Note 609 — Chapter IV · RISE OF THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT
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Waitz, op. cit., II, 118, 119; Kohler, "Das Negerrecht," ZVR., XI, 422-24. In case of the death of a husband who has made part payment for his wife, the son or other heir pays the balance due and takes the woman: ibid., 423, 424. For cases of wife-pawning among the Siamese see Bastian, Rechtsverhältnisse, 407 ff.