Legal Maxims, With Observations and Cases, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Legal Maxims, the publishers were induced to reprint Mr. Wharton swork, which, perhaps, is the most popular of its kind, giving One Hundred of the principal Maxims, with a short essay on each, and referring to the most important cases in the various English reports. In addition to these, Mr. Wharton gives no less thanE ight Hundred Latin Legal Maxims translated into English. The publishers know of no other work which gives so large a number as above named. But to render this edition still more serviceable to the American lawyer, the publishers, through the kindness of Mr. Austin A bbott, have been enabled to supplement Mr. Wharton scollection by the addition of Part III (taken from Abbott sN ew York Digest), giving several hundred Maxims which have been applied or commented on by the court of last resort, or other courts of general jurisdiction, of theS tate of New York, in the cases cited. This list includes, it is believed, all the most important legal Maxims occurring in American
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