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COSIMO CLASSICS The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Before he became U.S. Supreme Court justice in 1902 American jurist OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES JR. (18411935) was already famous as the most influential proponent for and teacher of the common law. In this collection of lecturesoriginally delivered at the Lowell Institute in Boston and first gathered in book form in 1881Holmes introduces us to basic concepts of the common law and explains his reasoning of them. Discussed are: liability criminal law trespass and negligence fraud malice and intent possession and ownership the contract and much more. One of the most widely cited members of the Supreme Court Holmes continues to dramatically impact the U.S. legal system to this day. This classic volume of his jurisprudencereproduced here from the 1938 31st printingis essential reading for anyone wishing to understand modern American law.show more