Master and servant law : chartists, trade unions, radical lawyers and the magistracy in England, 1840-1865 / Christopher Frank.

Farnham, Surrey : Ashgate Publishing Ltd., c2010.

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Master and servant -- History -- England.

Labor discipline -- History -- England.

Artisans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History -- England.

Labor movement -- History -- England.

1. 2 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Introduction : constitutional law versus justices justice

The introduction of the 1844 Master and Servant Bill : the statutes relating to master and servant are nearly useless

The defeat of the 1844 Master and Servant Bill : triumph for Labour! ... the damnable bill crushed!

Trade union legal challenges to master and servant prosecutions : the value of the law when honestly administered

The Warrington cases, 1846-1847 : he might almost as well be without trial

Trades of Sheffield against Dr. Wilson Overend, 1842-1847 : I hope his prescriptions are better than his law

The reform of Magistrates' Summary Jurisdiction, 1843-1854 : the imperious necessity of affording greater protection to justices

The trades of Staffordshire against T.B. Rose, 1842-1851 : let but one of them come before me and I'll commit him

Conclusion : we certainly ought not to let a mere technical slip ... decide such a case.

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9780754668305

x, 283 p. ; 24 cm