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Workmen's Compensation Benefits Recoverable On The Existence Of A Quasi Contract, David Frisch Jan 1974

Workmen's Compensation Benefits Recoverable On The Existence Of A Quasi Contract, David Frisch

Law Faculty Publications

An analysis on a worker's compensation case decided by the Supreme Court of Florida.


The Burger Court: Discord In Search And Seizure, Robert S. Irons Jan 1974

The Burger Court: Discord In Search And Seizure, Robert S. Irons

University of Richmond Law Review

The accession of Mr. Chief Justice Burger to the Supreme Court of the United States was expected to signal the limitation of constitutional doctrines by which the Court had enhanced the rights of the criminal defendant. The fulfillment of this expectation has been generally marked by decisions which have been readily and quickly comprehensible. For example, the prosecution was prohibited by the Warren Court from employing any products of the defendant's custodial interrogation in the absence of a warning of his right to counsel and his right to remain silent; the statement so procured is still barred in the case …


The Virginia Supreme Court: Authority Versus Power To Abolish The Common Law Jan 1974

The Virginia Supreme Court: Authority Versus Power To Abolish The Common Law

University of Richmond Law Review

The question of whether a state supreme court has the authority to abolish or modify a common law rule which is incorporated into the law of that state has been a frequent issue in courts throughout the United States. Every state, except Louisiana, has adopted the common law by statute or constitutional provision. Virginia has employed both methods.