Includes index.

Contents: History of the court of chancery and introduction to equity -- The trust concept -- The essential of a trust -- Classification and juristic nature of trusts -- Formal requirements of express trust - Completely and incompletely constituted trusts -- .Secret rusts and mutual wills -- Constructive trusts -- Resulting trusts - Common intention constructive trusts; proprietary estoppel; licences -- Unlawful trusts -- Voidable trusts -- Charitable trusts -- The administration of charities -- Trustees. Appointment and determination of appointment -- Special kinds of trustees - Duties of trustees -- The investment of trust funds -- Evenhandedness as between the beneficiaries -- The fiduciary nature of trusteeship -- Appointment of agents, nominees and custodians: delegation of trusts -- Powers of trustees --