diff --git a/src/js/ripple/serializedobject.js b/src/js/ripple/serializedobject.js
index e61f1a38..e7924b07 100644
--- a/src/js/ripple/serializedobject.js
+++ b/src/js/ripple/serializedobject.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var stypes    = require('./serializedtypes');
 
 var UInt256 = require('./uint256').UInt256;
 
-var SerializedObject = function (buf) {
+function SerializedObject(buf) {
   if (Array.isArray(buf) || (Buffer && Buffer.isBuffer(buf)) ) {
     this.buffer = buf;
   } else if (typeof buf === 'string') {
@@ -13,35 +13,41 @@ var SerializedObject = function (buf) {
   } else if (!buf) {
     this.buffer = [];
   } else {
-    throw new Error("Invalid buffer passed.");
+    throw new Error('Invalid buffer passed.');
   }
   this.pointer = 0;
 };
 
 SerializedObject.from_json = function (obj) {
-  var so = new SerializedObject();
-  var typedef;
-
   // Create a copy of the object so we don't modify it
-  obj = extend({}, obj);
+  var obj = extend({}, obj);
+  var so  = new SerializedObject;
+  var typedef;
 
   switch (typeof obj.TransactionType)  {
     case 'number':
       obj.TransactionType = SerializedObject.lookup_type_tx(obj.TransactionType);
+
       if (!obj.TransactionType) {
-        throw new Error("Transaction type ID is invalid.");
+        throw new Error('Transaction type ID is invalid.');
       }
       break;
     case 'string':
-      typedef = binformat.tx[obj.TransactionType].slice();
+      typedef = binformat.tx[obj.TransactionType];
+
+      if (!Array.isArray(typedef)) {
+        throw new Error('Transaction type is invalid');
+      }
+
+      typedef = typedef.slice();
       obj.TransactionType = typedef.shift();
       break;
     default:
       if (typeof obj.LedgerEntryType !== 'undefined') {
       // XXX: TODO
-      throw new Error("Ledger entry binary format not yet implemented.");
+      throw new Error('Ledger entry binary format not yet implemented.');
     } else {
-      throw new Error("Object to be serialized must contain either " + "TransactionType or LedgerEntryType.");
+      throw new Error('Object to be serialized must contain either ' + 'TransactionType or LedgerEntryType.');
     }
   }
 
@@ -60,18 +66,21 @@ SerializedObject.prototype.resetPointer = function () {
 };
 
 function readOrPeek(advance) {
-  return function(numberOfBytes) {
+  return function(bytes) {
     var start = this.pointer;
-    var end   = start + numberOfBytes;
+    var end   = start + bytes;
+
     if (end > this.buffer.length) {
-      throw new Error("There aren't that many bytes left.");
-    } else {
-      var result = this.buffer.slice(start, end);
-      if (advance) {
-        this.pointer = end;
-      }
-      return result;
+      throw new Error('Buffer length exceeded');
     }
+
+    var result = this.buffer.slice(start, end);
+
+    if (advance) {
+      this.pointer = end;
+    }
+
+    return result;
   }
 };
 
@@ -87,51 +96,51 @@ SerializedObject.prototype.to_hex = function () {
 };
 
 var TRANSACTION_TYPES = {
-  0:    "Payment",
-  3:    "AccountSet",
-  5:    "SetRegularKey",
-  7:    "OfferCreate",
-  8:    "OfferCancel",
-  9:    "Contract",
-  10:   "RemoveContract",
-  20:   "TrustSet",
-  100:  "EnableFeature",
-  101:  "SetFee"
+  0:    'Payment',
+  3:    'AccountSet',
+  5:    'SetRegularKey',
+  7:    'OfferCreate',
+  8:    'OfferCancel',
+  9:    'Contract',
+  10:   'RemoveContract',
+  20:   'TrustSet',
+  100:  'EnableFeature',
+  101:  'SetFee'
 };
 
