Note. - Very little space is given to the subject of Personal Property. By far the greater portion of any book on this subject is given to subjects which are also taken up in other branches of the law. In following out the principle, adopted in the preparation of this work, of avoiding repetitions, all such subjects have been passed over with a mere reference to the branch of the law where each subject can be more conveniently treated.

The word property may be defined briefly as the exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of lands and chattels.1

1 Smith on Personal Property, p. 1 ; and Law Dict., Property Bouv. L. Dict., Property; Jackson vs.

Housel, 17 Johns, 281, 283.