A Treatise on the Law of Contracts, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Treatise on the Law of Contracts, Vol. 2 Time and mode of performance Enlargement of the time of performance Non-performance by the vendor Non-performance by the purchaser - Forfeit ure of deposit Deposits in the hands of auctioneers and third parties Rights of the vendor Damages Damages from non-performance by the ven dor Specific performance Payment of purchase-money into court Assignment of contract to purchase land Invalid sales-want of title in the vendor Eviction of the purchaser Qualified covenants for title Breach of covenants for title Non-payment of purchase-money after the execution of a conveyance Sale of pretenced titles Fraudulent concealment - Avoiding sales of realty Sale with all faults, or without allow ance for any defect or error Voluntary conveyances, gifts, and transfers defrauding subsequent purchasers Fraudulent conveyances - Fictitious qualifi cations - Fictitious votes Conveyances and transfers constituting an act of bankruptcy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.