Descript |
295p. |
Note |
"All the essays included in this volume have appeared in the course of the last four years in legal periodicals except the one entitled "Liability for the consequences of a ʻnegligent act'", which was published in Cambridge legal essays, 1926."--Pref. |
Contents |
Determining the ratio decideni of a case.--Recent tendencies in English jurisprudence.--Case law in England and America.--Three cases on possession.--Corporate liability in tort and the doctrine of ultra vires.--Liability for the consequences of a "negligent act".--The Palagraf case.--Liability for things naturally on the land.--Blackmail and consideration in contracts.--Costs.--The legality of the general strike.--Recent cases on banking and negotiable instruments.--the New York Court of appeals and the House of lords. |
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