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Literary And Artistic Property -- Common-Law Copyright-- Filing Of Architectural Plans In A Public Office As Publication, Judd L. Bacon S.Ed.
Literary And Artistic Property -- Common-Law Copyright-- Filing Of Architectural Plans In A Public Office As Publication, Judd L. Bacon S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff home designer prepared plans for a client and filed a copy in a county office as required by ordinance in order to obtain a building permit. Defendant copied and used these plans without plaintiff's consent. In an action under a state statute codifying the common-law right of designers to the exclusive ownership of their unpublished designs, the lower court held for defendant, finding plaintiff's copyright to have been destroyed by publication. On appeal, held, reversed. The filing of architectural plans in a public office in order to secure a building permit does not constitute a publication of them …
Chancery Practice On The American Frontier: A Study Of The Records Of The Supreme Court Of Michigan Territory, 1805-1836, William Wirt Blume
Chancery Practice On The American Frontier: A Study Of The Records Of The Supreme Court Of Michigan Territory, 1805-1836, William Wirt Blume
Michigan Law Review
The act of Congress of January 11, 1805, which created Michigan Territory out of Indiana Territory, provided that the new territory should have a government "in all respects similar" to that provided for the Northwest Territory by the Ordinance of 1787. The Ordinance had provided for the appointment of a court to consist of three judges who should have "a common law jurisdiction. "
Trust Administration - Apportionment And Other Remedies Of An Income Beneficiary When The Trustee's Retention Of Unproductive Property Causes A Loss Or Termination Of Income, Bruce M. Stiglitz S. Ed.
Trust Administration - Apportionment And Other Remedies Of An Income Beneficiary When The Trustee's Retention Of Unproductive Property Causes A Loss Or Termination Of Income, Bruce M. Stiglitz S. Ed.
Michigan Law Review
The purpose of this comment is to examine apportionment and other remedies of a beneficiary who has been deprived of his income by the retention of unproductive property, and especially to examine the problems which arise when the trustee's retention of such assets constitutes a breach of trust.
Property - Powers - State Powers Statutes Protecting Creditors And Requiring Formal Execution, Robert A. Smith S. Ed.
Property - Powers - State Powers Statutes Protecting Creditors And Requiring Formal Execution, Robert A. Smith S. Ed.
Michigan Law Review
The first part of the comment considers the elevation sections of the statute-sections that change the donee's interest in the appointive or dispositive property to a fee for the benefit of creditors. The second part considers the execution sections of the statute-sections that subject the execution of powers to conveyancing requirements. These sections are of the utmost significance to estate planners.
Bills And Notes - Acceptance - Payment By Drawee Of Raised Check Precludes Recovery Under Section 62 Of The Uniform Negotiable Instruments Law, Louis A. Kwiker
Bills And Notes - Acceptance - Payment By Drawee Of Raised Check Precludes Recovery Under Section 62 Of The Uniform Negotiable Instruments Law, Louis A. Kwiker
Michigan Law Review
Defendant, collection bank and presenter, paid the face amount of a raised check, executed its unqualified indorsement thereon, transmitted the check through regular banking channels, and received payment from drawee bank. Upon discovery of the overpayment plaintiff, surety, reimbursed the drawee and sought recovery from the defendant. The trial court sustained defendant's demurrer. On appeal, held, affirmed. Under section 621 of the Uniform Negotiable Instruments Law, a drawee bank which pays a raised but otherwise genuine check to a non-negligent holder in due course cannot recover the amount by which the instrument was raised because payment constitutes an acceptance …