The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-01

insanity is pleaded in a criminal action
and on whom is the burden of proof?
II. What are the degrees in homicide
and how distinguished?
REAL PROPERTY.
13. What is the distinction between the
quality and quantity Of an estate?
IA. State the mode in which the real
estate of any person who dies intestate
will descend under the statutes in this
State?
Is. Is an unregistered deed good against
a subsequent purchaser with actual notice
OF such prior conveyance!
1s. What is an easement and how may
ii he created Give an instance.
IL. What is the greatest right man
can acquire in water flowing along or
through his land?
Is. What IL an estate in DOVER of
what property was a woman endowed at
common law; and Of what, under our
statute, and what things are requisite
to create dover?
10 What is the nature of an estoppel
in equity?
20. What is meant by the right of sub
rogation2
81 What is the difference between re-
sulting trust and constructive trust?
%. What is the rule as to estoppel by
conduct. as to married women and in
fants?
&c. Out of what principle does the doc
trine of marshalling arise?
"a. Would equity afford relief to the
ohligee OF bond who had himself de-
stroyed it?
MERCANTILE LAW.
%. What is the distinction between ne
gotiable and non-negotiable paper?
&C. When is protest necessary, and what
is the effect of failure to protest?
27 What is the difference between the
liability of an endorser and a guarantor?
%. VIII part payment of promissory
note by payee who has endorsed it stop
the running of the statute of limitations
to the maker?
CONTRACTS.
80. Define stoppage in transitu When
does the right cease?
30. When is. and when is not, total
want of consideration perfect defense
to an action upon a contract?
81. What does the common law recog-
nize as consideration capable of sup
porting simple contract?
80. When is a contract illegal at COM
mon law?
3d. If A buys goods of b by sample and
when received they do not come up to
sample, what remedy has A. and has he
more than one?
81. What is the doctrine of caveat emp
tor. and to what does it apply?
ToRTs.
35. What is the rule as to the liability
of infants for their torts?
sc. Define actonable negligence.
81. Will a release Of one joint tort
feasor release the others?
SO. When is a railroad corporation
liable for killing, or injury to a person
lying drunk or otherwise helpless upon
the track? State the rule.
80. What is meant by the word "stock'
in reference to corporation, land what
rights have stockholders in the corporate
property?
40. What is the main distinction be-
tween public corporations and private
ones?
A. Distinguish between corporations.
associations and joint
stock companies.
AZ. How are corporations created in
this State?& TeT
40. When may one corporation hold
stock in~another?
a. What are quasi corporations? Give
an instance.
EVIDENCE.
As What is the difference between a
patent and latent ambiguity, and can
they be explained by parol evidence?
49, When may party to an action be
examined as witness under the Code
and when not?
Az In what cases is hearsay evidence
competent?
As. Are dying declarations admissible
as evidence on the trial of civil actions /?
40. Will the admissions of the wife be
competent against the husband; if so, in
what cases?
80. If papers or other subjects of evil
dence have been illegally taken from "A