The Common Law

by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Overview

The Common Law is a book that was written by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. in 1881. Holmes later (1902) became an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.

The book is about common law in the United states, including torts, property, contracts, and crime. It is written as a series of lectures.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014953627
Publisher:	Philtre Libre
Publication date:	07/16/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	271 KB

About the Author

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (March 8, 1841 – March 6, 1935) was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932. Noted for his long service, his concise and pithy opinions and his deference to the decisions of elected legislatures, he is one of the most widely cited United States Supreme Court justices in history, particularly for his "clear and present danger" majority opinion in the 1919 case of Schenck v. United States, and is one of the most influential American common law judges through his outspoken judicial restraint philosophy.