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Highways-Continued.

negligence as to, 4-5.
rights of public in, 4-10.
title of municipality, 7-28.

Imperfections in work, 16-66.
Indemnity, 16-38.

Independent contractor, 8-16.
Incorporation, 7-6, 8, 12, 14.
Indorsement, see negotiable instru-

ments.

Information for bidders, 14—1-18.

bids in words and figures, 14—1, 5.
bids opened and read, 14—1, 4.
bids rejected, 14-3, 9.

blank forms required, 14-1, 5.
bond required, 14-2, 6.
certified check, 14—2, 7.
deposits returned, 14-2, 6.
examination by bidder, 14-3.
Hill View reservoir, 14-13.
irregular bids, 14-3, 10.
labor requirements, 14-11.
plans seen where, 14-1, 5.
prices, 14-1, 5.

quantities, 14-2, 8.

quantities approximate, 14-2, 8.

sample form, 14-1.

special requirements, 14-12.

state qualifications, 14-3, 10.

surety, 14-2, 6.

time of beginning and ending,

14-3, 9.

unbalanced bids, 14-3, 10.

Infringement of patents, etc., 4-18.

Injunction, 5—13.

Inspection:

sales, 9-14.

work, 16-31, 17-27, 37.

Insurance:

fire, 16-37, 17-38.

liability, 17-4, 38.

Intent:

plans and specifications, 16-20,

17-35.

writings, 1-15.

Interpleader, equity, 5-16.

Interpretation of statutes, 1-14.
Interstate Commerce Act, 7-18,

11-14.

Interurban railroads, 11-7.
Intoxicating liquors, 16-45.
Introduction, 1—1-16.
Inventions, 8-9, 12—3.

Judge:

duties, evidence, 2-1.
general, 1-12.
negligence, 48.

Judicial notice, 2-3.
Jurisdiction of courts:
equity, 5-4.
ousting, 16-48, 50.

Jury:

duties, evidence, 2-1.

general, 1-12.

experts, 12-8.
negligence, 4-8.
in equity, 5-3.

Labor laws, 14-11, 17-2, 30.
Lading, bill of, 10-2, 11-9.
Lands:

for construction, 13—5.

for railroads, 11-4.

provided for contractor, 16-62.
see also real property.

Law:

common, definition and powers,
1-2.

constitutional questions, 1-8.

construction, 1—10, 14.

merchant, 10—4, 7.

purpose, 1-1.

statute, definition, 1-2, 7.
examples, 1-7, 7-6, 8,
10-6.

use of decisions, 1-6.
value of stability, 1-4, 7.
Lawsuit, conduct of, 1-10.
Lease, 6-11-13.

Liability:

agent, 8-5.

commissioners, 17-17.

directors, 7-22.

master, 8-9-13.

partners, 7-3.
principal, 8-4.
stockholders, 7—15.
third parties, 8—5, 6.

Licenses:

contracts, 3-8, 12.

definition, 6-14.

vs. trespass, 4-9.

Lien, mechanic's, 6-17, 16-40,

17-40.

Liquidated damages, 9-12, 16-15,

17-9.

Location of railroads, 11-2.

Maintenance and repair, 17—14.
Master and servant, 8-7-19.
agent and servant, 8-1.
care in employing, 8-12.

care required of employer, 8-11.
co-employee, 8-10-13.

contributory negligence, 8-11, 13.
defects of plant, 8-12.

Employer's Liability Acts, 8—14.
fellow-servant, 8-10-13.
independent contractor, 8-16.
inventions, 8-9.

locality of employment, 8-8.
negligence of employee, 8-10-13.

plant required, 8-12.

regulations for safety, 8-13.
remedy for discharge, 8-9.

responsibility of master, 8-9-13.

rights of employee, 8-8.

risk, 8-11.

rule stated, 8-10.

vice principal, 8—13.

Workmen's Compensation Act,

8-15.

Measurements, 17-19.

Mechanic's lien, 6-17, 16-40, 17-40.

materials, 6-17.

Minor, 3-5, 8—3.

Misrepresentation, 3-4, 19—3.

Mistake:

contract, 3-3.

equity, 5-8.

Monthly estimate, 16-73.

Monuments, see boundaries.

Mortgage :

an estate, 5—7.

definition, 5-6, 6-14.

equity of redemption, 5-7,
6-15.

foreclosure, 5—7.

Mortgage-Continued.

legal title, 6-15.
release, 6-15.

Municipal corporations, 7-23-29.
award of contracts, 7—26.
bonds and warrants, 7-28.
building laws, 7-25.
business corporations, 7-23.
charter, 7-24.

civil service, 7—26.

counties, towns, school districts,

7-27.

departments, 7-25.

express grants, 7—27.
formalities, 7-26.
officers, 7-25, 29.
organized how, 7-23.
powers, 7-24.

