Keeton, Robert E.

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Birth 1919-12-16
Death 2007-07-02

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Educator, lawyer, judge. LL. B., U. of Texas, 1941, S.J.D., Harv., 1956. In law practice in Houston, Texas, 1941-1942, 1945-1951. Prof. of law SMU, 1951-1954, Harv., 1954-1979: U.S. Distr. Judge, Mass., 1979- Served to comdr. USNR, 1942-1945. Dir. Nat. Inst. Trial Advocacy, 1973-1976. Author: Trial Tactics and Methods (1954, 1973); Legal Cause in The Law of Torts (1963); Basic Protection for the Traffic Victim (1965, with Jeffrey O'Connell).

From the description of Papers, 1962-1977. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 236047317

Keeton, Robert E., Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, 02138.

B.B.A. 1940, LL.B 1941, University of Texas; S.J.D. 1956, Harvard.

Law practice, Houston, Texas, 1941-1942, 1945-1951.

Law teaching, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 1951-1953; Harvard University, 1953-????

Active duty, USNR, 1942-1945.

Admitted to practice, Texas, 1941; Massachusetts, 1954.

Author of law review articles, primarily in the areas of Torts and Insurance Law, and the following books: Trial Tactics and Methods (1954); Venturing to Do Justice - Reforming Private Law (1969); Basic Text on Insurance Law (1971); (co-author) Keeton & O'Connell, Basic Protection for the Traffic Victim (1965). Member Am. Bar; Am. Law Institute.

From the guide to the Papers, 1962-1977, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)

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