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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Tennessee, for the Middle Division, Vol. 2: For the Year 1870-71 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Joseph Brown Heiskell

 
9780366149988: Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Tennessee, for the Middle Division, Vol. 2: For the Year 1870-71 (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Comprehensive Tennessee appellate decisions from the middle division, 1870–71, in one authoritative volume.

This edition presents the text and rulings from the Supreme Court of Tennessee, offering clear looks at legal principles and how they were applied in post–Civil War cases.

The book gathers case reports that span commercial disputes, property matters, and defenses under duress, with attention to how courts handled contracts, trusts, and creditor rights. It provides insight into 19th-century legal reasoning and the development of Tennessee law as judges interpreted statutes, precedent, and evolving commerce.
  • Authoritative summaries of real cases decided by the Tennessee Supreme Court’s middle division.
  • Explanations of legal doctrines such as usury, vendor’s liens, resulting trusts, and duress in wartime circumstances.
  • Historical context showing how the judiciary responded to postwar economic and social change.
  • Reference-style detail that supports research, study, or professional understanding of 1870s Tennessee law.
Ideal for readers of legal history, law students, and researchers seeking primary Tennessee appellate decisions from this era.

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