State control, 7—25, 27.
taxation, 7-28.

title in highways, 7-28.
warrants, town meetings, 7—27.
Mutual promises, 3-7.

Negligence, 44-8.

bailment, 4-5.

burden of proof, 4-7.
common carriers, 11-9.
contributory, 4-7.

damages, measure of, 4-8.

definition, 4-4.

employees, 8-10, 12.

essentials, 4-7.

evidence, 4-7.

fellow-servant, 8-10-13.

highways, 4-5.

in nuisance, 4—17.

negotiable instruments, 10-32.

professional service, 4-6.

proximate cause, 4—6.

right of support, 4-12.

Negotiable instruments, 10-1-37.

acceptance, 10-2, 15, 33.
accommodation, 10—7, 18.
agent, 10-14.
alteration, 10-31.
ambiguous, 10—14.
bank notes, 10-5.
bearer, 10-12, 20, 21.
bill of lading, 10—2.

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imperfect or incomplete, 10-13.

indorsement, 10—3, 19–22.
innocent purchaser, 10-23.
law merchant, 10—4, 7.
letters of credit, 10—5.
liability of parties, 10-23.

Negotiable Instruments Law,
10-5-37.

negotiation, 10—2, 18.
notice, 10-27.

order, 10-12.

payment, 10-25, 30, 34.
patent right notes, 10-35.
presentment, 10-16, 25.
promissory notes, 10-3, 8.
promises of notes, 10—11.
protest, 10-29, 32.

omissions, 10-11.

recourse, 10-20.

speculative consideration, 10-35.

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Payments:

monthly, 16-73.

failure to make, 16–73.

negotiable instruments,

10-25, 30, 34.

sales, 9-10.

Penalties, 5-12, 17-9.

Permits in construction, 16–22.

Plans:

copyright, 12—3.

ownership, 12—2, 3.

part of contract, 16-20.

Pleadings, 1-11.

equity, 5-4.

law, 1-11.

Powers:

corporation, 7—11.

engineer, 16-47.

Prescription, see real property.
Prices, 14-1, 5, 15—3, 7.

see also contracts, construction.

Principal:

agency, 8-3-6.

partnership, 7—2.

Professional service, 4-6, 12—3.
Promissory note, 10-3, 8, 10.
Proof, see evidence.

Proposal, 15-1-15.

acknowledgment, 15-4.
agreement, 15—3, 8..
agreement for certified check,

15-1, 3, 9-12.
award, 15-13.

bidders in arrears, 15-2, 7.

bond, 15-3, 9–12, 18—10.

collusion by bidders, 15—2, 6.

examination of conditions, 15—2, 7.
extra work, 15-3, 8.
lowest bidder, 15-14.
notice, 15-3, 9-12.

offer and acceptance, 15-1, 11.
opening bids, 15—13.

persons interested, 15-2, 6.
prices, 15-3, 7.

qualification of bidders, 15-3, 4.
quantities, 15-3, 9.

rejection of bids, 13-16, 14-3, 9,

15-14.

sealed box, 14-4.

surety, 15-3, 6, 9-11.

Proposal-Continued.

surety's consent, 15-5.

unbalanced bids, 14—3, 10.

words and figures, 14-1, 5, 15—3.
Protecting work, 16-23, 17-37.
Public policy, 3—9.

Qualifying by expert, 12-7.

Quality, sales, 9—4, 9.

Quantities, approximate, 14—8, 15—9,
17-8.

Railroads, 11-1-16.

accounts and statistics, 11-15.
bonds, 11-1.

common carriers, see carriers.

construction, 11—5.

contractor's work adjacent to,

16-42.

crossings, 11-3, 7.

eminent domain, 11-4.
fencing and cattle, 11-5.
financing, 11-1.
fires, 11-12.

grade separation, 11-15.
incorporation, 11—1.
interurban, 11–7.
location, 11-2.

private tracks, 11—4.
right of way, 11—4, 5.
route, 11-1, 3.

safety appliances, 11-15.
securing lands, 11-4.

use of streets, 11-6.

valuation, 11-15.

Workmen's Compensation Act,
11-15.

Railways, street, 11-6.
Rates, see carriers.
Ratification, see agent.
Real property, 6—1–22.
boundaries, 6—17–22.
deeds, 6-2-9.

acknowledgment, 6-8.
essentials, 6-7.
quitclaim, 6-4-7.

recording, 6-8.

seal, 6-7.

signed, 6-7.

warranty, 6-2-6.

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