Excerpt from A Treatise on the Law of Quasi-Contracts The reason for the publication of this work is the fact no attempt has hitherto been made to treat exhaustively the topics here considered. The ground covered is indicated sufficiently in the first chapter, dealing with the nature and scope of Quasi-Contracts. In substituting the term "Quasi-Contract" for the term "Contract implied in Law," the writer has only followed the lead of Sir Frederick Pollock and Sir William Anson. While under such leadership the propriety of the substitution does not admit of question, the necessity therefor will soon become apparent to the reader. 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.