The Common Law
Much more than an historical examination of liability, criminal law, torts, bail, possession and ownership, and contracts, The Common Law articulates the ideas and judicial theory of one of the greatest justices of the Supreme Court. G. Edward White reminds us why the book remains essential reading not only for law students but also for anyone interested in American history. The text published is, with occasional corrections of typographical errors, identical with that found in the first and...
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This volume of the ABA Classics Series is The Common Law. In the history of the law there have been many great treatises written by many great legal minds, but only a few have had the influence and staying power to truly be called the classics. The Common Law by famed Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. is certainly one of these books.
Lecture IEarly forms of liabilityLecture IIThe criminal lawLecture IIITorts - trespass and negligenceLecture IVFraud, malice, and intent - the theory of tortsLecture VThe bailee at common lawLecture VIPossessionLecture VIIContract - I. historyLecture VIIIContract - II. elementsLecture IXContract - III. void and voidableLecture XSuccessions - I. after death - II. Inter VivosLecture XISuccessions - II. Inter Vivos
