Report of the trial of James Muspratt taken in shorthand at the Liverpool Assizes by Charles Macqueen, 1838.

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Report of the trial of James Muspratt taken in shorthand at the Liverpool Assizes by Charles Macqueen, 1838.

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Contains a full transcript of the trial, based on Charles Macqueen's report. Muspratt was charged with causing a nuisance with his factory by the manufacture of soda on a large scale using the Leblanc process. Hydrochloric acid used in this process created numerous pollutants including acid-rain and harmful vapors. Muspratt was found guilty of causing a nuisance and was later forced to move his business to another town.

1 v. (295 p.) ; 34 cm.

Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Muspratt, James, 1793-1886

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Great Britain. Assizes (Liverpool)

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