English Common Law in the Age of Mansfield

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Univ of North Carolina Press, 2004 - 426 strani
In the eighteenth century, the English common law courts laid the foundation that continues to support present-day Anglo-American law. Lord Mansfield, Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, 1756-1788, was the dominant judicial force behind these deve

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Lord Mansfield
3
The Court of Kings Bench
12
Commerce AND Contract
77
Contract and QuasiContract
79
Bankruptcy
107
Insurance
124
Negotiable Instruments
152
Usury
165
Perjury
268
Negligence
276
Trespass and Trover
292
Status AND Property
303
Slavery
305
Marriage
324
Labor and Employment
343
Property and Wills
356

Prize and Trade
177
Intellectual Property
190
Crime AND Tort
207
Libel
209
Restrictions on Religious Observance
236
Nuisance
248
Assault False Imprisonment and Offenses against Public Order and Welfare
260
Conclusion
364
Table of Regnal Years
371
Bibliography
373
Table of Statutes
393
Table of Cases
395
General Index
409
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James Oldham is St. Thomas More Professor of Law and Legal History at Georgetown University Law Center.

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