Warranty of a thing sold, 383. title, 383. when express, 383. quality, when, 383. in insurance, what, 491. promissory, 491. implied, 491. Warehouseman, who is, 406. liabilities of, 406. Weather, when bad will justify a deviation, 482. liabilities of, 407. White persons, rights of, 17.. who are, 17, 70. Wife, obligations of, 116. rights of, 117. incapacities of, 231. domicil of, 98. subjection of, 62. Wild animals, right to, 194. See Animals. rights of, 62. subjection of, 62. Words, meaning of, currency, 458. to deliver money, 458. current in the city of New York, 458. responsible, 458. accountable, 458. pay, 459. deliver, 459. sans frais, 461. retour sans protêt, 461. accepted, 466. accepts, 466. Words, meaning of, seen, 466. presented, 466. interest or no interest, 479. at sea, 486. on a passage, 486. Work to be well done by hirer, 402, 403. when to be done, 403. Workman, who is a, 400. Wrecks, what, 196. Writing, contracts in, 343. not in, 357. statute requires contracts to be in, 361. Y. Year, promises to be performed within one, 365. END OF VOL. I. INSTITUTES OF AMERICAN LAW, BY JOHN BOUVIER, Author of the Law Dictionary, Editor of Bacon's Abridgment, etc. 4 vols. 8vo., 2700 pages-Best Law Binding-Price $15. Until the appearance of the following work, with the exception of Blackstone's Commentaries, and Woodeson's Lectures, there were no books of established reputation in the profession, serving as institutional works for the study of American Law. Both of these have become antiquated, and the former has been called by an English lecturer, "a charnel house of dead law," so much have the proceedings of the English Courts been changed since it was written. If this title can be applied to it with reference to that law upon which it was its particular business to comment, with how much more justice may it be applied to it with reference to our own laws. Every American student knows how much of it is inapplicable to our country. What, for example, have we to do with those laws of Great Britain, which relate to the person of their king, their nobility, their clergy, their navy, their army; with their corodies and tythes, their copyhold estates, and their game laws, with a variety of similar subjects; yet how much of Blackstone is taken up with these, whilst the great subjects of mercantile laws, and the various proceedings at law and equity, fill up but a few of his pages. In the work now presented, the aim has been to make it what Lord Bacon said an institutional work should be, "A key and general preparation to the reading of the course." "And, as it is intended as an American work and for American lawyers, the principal positions laid down have been supported whenever practicable, by reference to American authorities; and when there has been a difference in the several States of the Union, either in consequence of their statutory provisions, or the decisions of their courts, it has been pointed out and explained, whenever the subject is of sufficient importance to require it. Upon an examination, however, it will be found that English precedents have not been overlooked; on the contrary, they have been cited whenever they were important, or when American authorities could not be found applicable to the case." It has already had a very large circulation, and has received the highest eulogiums from all who have seen it. To young lawyers it is peculiarly valuable, as it contains much of a practical nature not to be found elsewhere. Its method and copious index, which a member of the New York Bar pronounced the most complete of any he had ever seen, renders it of great value for reference. One gentleman informed the publisher, that he had searched his library, a large one, for two days, for the laws upon a subject which he found in the Institutes in a moment; and another, that the morning he purchased the work, he saved by it more than its cost. In the words of the Chief Justice of the United States, "the work is one of very great value. The general plan, and the order and arrangements of the subjects of which it treats, could not, I think, be improved. And I may say the same thing of the manner in which the plan is carried into execution, for every principle and rule is stated with brevity and perspicuity, and supported by its proper references." It is useless to say more, when the best legal minds in the courts have given it their sanctionto them we respectfully refer. From CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY. Baltimore, May 31, 1851. DEAR SIR-Accept my thanks for the proof sheets of the "Institutes of American Law," which you have been good enough to send me, and also for the letter which accompanied them. So far as I can judge of the work from the portions before me, it is one of VERY GREAT VALUE, and will undoubtedly attract public attention. The general plan, and the order and arrangements of the subjects of which it treats, could not, I think, be improved. And I may say the same thing of the manner in which the plan is carried into execution. For every principle and rule is stated with brevity and perspicuity, and supported by the proper reference. After thus expressing my opinion of the work, I need not add that I shall feel much honored by having my name associated with it. And thanking you for the kind terms in which you are pleased to speak of me in your proposed dedication, I am, dear sir, with great respect, your obedient servant, R. B. TANEY. Baltimore, July 17, 1851. Hon. J. BOUVIER, Philadelphia. DEAR SIR-Accept my thanks for the volumes of the Institutes of American Law. My impressions in its favor, which I expressed in my former letter to you, have been strengthened by looking further into it, and I hope the work will meet with the attention and encouragement which it so well deserves. With great respect, I am your obedient servant, R. B. TANEY. Hon. J. BOUVIER, Philadelphia. From the Hon. JOHN MCLEAN, one of the Associate Judges of the Supreme Court of the U. States. Cincinnati, October 3, 1851. DEAR SIR-I am under very great obligations to you for Mr. Bouvier's "Institutes of American Law." The classification of the topics explained, appears to me to be lucid and natural; and I was struck with the excellent method of the work. The plan seems not to have been copied from any one, but it has more of the simplicity and manner of the civil law writers, than is found in the ele mentary treatises of the common law. The principles of law are succinctly and clearly stated, 3 and illustrated, and the notes appended are judiciously selected, without being crowded, as they are in many of our modern publications. I know of no work which shows so much research, and which embodies so generally the elementary principles of American Law, as the Institutes of Mr. Bouvier. His name is most favorably known to the profession, by his previous works; and I am greatly mistaken, if his Institutes shall not add to his high reputation as an able and learned law writer. The Institutes ought not only to be found in the hands of every student of law, but on the shelf of every lawyer. With great respect, your obliged and obedient servant, JOHN MCLEAN. ROBERT E. PETERSON, ESQ. From the Hon. SIMON GREENLEAF, Author of "Greenleaf on Evidence," etc. Boston, 1851. DEAR SIR-I have received the volumes of the "Institutes" of Judge Bouvier, which he had the kindness to send me, through you. In this work the learned author has taken the middle course, not occupied, that I know of, by any preceding American writer; treating his subjects with a degree of learning, compactness, precision of statement, and accuracy of definition, that cannot fail, I think, of rendering it highly acceptable to the profession. Judge Bouvier is so well known to the profession, that any commendation of his Institutes from me would be superfluous; but it will give me great pleasure to be instrumental in making them known, whenever opportunity may occur. With sincere thanks for your kind attention, I beg to remain your much obliged and obedient servant, S. GREENLEAF. MR. ROBERT E. PETERSON. The following extract is from a letter received by the late Judge Bouvier from the Hon. SIMON GREENLEAF. "I beg you to receive my hearty thanks for the volumes of your Institutes,' which I yesterday received. I have rapidly looked them over, plunging into one or two titles in which my present studies are most occupied; and am quite delighted with the work. It will prove a very valuable and acceptable addition to our legal literature. From Hon. John CATRON, one of the Associate Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States. Nashville, Nov. 12, 1852. DEAR SIR-On reaching home in August, I found a copy of "Bouvier's Institutes of American Law," forwarded to me by you last November. I have examined the work according to your request, and feel prepared to recommend it as one of high merit. The author has succeeded in presenting the laws of England generally in force throughout the United States, as they stand modified by strictly American law, in a manner more lucid, brief and simple, than will be found in any other general treatise on our law. The usual error of overloading the work with words and useless discussions has been avoided with rare success; this in itself is a great merit. I THINK JUDGE BOUVIER'S WORK SHOULD BE READ BY EVERY LAW STUDENT NEXT AFTER BLACKSTONE'S COMMENTARIES. Very respectfully your obedient servant, TO ROBERT E. PETERSON, Esq., Phila. JNO. CATRON. From the Hon. JOEL JONES, late President Judge of the District Court of the City and County of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, October 11, 1851. ROBERT E. PETERSON, ESQ.-DEAR SIR-I have examined with much care the Institutes of American Law, by the Hon. John Bouvier. I regard the work as a very valuable contribution to American Jurisprudence. The author's distribution and arrangement of subjects is unusually methodical and exact, and his manner of treating them elementary and concise. The work is enriched with copious references to the sources from which it has been derived, rendering it thereby useful to the experienced practitioner as well as to the student. The want of a work of this kind has long been felt; and for myself, I feel free to acknowledge the obligation 1 am under to the learned author for the ability and industry with which he has supplied it. With much respect, I am your obedient servant, JOEL JONES. I have carefully examined Judge Bouvier's Institutes of American Law, and am satisfied that there are few elementary works of greater utility to the bench, the bar, and particularly to the student. I was forcibly struck with the excellence of the plan adopted, which gives a peculiar value to the work. The principles of law it embraces, are explained with simplicity and clearness, and supported as they are by the highest authorities, the work must be esteemed a valuable contribution to the science of law. THOMAS IRWIN, District Judge of the United States, Western District of Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh, June 22, 1852. From Hon. J. K. KANE, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Rensselaer, near Philadelphia, October 10, 1851. I have devoted some time to an examination of Judge Bouvier's Institutes. I have traced his analysis of the law through its several subdivisions, and have also read several titles of the text; and I am satisfied that the work is worthy of its author's well established reputation, and that it must occupy a place in every well stocked professional library. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, J. K. KANE. From SIR THOMAS NOON (late Sergeant) TALFOURD, one of the Justices of Her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas. 67 Russel Square, London, December 25, 1852. DEAR SIR-On my return from York yesterday, where I have been sitting on a Winter Gaol Delivery, I found your magnificent present of your late father-in-law's works, his "Dictionary of American Law," and his " Institutes of American Law," for which I beg to return you my hearty and respectful thanks. I feel greatly honored by the information that a writer so laborious and so |