The doctor and student : or, Dialogues between a doctor of divinity and a student in the laws of England... [rev. by Christopher SaintGerman]; and corrected by William Muchall - Softcover

Michigan Historical Reprint Series

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1425545262 ISBN 13: 9781425545260

Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library, 2005

Synopsis

St. Germain, Christopher. The Doctor and Student or Dialogues Between a Doctor of Divinity and a Student in the Laws of England Containing the Grounds of Those Laws Together with Questions and Cases Concerning the Equity Thereof Revised and Corrected by William Muchall, Gent. to which are added two pieces concerning Suits in Chancery by Subpoena. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1874. xiv, 401 pp. Reprinted 1998 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 98-11338. ISBN 1-886363-49-8. Cloth. $65. Written originally in Latin in 1523, this work contains two dialogues between a doctor of divinity and a student of English law, and is known for putting into popular form canonist learning regarding the nature and object of law, the religious and moral standards of law, the foundations of the common law and other discussions regarding the jurisdiction of Parliament. A very important work in the development of equity, Doctor and Student appeared in numerous editions. It was frequently cited and influenced generations of legal writers down to Blackstone and later. Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection of New York University (1953) 38. Catalogue of the Library of the Law School of Harvard University (1909) II:516-517.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1425545262
• ISBN 13: 9781425545260
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 418