Law, debt, and merchant power : the civil courts of eighteenth-century Halifax /

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In the early history of Halifax (1749-1766), debt litigation was extremely common. In Law, Debt, and Merchant Power, James Muir offers an extensive analysis of the civil cases of the time as well as the reasons behind their frequency.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Muir, James, 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press, [2016]
Series:Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History series.
Subjects:
Civil law > Nova Scotia > Halifax > History.
Courts > Nova Scotia > Halifax > History.
Droit civil > Nouvelle-Écosse > Halifax > Histoire.
Tribunaux > Nouvelle-Écosse > Halifax > Histoire.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
Civil law.
Courts.
Nova Scotia > Halifax.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Halifax, a community of litigants
  • Chapter 3: Initiating Actions
  • Chapter 4: Avoiding Trial
  • Chapter 5: Going to Trial Chapter 6: Ending the Action
  • Chapter 7: Appeals and Other Courts
  • Chapter 8: Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: Sources and Methods
  • Appendix 2: Interpreting Occupational and Status Data.

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