Essays in jurisprudence and the common law - Goodhart, Arthur L. (Arthur Lehman) 1891- (Cambridge : The University press, 1931)
Determining the ratio decideni of a case.--Recent tendencies in English jurisprudence.--Case law in England and America.--Three cases on possession.--Corporate liability in tort and the doctrine of ultra vires.--Liability for the consequences of a "negligent act".--The Palagraf case.--Liability for things naturally on the land.--Blackmail and consideration in contracts.--Costs.--The legality of the general strike.--Recent cases on banking and negotiable instruments.--the New York Court of appeals and the House of lords.
"All the essays included in this volume have appeared in the course of the last four years in legal periodicals except the one entitled "Liability for the consequences of a ʻnegligent act'", which was published in Cambridge legal essays, 1926."--Pref.
Keywords: Law; Jurisprudence