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Covenants As Quasi Contracts, Louis L. Hammon
Covenants As Quasi Contracts, Louis L. Hammon
Michigan Law Review
It is the scope of this article to discuss briefly certain forms of covenant with a view to determining whether in their nature they are contractual or quasi contractual. "Quasi contract may be defined as an obligation whereby one person becomes bound to another, without regard to his consent, by a legal tie similar to that arising from contract. It may exist either by statute or by common law, and, if by the latter, it may be enforced either on principle or by reason of custom. As to the cause of the obligation, it may be imposed upon a man …
The Liability Of The Custodian Of Public Funds Lost Without His Fault, Gustav Stein
The Liability Of The Custodian Of Public Funds Lost Without His Fault, Gustav Stein
Michigan Law Review
In a work on Public Offices and Officers, the writer characterizes the question of the liability of an officer and his sureties for loss of public funds by the officer without default on his part, as ''of great interest and importance, but one upon which the authorities are in conflict." Since the publication of that work in 1890, a con siderable number of cases has arisen continuing the conflict, and llustrating its importance. It is proposed in this article, to state the views entertained by the courts, the extent to which they have been applied, the reasons advanced to support …