This section is from the book "The Law Of Contracts", by Samuel Williston. Also available from Amazon: Treatise on the Law of Contracts.
One party only need incur risk in a gaming contract................... 1664a
When an aleatory promise involves gambling.......................... 1665
A promised prise for competition by others does not involve gambling.... 1666
How far wagers are illegal at common law in England................... 1667
Common law of the United States................................... 1668
Speculative contracts of purchase and sale............................ 1669
Test of validity is intent to make actual delivery....................... 1670
Nature of transactions on Exchanges................................. 1671
Whether contract between broker and customer may be invalid, though that made on the Exchange is valid..................................... 1672
Evidence of intention that there shall be no actual delivery.............. 1673
Subsequent changes of intention.................................... 1674
Negotiable instruments............................................. 1675
Bights of a holder in due course...................................... 1676
Indorsement of negotiable instrument for gambling consideration......... 1677
Mortgages and pledges to secure illegal debts.......................... 1678
Recovery of money staked........................................... 1679
Prerequisites for charging the stakeholder............................. 1680
Collateral effects of gambling contracts............................... 1681
Usury............................................................ 1682
Statutes in the United States........................................ 1683
Essential elements of usury.......................................... 1684
Loan or forbearance of money........................................ 1685
Forbearance....................................................... 1686
Loans in substance though not in form................................ 1687
Renewal obligations................................................ 1688
Sale of the obligation of a third person cannot be usurious............... 1689
Discount of negotiable paper which is subject to a defence............... 1690
The loan must be of money.......................................... 1691
The loan must be absolutely payable.................................. 1692
Excessive charges.................................................. 1693
Expenses of securing or collecting a loan.............................. 1694
Certain slight excessive charges allowable by custom.................... 1695
Damages for default may be greater than legal interest................. 1696
Effect of exactions by lenders' agent.................................. 1697
How far intent is essential........................... ............... 1698
Parol evidence of usury............................................. 1699
Contracts made, or to be performed on Sunday........................ 1700
Preliminary negotiations on Sunday do not invalidate a contract......... 1701
Ownership may be transferred by agreement on Sunday......... ....... 1702
Effect of transfer of ownership....................................... 1703
Importance of delivery.............................................. 1704
Sales of land and chosen in action,.................................... 1705
Persons ignorant of fact that contract was made on Sunday are not affected by illegality.................................................... 1706
Ratification and adoption of contracts made on Sunday................. 1707
Application of the principles of adoption.............................. 1708
Works of necessity or charity......................................... 1709
Collateral effects of illegal Sunday agreements.......................... 1710
 
Continue to: