This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ...duty--e.g., compulsory pilotage--or (c) the doctrine that no one shall enrich himself unjustly at another's expense--e.g., the liability of infants for necessaries; (3) tort, i.e., a civil wrong not arising out of contract; or (4) quasi-tort, i.e., a term used by certain text-book writers for convenience of classification, under which head is included cases in which third parties, themselves innocent of any wrongful act or omission, are nevertheless held liable for such acts when committed by their servants in the course of their employment. Liabilities may be joint or several, or joint and several. In Contract.--Where the liability be joint, each defendant is personally responsible for the whole liability, but all defendants may be sued. Where the liability is joint and several one or more may be sued, and judgment against one, if unsatisfied, is no bar to an action against the others. Where the liability is several, any or all the parties may be joined as co-defendants, or, if dead, their executors or administrators. One defendant who pays the whole or more than his share can claim contribution from the others. In Tort.--Joint tortfeasors are jointly and severally liable for the whole, and some or all may be sued, but judgment against one, even if unsatisfied, is a bar to a subsequent action for the same tort. Between joint tortfeasors there is no contribution as a rule. Refer to Limitation of Liability, Employers' Liability. Liakhoff. Explorer. See Arctic Exploration. Liberal. Portuguese gun-vessel. (Birkenhead, 1886.) Length, 14o ft.; beam, 25J ft.; draught, 1oJ ft.; displacement, 58o tons; complement, 1oo; armament, 1 6-in., 3 4-in., 2 Maxims; Hp., 88o=11 kts.; coal, 9o tons. Liberia. British and African Steamship Co.'s vessel, in...