Excerpt from The Law of Contracts, Vol. 1 The general outline of the subject, inherent in its very nature, which was worked out in its most popular and convincing form by Sir William Anson, has been followed in this work. The subject of contracts has been presented under the topics of Formation, Con struction, Operation, and Discharge. N 0 change in this outline has been made from desire for novelty of treatment. The nature of American law, the divergence between the views of American and English courts on many important matters, and the limitations existing in this country upon the power of the legislature, have made modifications and additions necessary to a logical discussion of this subject from the American standpoint. 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.