OF THE LAW OF TORTS BY H. GERALD CHAPIN, LL. M. PROFESSOR OF LAW IN FORDHAM UNIVERSITY ST. PAUL, MINN. WEST PUBLISHING CO. 1917 To D. K. C. and M. G. C. my wife and my mother, I dedicate this work written while actively engaged in practice and in teaching, for to them is really due whatever has been achieved. (v)* PREFACE THE author desires to acknowledge his indebtedness for many valuable suggestions to Professor George Chase, Dean of the Faculty of the New York Law School, who read much of this work while in proof. He wishes also to express his appreciation of the courtesy of Mr. Charles Walter Dumont, President of the American Law Book Company, who sanctioned resort to the author's article on "Torts" as heretofore published in "Cyc," and of the West Publishing Company, whose patience after he had exceeded. the time set for completion enabled him to devote to this work greater care and thought. DECEMBER 11, 1916. (vii)* H. GERALD CHAPIN. |