisites in an Action of Deceit.
56 The Misrepresentation. .....
118
57 Defendant's Knowledge of the Falsity of the Representation.. 124
60
Section 68 Plaintiff's Belief in the Truth of the Representations ....... 132
59 Necessity that the Defendant Should Have Made the Repre-
sentation with the Intention that it should be Acted Upon, 133
60 Necessity that the Plaintiff should have acted upon the
Representation and have been damaged thereby ........ 138
CHAPTER XI.
ACTIONS INVOLVING MALICE...
139
Section 61 Malicious Prosecution.
62 Elements of the Action of Malicious Prosecution..
63 The Original Action. ....
64 Defendant's Connection with the Original Action..
145
65 Termination of Original Action in Favor of Accused.
147
66 Want of Probable Cause...
150
67 Malice.......
152
68 Conspiracy,
69 Malicious Use of One's Own Property..
154
CHAPTER XII.
SLANDER AND LIBEL.....
Section 70 Definitions.
71 Distinctions Between Slander and Libel..
72 Slander Actionable Per Se......
73 Particular Classes of Defamatory Words and Acts.
74 Imputations of Crime.
75 Publication. .....
76 Intent and Malice..
77 Truth as a Defense..
78 What are not Defenses.
79 Privileged Communications.
80 Communications Absolutely Privileged.
81 Communications Qualifiedly Privileged.
CHAPTER XIII.
NEGLIGENCE.
Section 82 The Action for Negligence....
83 Definitions and Classifications of Negligence.
84 Negligence in the field of Trespass. ...
85 Negligence in the field of Trespass on the Case.
86 Violation of a Duty by Negligence.
87 Contributory Negligence....
88 Comparative Negligence.
89 Liability of Public Corporations for Negligence.
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190
NINTH SUBJECT DAMAGES.
DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES.
Section 1 Definition.
193
Section 2 Theory of Damages...
3 Principal Rules Governing Damages.
4 Classification.
194
195
CLASSIFICATION OF DAMAGES.
Section 5 Compensatory Damages.
6 Exemplary Damages.
7 Nominal Damages.
8 Substantial Damages...
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198
199
201
CLASSIFICATION OF CONSEQUENCES AND Losses...
Section 9 Proximate and Remote Consequences in General
10 Direct Losses...
11 Consequential Losses.
202
DETERMINATION OF DAMAGES..
205
Section 12 Damages in Actions for Breach of Contract.
13 Bonds Liquidated Damages and Alternative Contracts.... 207
14 Damages for the Breach of Contract for the Sale of Goods
and Damages for the Conversion of Personal Property.. 208
15 Negotiable Instruments...
208
16 Damages for Breach of Promise of Marriage..
209
17 Telegraphic Despatches. . .
18 Damages in Actions of Torts, .
210
19 Damages for Injuries to Person..
211
20 Damages to Property. ...
212
21 Costs and Expenses of Litigation.
22 Interest by Way of Damages..
TENTH SUBJECT_DOMESTIC RELATIONS.
MARRIAGE.
215
Section 1 Definition...
2 Dual Aspect of Marriage..
3 The Contract of Marriage. .
216
4 What Law Determines the Sufficiency and Legality of a
Marriage. .....
5 Marriage as a Status.
6 Parties to the Contract.
217
7 The Age of Consent. .
8 Mental Incapacity.
218
9 Physical Incapacity...
222
10 Drunkenness of One of the Parties to a Marriage.
11 Affect of Fraud on Marriage....