 var LEDGER_ENTRY_TYPES = {
-  97:   "AccountRoot",
-  99:   "Contract",
-  100:  "DirectoryNode",
-  102:  "Features",
-  103:  "GeneratorMap",
-  104:  "LedgerHashes",
-  110:  "Nickname",
-  111:  "Offer",
-  114:  "RippleState",
-  115:  "FeeSettings"
+  97:   'AccountRoot',
+  99:   'Contract',
+  100:  'DirectoryNode',
+  102:  'Features',
+  103:  'GeneratorMap',
+  104:  'LedgerHashes',
+  110:  'Nickname',
+  111:  'Offer',
+  114:  'RippleState',
+  115:  'FeeSettings'
 };
 
 var TRANSACTION_RESULTS = {
-  0  :  "tesSUCCESS",
-  100:  "tecCLAIM",
-  101:  "tecPATH_PARTIAL",
-  102:  "tecUNFUNDED_ADD",
-  103:  "tecUNFUNDED_OFFER",
-  104:  "tecUNFUNDED_PAYMENT",
-  105:  "tecFAILED_PROCESSING",
-  121:  "tecDIR_FULL",
-  122:  "tecINSUF_RESERVE_LINE",
-  123:  "tecINSUF_RESERVE_OFFER",
-  124:  "tecNO_DST",
-  125:  "tecNO_DST_INSUF_XRP",
-  126:  "tecNO_LINE_INSUF_RESERVE",
-  127:  "tecNO_LINE_REDUNDANT",
-  128:  "tecPATH_DRY",
-  129:  "tecUNFUNDED", // Deprecated, old ambiguous unfunded.
-  130:  "tecMASTER_DISABLED",
-  131:  "tecNO_REGULAR_KEY",
-  132:  "tecOWNERS"
+  0  :  'tesSUCCESS',
+  100:  'tecCLAIM',
+  101:  'tecPATH_PARTIAL',
+  102:  'tecUNFUNDED_ADD',
+  103:  'tecUNFUNDED_OFFER',
+  104:  'tecUNFUNDED_PAYMENT',
+  105:  'tecFAILED_PROCESSING',
+  121:  'tecDIR_FULL',
+  122:  'tecINSUF_RESERVE_LINE',
+  123:  'tecINSUF_RESERVE_OFFER',
+  124:  'tecNO_DST',
+  125:  'tecNO_DST_INSUF_XRP',
+  126:  'tecNO_LINE_INSUF_RESERVE',
+  127:  'tecNO_LINE_REDUNDANT',
+  128:  'tecPATH_DRY',
+  129:  'tecUNFUNDED', // Deprecated, old ambiguous unfunded.
+  130:  'tecMASTER_DISABLED',
+  131:  'tecNO_REGULAR_KEY',
+  132:  'tecOWNERS'
 };
 
 SerializedObject.prototype.to_json = function() {
@@ -143,7 +152,7 @@ SerializedObject.prototype.to_json = function() {
     var key_and_value = stypes.parse_whatever(this);
     var key = key_and_value[0];
     var value = key_and_value[1];
-    output[key] = jsonify_structure(value,key);
+    output[key] = jsonify_structure(value, key);
   }
 
   this.pointer = old_pointer;
@@ -151,41 +160,42 @@ SerializedObject.prototype.to_json = function() {
   return output;
 }
 
-function jsonify_structure(thing, field_name) {
+function jsonify_structure(structure, field_name) {
   var output;
-  switch (typeof thing) {
+
+  switch (typeof structure) {
     case 'number':
       switch (field_name) {
         case 'LedgerEntryType':
-          output = LEDGER_ENTRY_TYPES[thing] || thing;
+          output = LEDGER_ENTRY_TYPES[structure] || thing;
           break;
         case 'TransactionResult':
-          output = TRANSACTION_RESULTS[thing] || thing;
+          output = TRANSACTION_RESULTS[structure] || thing;
           break;
         case 'TransactionType':
-          output = TRANSACTION_TYPES[thing] || thing;
+          output = TRANSACTION_TYPES[structure] || thing;
           break;
         default:
-          output = thing;
+          output = structure;
       }
       break;
     case 'object':
-      if (typeof thing.to_json === 'function') {
-        output = thing.to_json();
-      } else if (thing === null) {
-        break;
+      if (!structure) break; //null
+      if (typeof structure.to_json === 'function') {
+        output = structure.to_json();
       } else {
-        output = new thing.constructor;
-        var keys = Object.keys(thing);
-        for (var i=0; i<keys.length; i++) {
+        output = new structure.constructor; //new Array or Object
+        var keys = Object.keys(structure);
+        for (var i=0, l=keys.length; i<l; i++) {
           var key = keys[i];
-          output[key] = jsonify_structure(thing[key], key);
+          output[key] = jsonify_structure(structure[key], key);
         }
       }
       break;
     default:
-      output = thing;
+      output = structure;
   }
+
   return output;
 };
 
