Criminal Law As Administered In Massachusetts Classic Reprint

Author : Charles Edward Grinell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780666204851
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book A Study of the Poor Debtor Law of Massachusetts and Some Details of Its Practice (Classic Reprint) written by Charles Edward Grinell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-23 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Study of the Poor Debtor Law of Massachusetts and Some Details of Its Practice I would suggest to any one who happens to have occa sion to consider this law for the first time, and wishes to get quickly a view of the whole, to read first the chapters on Practice, and then the chapter on Charges of Fraud, &c., and the chapter on Property, Fraud, Res Adjudicata, &c. These last two chapters show the wide range of this law in its control of the distinctions between civil and criminal process, and its inclusion of equitable powers with the wise purpose of speedily and justly disposing of causes which otherwise might delay the courts. Fully to appreciate its structure and its his tory, and adequately to administer it, requires familiarity with both common law and equity, and an understanding sound and liberal enough to enable one to comprehend the nature and purpose of a statute, and to distinguish between reasoning and quibbling in its construction. The cases'cited in this book prove that the broad intention of the Legislature has been steadily carried out by the deci sions of the Supreme Judicial Court. There is no other book which attempts even so much of this task as is here undertaken. I am the less reluc tant to venture upon publication because for some time I have been often requested to do so by magistrates, practitioners, and officers, from several counties, who have had occasion to consult me. With such encouragement from my fellow-workmen I am glad to try to put a part of what they have helped me to learn into a convenient form for their use. I am especially indebted to a few of my friends who have assisted me in reading this Study on its way through the press. My friend Albert D. Bosson has read all the proof-sheets, and has given me many valuable suggestions. My friend Hollis R. Bailey has exercised his accuracy and discrimination in, reading all the proof-sheets, and his thoroughness in searching the Massachusetts Reports to complete my collection of cases required within the limits of this book, and in finding our statutes which I have read and described briefly by memoranda of their contents in the Chronological List. He has also carefully made the Table of other Statutes, the List of Books, the Table of Cases, and the Index. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.