Excerpt from A Treatise of the Law Relative to the Rights of Lien and Stoppage in TransituIn what cases a general lien may be acquired lst. By the general usage of trade 2d. By the particular usage of the parties 3d. By express agreement 4th. Through persons to whom the property on which the lien is claimed does not belong, as ser vants, &c., 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.