New York Law of Contracts, Volume 2

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Edward Thompson Company, 1922

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Contents

What Constitutes Delusion
1025
Weakness of Mind in Connection with Fraud or Undue Influence
1026
Presumption as to Mental Capacity
1027
Adjudication of Incompetency Generally
1028
Retroactive Effect of Adjudication
1030
Contract as Void or Voidable Contract Made after In quisition
1032
Contract Made before Inquisition
1033
Contract through Agent
1034
Conveyance by Person of Unsound Mind
1035
Avoidance of Contract Generally
1038
Ratification of Contract 685 Knowledge of Incapacity of Party
1039
686 Equitable Considerations for Sustaining Contract Generally
1041
Burden of Proof as to Equities for Sustaining Contract
1043
Contracts for Necessaries Generally
1047
Proof of Infancy
1053
717
1074
Witness Fees Paid Nonattending Witness
1075
Ratification by Will
1080
Return of Benefits Received by Infant Generally
1088
Necessity for Resort to Equity to Avoid Conveyance
1094
Right of Third Persons to Attack Transfer of Property
1100
Corporations
1112
CHAPTER I
1119
Executory Contract Personal in Its Nature Generally
1125
Effect of Making or Failing to Make Promise Run to Assigns
1131
Promise under Seal
1137
Application of Rule as to Intent
1143
SECTION
1146
773
1150
Promise to Master for Benefit of Servant
1151
780
1159
785
1165
In General
1173
Question of Law or Fact General Rule
1183
Intention of Parties Generally
1189
Construction in Light of Existing Laws and Decisions
1195
Grammar Punctuation etc Generally
1201
809
1207
820
1222
823
1230
Reasonable Construction Hard and Unreasonable Contracts
1236
Repetition of Words and Expressions
1242
Provision Construed as Covenant or as Condition Limitation
1248
SECTION
1251
Place of Performance 846848
1264
Time of Performance
1268
At Once Forthwith When Convenient or the Like
1274
Time as Essence of Contract Generally
1281
859
1289
Entire and Divisible Contracts 861864
1292
Application of Rule as to Divisibility of Contract
1295
Severance of Entire Contract in Its Performance
1302
Dependent and Independent Promises 865871
1304
Apportionment of Consideration as Test of Dependency
1308
Concurrent Promises as Dependent
1314
Provision that Contract Shall Be Void or the Like on Default
1317
Usage or Custom as Fixing Duration
1320
Effect of Fixing Yearly Salary or the Like
1327
882
1334
Acceptance of Incomplete Performance Waiver of Defects
1359
Demand for and Tender of Performance 907910
1376
Acceptance of Incomplete Performance Waiver of Defects 911913
1382
Substantial Performance 914923
1391
CERTAINTY
1395
Question of Law or Fact
1400
Particular Instances of Omissions and Defects
1406
Approval or Determination of Performance by Party 924931
1411
Good Faith as Affecting Decision
1412
Contract for Personal Services
1421
Anticipatory Breach 957959
1472
CHAPTER IV
1479
Promise to Pay from Particular Fund
1488
General Matters
1491
Defective Plans and Specifications as Excuse
1495
Default in Performance of Mutual Promise Generally
1503
Implied Conditions Excusing Performance
1514
Death Sickness or the Like
1520
Foreign
1527
996
1545
1000
1551
Release by One Copromisee
1557
New Contract as Rescission
1560
1013
1572
Restoration of Status Quo as Basis of Rescission General Rule
1578
1019
1584
1024
1590
1027
1596
CHAPTER V
1600
More Distant Relationship between Members of Family
1602
General Matters 10291042
1603
Waiver of Tort Generally 10431045
1621
Nature of Action as in Contract or Tort
1624
Money Lent 10481050
1630
Money Paid in Aid of Poor Person
1637
Contribution and Exoneration between Tortfeasors
1644
Money Had and Received Generally 10611083
1647
Equitable Consideration
1651
Money Received by Agent for Principal
1657
Payment on Contract of Sale
1665
Payment to Rival Claimant General Rule
1667
Joint Liability Tortfeasors
1674
Voluntary Payments 10841085
1678
In General
1680
Application of Rule Generally
1686
Demand before Action
1693
Services Rendered Generally 10961102
1694
Services Rendered for Mutual Benefit
1700
Services Rendered on Request Generally 11031110
1703
Person Making Request
1707
Delay in Asserting Claim
1713
Relation between Parties as Affecting Compensation for Services
1715
Husband and Wife Man and Mistress
1720
Services Rendered without Request 11161121
1725
Qualification of General Rule as to Unrequested Services
1728
Support Furnished Member of Family 11221124
1733
Application of General Rule
1734
Services or Benefits Rendered Third Person 11251136
1739
Liability of Person Calling in Physician
1740
1130
1746
1133
1752
1750
1784
Compensation by Way of Share of Profits
1787
Contracts Implied in Fact Generally
1818
Quasi Contracts Contracts Implied in Law Generally
1863
Quantum Meruit or Valebat
1946
IGNORANCE OF TERMS OF WRITTEN CONTRACT
2007
UNDUE INFLUENCE
2015
CHAPTER VIII
813
Agreement for Compensation by Will
841
CHAPTER IX
842
844
875
845
882
Feigned Dissatisfaction Insufficient
884
In General
887
Alternative Stipulations
899
Removal of Obstacles to Performance at Expense of Party
905
Continuing Performance after Breach or Repudiation by Other
938
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