The most material parts of Kent's commentaries reduced to question and answer / by John C. Devereux.

New York: Barker, Voorhis & Co., 1887.

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Preliminares.

Kent`s commentaries reduced to questions and answers.

Lecture I. Of the foundation and history of the law of nations.

Lecture II. Of the rights and duties of nations in a state of peace.

Lecture III. - IV.
Lecture III. Of the declaration and other early measures of a state of war.
Lecture IV. Of the various kinds of property liable to capture.

Lecture V. - VI.
Lecture V. Of the rights of belligerent nations in relation to each other.
Lecture VI. Of the general rights and duties of neutral nations.

Lecture VII. Of restrictions upon neutral trade.

Lecture VIII. - IX.
Lecture VIII. Of truces, passport, and treaties of peace.
Lecture IX. Of offenses against the law of nations.

Lecture X. - XII.
Lecture X. Of the history of the American Union.
Lecture XI. Of Congress.
Lecture XII. Of Judicial constractions of the powers of Congress.

Lecture XIII. - XIV.
Lecture XIII. Of the President.
Lecture XIV. Of the Judiciary Deparment.

Lecture XV. - XVIII.
Lecture XV. Of the original and appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
Lecture XVI. Of the jurisdiction of the federal courts, in respect to the common law, and in respect to parties.
Lecture XVII. Of the district and territorial courts of the United States.
Lecture XVIII. Of the concurrent jurisdiction of the State Governments.

Lecture XIX. - XXII.
Lecture XIX. Of Constitutional restrictions on the powers of the several, States.
Lecture XX. Of statute law.
Lecture XXI. Of reports of judicial decisions.
Lecture XXIII. Of the civil law.

Lecture XXIV. - XXV.
Lecture XXIV. Of the absolute rights of persons.
Lecture XXV. Of aliens and natives.

Lecture XXVI. - XXVII.
Lecture XXVI. Of the concerning marriage.
Lecture XXVII. Of the law concerning divorce.

Lecture XXVIII. Of husband and wife.

Lecture XXIX. - XXXII.
Lecture XXIX. Of parent and child.
Lecture XXX. Of guardia and ward.
Lecture XXXI. Of infants.
Lecture XXXII. Of master and servant.

Lecture XXXIII. - XXXV.
Lecture XXXIII. Of Corporations.
Lecture XXXIV. Of the history, progress and absolute rights of property.
Lecture XXXV. Of the nature and various kinds of personal property.

Lecture XXXVI. - XXXVIII.
Lecture XXXVI. Of title to personal property by original acquisition.
Lecture XXXVII. Of title to personal property by transfer by act of law.
Lecture XXXVIII. Of title to personal prosperity by gift.

Lecture XXXIX. Of contracts.

Lecture XL. Of bailment.

Lecture XLI. Of principal and agent.

Lecture XLII. Of the history of maritime law.

Lecture XLIII. Of the law of partnership.

Lecture XLIV. Of negotiable paper.

Lecture XLV. Of the title to merchant vessels.

Lecture XLVI. Of the persons employed in the navigation of merchant ships.

Lecture XLVII. Of the contract of affreightment.

Lecture XLVIII. Of the law of marine insurance.
Parte 1.
Parte 2.

Lecture XLIX. - LI.
Lecture XLIX. Of maritime loans.
Lecture L. Of insurance of lives and against fire.
Lecture LI. Of the foundation of title to lands.

Lecture LII. - LIII.
Lecture LII. Of incorporeal hereditaments.
Lecture LIII. Of the history of feudal tenure.

Lecture LIV. Of estates in fee.

Lecture LV. On estates for life.

Lecture LVI. - LVIII.
Lecture LVI. Of estates for years, at will, and at sufferance.
Lecture LVII. Of estates upon condition.
Lecture LVIII. Of the law of mortgage.

Lecture LIX. - LX.
Lecture LIX. Of Estates in Remainder.
Lecture LX. Of executor devises.

Lecture LXI. - LXIII.
Lecture LXI. Of uses and trusts.
Lecture LXII. Of powers.
Lecture LXIII. Of estates in reversion.

Lecture LXIV. - LXVI.
Lecture LXIV. Of joint interest in estates.
Lecture LXV. Of title by descent.
Lecture LXVI. Of title by escheat, by forfeiture, and by execution.

Lecture LXVII. Of title by deed.

Lecture LXVIII. Of title by will or devise.

Index.