Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History Law, debt, and merchant power : the civil courts of eighteenth-century Halifax
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
148750103X
ISBN 13
9781487501037
DDC
346.716
Category
Osgoode Society
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Publication Year
2016
Publisher
Pages
xiv, 282 pages
Subject
Canada
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Abstract
"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. Muir's lively and detailed account of the individuals involved in litigation reveals a paradoxical society where debtors were also debt-collectors. Law, Debt, and Merchant Power demonstrates how important the law was for people in their business affairs and how they shaped it for their own ends"-- Publisher's website.
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Content:
Introduction -- Halifax, a community of litigants -- Initiating actions -- Avoiding trial -- Going to trial -- Ending the action -- Appeals and other courts -- Conclusion.
Introduction -- Halifax, a community of litigants -- Initiating actions -- Avoiding trial -- Going to trial -- Ending the action -- Appeals and other courts -- Conclusion.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-274) and index.
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1
