English Common Law in the Age of Mansfield

Name: English Common Law in the Age of Mansfield
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ISBN: 9780807855324

ISBN-10: 0807855324

ISBN-13: 9780807855324

Edition: 2004

Authors: James Oldham

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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 developments. In this abridgment of his two-volume book, The Mansfield Manuscripts and the Growth of English Law in the Eighteenth Century, James Oldham presents the fundamentals of the English common law during this period, with a detailed description of the operational features of the common law courts. This work includes revised and updated versions of the historical and analytical essays that introduced the case transcriptions in the…

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List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 7/26/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 0.99" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English




Mansfield and the court of king's bench



Lord Mansfield



The court of king's bench



Commerce and contract



Contract and quasi-contract



Bankruptcy



Insurance



Negotiable instruments



Usury



Prize and trade



Intellectual property



Crime and tort



Libel



Restrictions on religious observance



Nuisance



Assault, false imprisonment, and offenses against public order and welfare



Perjury



Negligence



Trespass and trover



Status and property



Slavery



Marriage



Labor and employment



Property and wills