This section is from the book "Popular Law Library Vol4 Torts, Damages, Domestic Relations", by Albert H. Putney. Also available from Amazon: Popular Law-Dictionary.
6. What power of inheritance had a bastard at common law?
7. What is the status of children of a void marriage?
8. * Can the resemblance of child and alleged parent be admitted as evidence?
9. By the laws of what place will the status of an alleged bastard and his rights of inheritance be determined?
Page 269.
1. What was the status of the issue of slave marriages?
2. What evidence will be admitted to prove the child of a married woman a bastard?
3. Will parties to a marriage be allowed to testify as to the absence of sexual intercourse between them?
4. What is the duty of a parent as to the support of a bastard child?
5. How will the domicile of a bastard child be determined?
Page 271.
1. Who is an infant?
2. What is the general rule as to the liability of an infant on his contracts?
3. What is the rule as to his liabilities on contracts for necessaries?
4. What is meant by necessaries?
5. Is an adult who contracts with an infant bound on his side?
6. Who may take advantage of the infant's right to disaffirm his contract?
7. Is an infant liable on a bastardy bond? On a warranty? On a contract of suretyship? On a partnership contract? On a contract given in settlement of a tort ? On a contract of marriage ?
8. How and when may the contract of an infant be ratified?
9. How and when may the contract of an infant be disaffirmed?
Page 272.
1. Is an infant liable for his torts?
2. What is necessary for the validity of a judgment against an infant?
3. How may an infant sue?
4. What special rights and privileges are allowed infants in courts?
5. What special rights and privileges are allowed infants in appellate courts?
6. What limitations are placed upon the authority of guardian and next friend?
Page 273.
1. Are infants bound by the statute of limitations?
If so, when?
2. When is an infant responsible for a crime committed by him?
3. When will infants be allowed to testify in court?
Page 274.
1. How is the domicile of an infant determined?
2. Has the infant capacity to make a will?
3. What effect will the abandonment of an infant by parent have upon the domicile of the infant?
4. How is the domicile of an adopted child determined?
Page 275.
1. Can an infant act as agent, trustee or representative of another?
2. • Has an infant power to appoint agents? To execute power of attorney? 3 . When may an infant enlist in the United States navy and what will be the effect of such enlistment?
Page 277.
1. What is the definition of a guardian?
2. What different kinds of guardians are there?
3 Who may be a guardian?
4 For whom may a guardian be appointed?
5. When will a guardian be appointed for an insane person?
6. How will such appointment be made?
7. How may a guardian be appointed for infants?
Page 278.
1. What are the general powers and duties of a guardian of his ward's property?
2. What will be the effect of a guardian dealing with the property of his ward?
3. Can a ward make a valid gift to his guardian?
4. Can a guardian sue for his ward?
5. How may guardianship be proved?
6. Has guardian power to bind ward by arbitration, or to agree to compromise affecting the property of ward?
7. Has guardian authority to sell personal property of ward's?
8. Can guardian waive the rights of ward?
Page 279.
1. When will a foreign guardian be appointed?
2. When may corpus of estate be resorted to for support of his ward?
Page 280.
1. Can guardian charge for support of ward living with him in his home?
2. When will guardian be liable to third parties for ' necessaries furnished to ward?
3. What are the liabilities of guardian for breach of trust or omission of duty?
4. What are the liabilities of a guardian when he exceeds his authority?
5. What is the duty of guardian as to fixing proper settlements of his accounts?
6. How may a guardian's accounts be contested?
7. What will be the effect of the confirmation of the guardian's settlement?
8. What is the duty of the guardian upon the ward's attaining his majority?
Page 281.
1. What bond is required of a guardian?
2. What are the remedies on such bond?
3. What are the liabilities of the sureties of such bond?
4. How may irregularities in the sale of ward's property, by guardian, be cured?
5. How may land belonging to ward be sold?
6. What will be the effect of a judgment against a guardian?
7. Has an administrator any authority as guardian?
8. When may ward disaffirm act of guardian?
9. Will guardians be allowed compensation for their services?
10. Has appointment of guardian extra-territorial effect?
11. Can a guardian delegate his authority?
12. How will a debt due by guardian to estate of ward be treated by court?
13. What will be the effect of a release given to guardian by ward?
14. When property has been misappropriated by guardian, has ward the right to follow such property into the hands of third parties?
Page 282. 1. When does the authority of a guardian end?
 
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