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The United States Tax Court: An Historical Analysis (2d Ed. 2014), Harold Dubroff, Brant J. Hellwig
The United States Tax Court: An Historical Analysis (2d Ed. 2014), Harold Dubroff, Brant J. Hellwig
Books and Chapters
The second edition leaves largely intact the first four Parts of the original text, which provide a remarkably detailed history of the creation of Board of Tax Appeals through the congressional chartering of the United States Tax Court as a court of record established under article I of the Constitution. Part V is a new chapter devoted to the judicial consideration of the Tax Court’s constitutional status that culminated in the Supreme Court’s 1991 decision in Freytag v. Commissioner.
Whereas the original text addressed procedural matters following the discussion of the historical development of the Court, the second edition …
The Oracles Of The Law, John P. Dawson
The Oracles Of The Law, John P. Dawson
Books
Based on the lectures delivered at The University of Michigan March 12, 13, 16, 17, and 18, 1959, on The Thomas M. Cooley Lectureship, under the title "Judges: Oracles of the Law."
This study will examine the nature and extent of the contribution that case law has made to the legal systems of England, Rome, France, and Germany. The emphasis will be historical, but the object will be to show the lasting effects of historical experience on modern usage and attitudes.
Supreme Court Day Program, 1955, The Executive Committee On Program For The Observance Of Supreme Court Day
Supreme Court Day Program, 1955, The Executive Committee On Program For The Observance Of Supreme Court Day
Historic Documents
Program for the 1955 Supreme Court Day commemorating the first sitting of Indiana Supreme Court justices on May 5, 1817. At this time in 1955, two Indiana law alumni, Hon. Harold E. Achor,LL.B.'31, and Hon. George Washington Henley, Jr.,LL.B.'14, were serving on the Indiana Supreme Court.
Equity 1900-1901 3rd Year, Donald Frank Matheson
Equity 1900-1901 3rd Year, Donald Frank Matheson
Thompson Rare Book Collection
This notebook was used by D. Frank Matheson, an alumnus of Dalhousie Law School, Class of 1901, in his third year Equity Law class.
The Matheson Notebooks are a collection of seven bound notebooks used by Frank Matheson during his time at Dalhousie School of Law between 1898 and 1901. In 2018, they were found in the basement of a Lunenburg law firm and donated to Schulich School of Law. There are two or three notebooks from each year of Matheson’s studies, ranging slightly in size and style. The notebooks have pages made from linen rags, are bound with paper …
Equity: 1899-1900 Second Year, Donald Frank Matheson
Equity: 1899-1900 Second Year, Donald Frank Matheson
Thompson Rare Book Collection
This notebook was used by D. Frank Matheson, an alumnus of Dalhousie Law School, Class of 1901, in his second year Equity Law class.
The Matheson Notebooks are a collection of seven bound notebooks used by Frank Matheson during his time at Dalhousie School of Law between 1898 and 1901. In 2018, they were found in the basement of a Lunenburg law firm and donated to Schulich School of Law. There are two or three notebooks from each year of Matheson’s studies, ranging slightly in size and style. The notebooks have pages made from linen rags, are bound with paper …
Reports Of Cases Determined In The Court Of Chancery Of The State Of Michigan, E. Burke Harrington, Thomas M. Cooley
Reports Of Cases Determined In The Court Of Chancery Of The State Of Michigan, E. Burke Harrington, Thomas M. Cooley
Books
Originally published in 1845, covers cases from 1836-1842. Cited as: Harr. Ch. (2ed) and commonly known as Harrington's chancery reports.
From the Preface to the Second Edition: "Harrington's Reports having been for some time out of print, the undersigned ... has taken charge of a new edition....
"Some improvement ... has been introduced, particularly in the head notes... The original paging has been preserved, for the convenience in tracing former references." Thomas M. Cooley, Ann Arbor, October 1872.