English common law in the age of Mansfield / by James Oldham.

Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina Press, c2004.

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Murray,William -- 1st Earl of Mansfield.

Law -- History.

Law -- England -- History -- 18th century.

Part I. Mansfield and the Court of King's Bench: 1. Lord Mansfield

2. The Court of King's Bench

Part II. Commerce and contract: 3. Contract and quasi-contract

4. Bankruptcy

5. Insurance

6. Negotiable instruments

7. Usury

8. Prize and trade

9. Intellectual property

Part III. Crime and tort: 10. Libel

11. Restrictions on religious observance

12. Nuisance

13. Assault, false imprisonment, and offenses against public order and welfare

14. Perjury

15. Negligence

16. Trespass and trover

Part IV. Status and property: 17. Slavery

18. Marriage

19. Labor and employment

20. Property and wills

Conclusion.

Includes bibliography and index.

0807828696

xviii, 426 p. : ill.