| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 294 p., [14] p. of plates ) |
| Contents |
El Dorado -- A hasty footpath to statehood -- From Roman law to common law : juris civilus of use and custom -- A judicial activist -- Justices of the Supreme Court of California -- Persona non grata -- Growing resentments -- Political dreams -- Jus et fraus numquam cohabitant (law and fraud never cohabit) -- Injury unrequited -- Dishonor in absentia |
| Summary |
This book examines the lives of two famous California judges, David S. Terry and Stephen J. Field, who created a lasting influence on the politics and judicial history of California's Supreme Court during the court's formative years of 1855 to 1865 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-286) and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Field, Stephen J. (Stephen Johnson), 1816-1899.
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Terry, David S. (David Smith), 1823-1889.
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| SUBJECT |
Field, Stephen J. (Stephen Johnson), 1816-1899 fast |
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Terry, David S. (David Smith), 1823-1889 fast |
| Subject |
California. Supreme Court -- History -- 19th century
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| SUBJECT |
California. Supreme Court fast |
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Judges -- California -- Biography
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Law -- California -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Corporate & Business History.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
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Judges
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Law
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California
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021679014 |
| ISBN |
9780761848929 |
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0761848924 |
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