Abstract

Recent Law Books

This article presents information on various recently published law books. It first considers the book "Law of Limited Partnership," by Clement Bates and published by Little, Brown & Co. It is concerned with a little treatise upon an interesting branch of American statutory law; to the law of trusts; of corporations; and to the law of general partnership. The author speaks of the notion of a limited partnership as originating in Italy, as developing extensively in France, and, as being introduced into American system something over sixty years ago. Another book, considered here, is "Law Pertaining to the Sale of Personal Property, As Contained in the Statutes of Massachusetts, the Decisions of Its Supreme Judicial Court, and the Statutes of the United States," by Edward P. Usher. This book is also published by Little, Brown & Co.