30. A and B came into the office of C, an attorney, to have him draw a deed from A conveying property to B. Before the deed was drawn, C discovered that the title to the property was defective. Should he divulge this fact to B, who has had nothing to do with his employment?
Counselors Questions.
1. A final judgment in the Circuit Court was brought by writ of error directly into the Court of Errors and Appeals. Was this legal?
2. A widow, whose dower had not been assigned to her, remained upon the homestead of her deceased husband and took to her own use the crops growing thereon. Was she entitled to the same?
3. The Board of Aldermen of the City of J passed an ordinance that no one should conduct a grocery store in the city unless he was a citizen of the State of New Jersey. A, a citizen of New York, having been found guilty of violating this ordinance, certioraried his conviction to the Supreme Court. What should the Court do?
4. A mortgagee in a chattel mortgage held the same for ten days after the delivery of the mortgage and then recorded it. In the meantime a judgment was recovered against the mortgagor, execution issued and a levy made upon the goods and chattels named in the mortgage. Which has priority?
5. S agreed to take the automobile of T to a shop to be repaired and to return it after it was repaired. He took it to the shop, but failed to return it. It was later destroyed by fire while in the shop, and T sued S because of his failure to return the automobile. Was he liable?
6. A purchased an automobile from an infant and sold it to B in good faith for value, neither A nor B having notice of the infancy of As vendor. Was it a valid sale?
7. R was indebted to S and the latter started a suit to recover the amount due. Thereupon G agreed with S that if he would discontinue his suit and wait for three months before again suing, he would be responsible for the debt. This was done. At the end of the three months was G liable?
8. L agreed to do certain work, part of it to be done on Sunday. T subsequently agreed to pay L for such work. Was he liable?