The judicial opinions of John Lowell, 1878-1882.

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The judicial opinions of John Lowell, 1878-1882.

Contains the handwritten opinions of Judge Lowell, who served on both the District Court and Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Massachusetts focusing on admiralty, bankruptcy, general law, and patent law.

10 v. ; 26.5 x 22.5 cm.

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Lowell, John, 1824-1897

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Lowell graduated from Harvard College (1843) and the Law School (1846). From 1856 to 1860 he edited the Monthly Law Reporter in which he criticized the Dred Scott decision. In 1865, President Lincoln appointed him United States district judge for Massachusetts and in 1878 he became circuit court judge for the first circuit focusing on common law and patents. From the description of The judicial opinions of John Lowell, 1878-1882. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 7844...