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1964

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Contracts And Sales, Douglass Boshkoff Jan 1964

Contracts And Sales, Douglass Boshkoff

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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The Powers Of Home Rule Cities In Colorado, Howard C. Klemme Jan 1964

The Powers Of Home Rule Cities In Colorado, Howard C. Klemme

Publications

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The Emergence Of Law And Justice In Pre-Territorial Wisconsin, Donald P. Kommers Jan 1964

The Emergence Of Law And Justice In Pre-Territorial Wisconsin, Donald P. Kommers

Journal Articles

The article discusses the history of law and courts in Wisconsin from the period of French exploration in the 17th century to the 1820s. It focuses on the emergence of a structure of law and justice based on the common law tradition in Wisconsin, and argues this system played a significant role in disciplining its society. Law and courts, according to the article, fostered civility between frontiersmen, making them accustomed to the principles of fair play and equity and the practice of litigation when their interests were threatened. This development brought order to the area and shaped the future course …


Test Of Sovereign Immunity For Municipal Corporations, Howard H. Fairweather Jan 1964

Test Of Sovereign Immunity For Municipal Corporations, Howard H. Fairweather

Cleveland State Law Review

In a recent Ohio case, the Supreme Court handed down a unanimous opinion that a municipality that voluntarily owns and operates a swimming pool primarily for the benefit of its citizens (who might be interested), does so in the exercise of a proprietary function and is answerable for its negligence. Both the courts and legal writers have long recognized the problem of distinguishing between governmental and proprietary functions. And as it appears that the distinction will be with the courts for at least some time to come, the real problem is to rexamine the tests to see if a workable …


Kentucky Law Relating To The Placement Of Children For Adoption, Lynn T. Mitchell Jan 1964

Kentucky Law Relating To The Placement Of Children For Adoption, Lynn T. Mitchell

Kentucky Law Journal

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