Select Cases and Other Authorities on the Law of Trusts (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Select Cases and Other Authorities on the Law of TrustsIN 1882 Professor James Barr Ames published the first edi tion of his collection of Cases on Trusts; in 1893 he published a second edition. This book is far more than a mere collee tion of cases. In its analysis of the subject and in its exten sive annotations it has been a notable contribution to legal scholarship. It has frequently been the guide of courts and of legal writers. It has determined the scope of the course on Trusts as it is taught today in the law schools of the United States. More than a quarter of a century, however, has elapsed since the appearance of the second edition of Professor Ames's book. There has been a considerable development of the sub ject in this time. Certain changes in emphasis and in arrange ment have become necessary. The subjects of resulting and constructive trusts, which were not treated in the second edi tion of Ames's Cases, and the subject of charitable trusts, which was not treated in either edition, are of great importance. In these subjects, and indeed in all the subjects treated herein, there has been during the last twenty-five years a wealth of new material from which to draw.The editor cannot adequately express the great debt that he owes to Professor Ames under whom he had the privilege of studying for three years. Only those who have had the same privilege can realize the extent of that debt. The matter con tained in Ames's Cases and also the invaluable ms. Notes which Professor Ames was accustomed to take with him to the class room have been put at the editor's disposal. The editor has reprinted many notes contained in Ames's Cases, as corrected and supplemented by his ms. Annotations, chiefly those notes which are of historical interest, or which relate to controverted points. The source of these notes is duly indicated. It is impossible to indicate the extent to which many of the other notes are due to suggestions derived from Professor Ames.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.