@@ -193,12 +203,11 @@ SerializedObject.jsonify_structure = jsonify_structure; //So that we can access
 
 SerializedObject.prototype.serialize = function (typedef, obj) {
   // Ensure canonical order
-  typedef = SerializedObject._sort_typedef(typedef.slice());
+  var typedef = SerializedObject._sort_typedef(typedef);
 
   // Serialize fields
   for (var i=0, l=typedef.length; i<l; i++) {
-    var spec = typedef[i];
-    this.serialize_field(spec, obj);
+    this.serialize_field(typedef[i], obj);
   }
 };
 
@@ -210,27 +219,24 @@ SerializedObject.prototype.signing_hash = function (prefix) {
 };
 
 SerializedObject.prototype.hash_sha512_half = function () {
-  var bits = sjcl.codec.bytes.toBits(this.buffer),
-  hash = sjcl.bitArray.bitSlice(sjcl.hash.sha512.hash(bits), 0, 256);
-
+  var bits = sjcl.codec.bytes.toBits(this.buffer);
+  var hash = sjcl.bitArray.bitSlice(sjcl.hash.sha512.hash(bits), 0, 256);
   return UInt256.from_hex(sjcl.codec.hex.fromBits(hash));
 };
 
 SerializedObject.prototype.serialize_field = function (spec, obj) {
-  var spec     = spec.slice();
-  var name     = spec.shift();
-  var presence = spec.shift();
-  var field_id = spec.shift();
-  var Type     = spec.shift();
+  var name     = spec[0];
+  var presence = spec[1];
+  var field_id = spec[2];
+  var Type     = spec[3];
 
   if (typeof obj[name] !== 'undefined') {
-    //console.log(name, Type.id, field_id);
     this.append(SerializedObject.get_field_header(Type.id, field_id));
     try {
       Type.serialize(this, obj[name]);
     } catch (e) {
       // Add field name to message and rethrow
-      e.message = "Error serializing '" + name + "': " + e.message;
+      e.message = 'Error serializing "' + name + '": ' + e.message;
       throw e;
     }
   } else if (presence === binformat.REQUIRED) {
@@ -239,18 +245,18 @@ SerializedObject.prototype.serialize_field = function (spec, obj) {
 };
 
 SerializedObject.get_field_header = function (type_id, field_id) {
-  var buffer = [0];
+  var buffer = [ 0 ];
 
-  if (type_id > 0xf) {
-    buffer.push(type_id & 0xff);
+  if (type_id > 0xF) {
+    buffer.push(type_id & 0xFF);
   } else {
-    buffer[0] += (type_id & 0xf) << 4;
+    buffer[0] += (type_id & 0xF) << 4;
   }
 
-  if (field_id > 0xf) {
-    buffer.push(field_id & 0xff);
+  if (field_id > 0xF) {
+    buffer.push(field_id & 0xFF);
   } else {
-    buffer[0] += field_id & 0xf;
+    buffer[0] += field_id & 0xF;
   }
 
   return buffer;
@@ -269,7 +275,7 @@ SerializedObject.lookup_type_tx = function (id) {
   var keys = Object.keys(binformat.tx);
   var result = null;
 
-  for (var i=0; i<keys.length; i++) {
+  for (var i=0, l=keys.length; i<l; i++) {
     var key = keys[i];
     if (binformat.tx[key][0] === id) {
       result = key;