Collection of British case abstracts and opinions, 1761-1829.

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Collection of British case abstracts and opinions, 1761-1829.

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Collection of manuscript legal case abstracts and opinions, most apparently file copies, mostly relating to routine personal property cases, including tithe disputes, land title causes, impoundments, and contract and inheritance suits. Three case summaries in shorthand are signed "J. Mansfield;" one summary is signed "Kenyon." A number of case summaries are in shorthand.

0.21 linear feet (1 box)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8025779

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Mansfield, James, Sir, 1733-1821

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Kenyon, Lloyd Kenyon, Baron, 1732-1802

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Kenyon's career included terms as Chief Justice of Chester (1780), Attorney-General (1782), and Master of the Rolls (from 1784). From the description of Papers of Lloyd Kenyon, 1792. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235185788 Made Master of the Rolls in 1784 and Lord Chief Justice June 1788. From the description of Holograph notes by Lord Kenyon of cases tried at the Chester Sessions 1798-99. 1798-1799. (University of Missouri, Law School). World...