Charters of Incorporation and the Construction of Deeds of Settlement,
and private Acts of Parliament amending the same, and giving special
powers to Insurance Companies, and herein of the Partnership Eights
of the Members inter S6 . . . . . .135

CHAPTER IX.
Friendly Societies ....... 147

CHAPTER X.
The Powers and Duties of Directors, Officers, and Agents . . 15T



PART II.
CHAPTER I.
The Assignment of PoliSies for valuable consideration, and herein of
Considerations, of the Bankruptcy of the Assured, and eonflicting
Equities of Consecutive Incumbrancers .... 169

CHAPTER II.
The Evidences of Contracts by which sales are effected or Liens created 188

CHAPTER III.
Notice ......... 201

CHAPTER IV.
Concerning advances by Insurance Offices by way of Mortgage of their
own Policies with or without additional Security, and herein of the
Securities for Money usually accepted by them . . .216

CHAPTER V.
The Sale of Reversionary Interests ..... 226

CHAPTER VI.
Equities arising from Contracts other than Contracts of Sale, or the
Creation of Liens by the Assured ..... 244

CHAPTER Vn.
The application of Policies as Securities for the Pines payable on the
renewal of Leaseholds for Lives or Years



260



CHAPTER Vm.
Voluntary Assignments . . . . . . .212



CONTENTS. vii

PAET III.
CHAPTER I.
The Rights and Interests of Persons under Disabilities. — Infancy. —

Coverture. — Lunacy. — ^Felony ..... 298

CHAPTER 11.
The Claim and its Payment. — The Proof of Death. — The Receipt. —

The custody of the Evidences of Title . . . .311

CHAPTER III.
The enforcement of Claims by Action at Law or Suit in Equity. — Inter-

E leader. — The construction of Stipulations for the limitation of the
liability of the Insurers ...... 328

CHAPTER IV.
