Braucher, Robert, 1916-1981.

Dates:
Birth 1916
Death 1981

Biographical notes:

Braucher, Robert: lawyer, educator, legal scholar, judge.

Feb. 23, 1916 b. New York City, s. Howard S. and Edna Vaughan (Fisher) B. 1936 A.B. (high honors), Haverford College, 1939 LL.B. magna cum laude, Harvard Law School Jan. 15, 1942 Married Mary Elizabeth King, children: Roberta, William King, Jean, and Karen 1939 Admitted to New York bar 1950 Massachusetts bar 1939 1941 Associate, Hughes, Hubbard & Ewing, N.Y.C. 1946 1949 Visiting prof. in law, Harvard Law School 1949 1971 Professor of law 1959 Fulbright lecturer, Chuo and Tokyo Universities, Japan n.d. Consultant, N.Y. Law Revision Committee 1954 1971 Mass. Commissioner on Uniform State Laws 1954 1971 Member National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws 1959 1968 Reporter, American Law Institute, Restatement of Contracts 1961 1962 Member Massachusetts Statutory Special Commission on Code of Ethics; Massachusetts Attorney General Advisory Council on Conflict of Interests 1971 1981 Associate Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court 1941 1945 Served to major USAAF 1946 1955 CBI, PTO; to lt. Col. USAF Res. Decorated Legion of Merit, D.F.C., Air Medal August 26, 1981 Died

Author:

Introduction to Commercial Law(with Charles Corker), 1949. Cases on Commercial Law,1950. Documents of Title,2nded., 1958. (with Fuller) Basic Contract Law,1964. Commercial Transactions(3rded. with Sutherland), 1964. Commercial Transactions(4thed. with Sutherland), 1968. Also numerous other book titles, reports and journal articles.

Editor Harvard Law Review, 1937-1939.

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From the guide to the Papers, 1936-1971, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)

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Subjects:

  • Agency (Law)
  • Bills of exchange
  • Business enterprises
  • Conflict of laws
  • Contracts
  • Corporation law
  • Criminal law
  • Equity pleading and procedure
  • Evidence (Law) - Study and teaching
  • Law
  • Property
  • Taxation
  • Trusts and trustees

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Places:

  • Massachusetts--Cambridge (as recorded)

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