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Scott: The Law Of Trusts (Second Edition)., Lewis M. Simes Jun 1957

Scott: The Law Of Trusts (Second Edition)., Lewis M. Simes

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Law of Trusts (second edition). By Austin Wakeman Scott


Simes & Smith: The Law Of Future Interests, Bertel M. Sparks May 1957

Simes & Smith: The Law Of Future Interests, Bertel M. Sparks

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Law of Future Interests. 4 vols. By Lewis M. Simes and Allan F. Smith.


Lecht: Experience Under Railway Labor Legislation, Sylvester Petro Apr 1957

Lecht: Experience Under Railway Labor Legislation, Sylvester Petro

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Experience Under Railway Labor Legislation. By Leonard A. Lecht.


Dunham And Kurland: Mr. Justice, William G. Rice Apr 1957

Dunham And Kurland: Mr. Justice, William G. Rice

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Mr. Justice. Edited by A.llison Dunham and Philip B. Kurland.


Edwards: Big Business And The Policy Of Competition, Carl H. Fulda Mar 1957

Edwards: Big Business And The Policy Of Competition, Carl H. Fulda

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Big Business and the Policy of Competition By Corwin D. Edwards.


Calamandrei: Procedure And Democracy, Charles Alan Wright Mar 1957

Calamandrei: Procedure And Democracy, Charles Alan Wright

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Procedure and Democracy. By Piero Calamandrei.


Recent Books, Michigan Law Review Feb 1957

Recent Books, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A List of Books Received by Michigan Law Review


Symbolic Logic: A Razor-Edged Tool For Drafting And Interpreting Legal Documents, Layman E. Allen Jan 1957

Symbolic Logic: A Razor-Edged Tool For Drafting And Interpreting Legal Documents, Layman E. Allen

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A large amount of the litigation based on written instruments-whether statute, contract, will, conveyance or regulation-can be traced to the draftsman's failure to convey his meaning clearly. Frequently, of course, certain items may purposely be left ambiguous, but often the question in issue is due to an inadvertent ambiguity that could have been avoided had the draftsman clearly expressed what he intended to say. In this Article it is suggested that a new approach to drafting, using certain elementary notions of symbolic logic, can go a long way towards eliminating such inadvertent ambiguity. This new approach makes available to draftsmen …


Garcia-Mora: International Law And Asylum As A Human Right, Alona E. Evans Jan 1957

Garcia-Mora: International Law And Asylum As A Human Right, Alona E. Evans

Michigan Law Review

A Review of International Law and Asylum as a Human Right. By Manuel R. Garcia-Mora.


Chafee, Jr.: The Blessings Of Liberty, Nathaniel Nathanson Jan 1957

Chafee, Jr.: The Blessings Of Liberty, Nathaniel Nathanson

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Blessings of Liberty. By Zechariah Chafee, Jr.


Schwartz: The Code Napoleon And The Common Law World, J. G. Castel Jan 1957

Schwartz: The Code Napoleon And The Common Law World, J. G. Castel

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Code Napoleon and the Common Law World. Edited by Bernard Schwartz.


Recent Books, Michigan Law Review Dec 1956

Recent Books, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A List of Books Received by Michigan Law Review


Morgan: Some Problems Of Proof Under The Anglo-American System Of Litigation, Roy R. Ray Dec 1956

Morgan: Some Problems Of Proof Under The Anglo-American System Of Litigation, Roy R. Ray

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Some Problems of Proof Under the Anglo-American System of Litigation. By Edmund Morris Morgan.


Parsons, Penn, Raup: Land Tenure, John C. Payne Dec 1956

Parsons, Penn, Raup: Land Tenure, John C. Payne

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Land Tenure. Edited by Kenneth H. Parsons, Raymond J. Penn and Philip M. Raup.


Morris & Leach: The Rule Against Perpetuities, William F. Fratcher Nov 1956

Morris & Leach: The Rule Against Perpetuities, William F. Fratcher

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Rule Against Perpetuities By J. H. C. Morris and W. Barton Leach.


Wu: Fountain Of Justice, Thomas E. Davitt S.J. Nov 1956

Wu: Fountain Of Justice, Thomas E. Davitt S.J.

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Fountain of Justice. By John C.H. Wu.


Recent Books, Michigan Law Review Nov 1956

Recent Books, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A List of Books Received by Michigan Law Review


Recent Books, Michigan Law Review Jun 1956

Recent Books, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A List of Books Received by Michigan Law Review


Rodell: Nine Men: A Political History Of The Supreme Court Of The United States From 1790 To 1955, Robert L. Howard Jun 1956

Rodell: Nine Men: A Political History Of The Supreme Court Of The United States From 1790 To 1955, Robert L. Howard

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Rodell: Nine Men: A Political History of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1790 to 1955. By Fred Rodell.


Recent Books, Michigan Law Review May 1956

Recent Books, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A List of Books Received by Michigan Law Review


Comparative Legal Research, Some Remarks On "Looking Out Of The Cave", Hessel E. Yntema May 1956

Comparative Legal Research, Some Remarks On "Looking Out Of The Cave", Hessel E. Yntema

Michigan Law Review

Despite this risk and without limiting discussion of comparative legal research to a Platonic theory of knowledge-to which I for one would not accede-the text prompts first the inquiry, unavoidable in a constructive discussion of the matter, whether contemporary legal study in the United States is concerned with shadows in an intellectual cave-or in other words, whether it is true, as I was told years ago, partly perhaps in jest, by a late distinguished member of the Supreme Court, then Attorney General, when, encountering me on a visit to the Department of Justice, he kindly asked what I was looking …


Lawson: A Common Lawyer Looks At The Civil Law, F. S. C. Northrop May 1956

Lawson: A Common Lawyer Looks At The Civil Law, F. S. C. Northrop

Michigan Law Review

A Review of A Common Lawyer Looks at the Civil Law. By F. H. Lawson.


Mason: Security Through Freedom. American Political Thought And Practice., William R. Jentes S.Ed. May 1956

Mason: Security Through Freedom. American Political Thought And Practice., William R. Jentes S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Security Through Freedom. American Political Thought and Practice. By Alpheus Thomas Mason.


Periodical Index, Michigan Law Review May 1956

Periodical Index, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

This index includes articles, comments and some of the longer notes which have appeared in leading law reviews since the publication of the last issue of this Review.


Vaughan: The United States Patent System. Legal And Economic Conflicts In American Patent History, Bernard F. Garvey Apr 1956

Vaughan: The United States Patent System. Legal And Economic Conflicts In American Patent History, Bernard F. Garvey

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The United States Patent System. Legal and Economic Conflicts in American Patent History. By Floyd L. Vaughan.


Recent Books, Michigan Law Review Apr 1956

Recent Books, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A List of Books Received by Michigan Law Review


Vanderbilt: The Challenge Of Law Reform, Glenn R. Winters Apr 1956

Vanderbilt: The Challenge Of Law Reform, Glenn R. Winters

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Challenge of Law Reform. By Arthur T. Vanderbilt.


Corwin: The "Higher Law" Background Of American Constitutional Law, Charles M. Whelan S.J. Mar 1956

Corwin: The "Higher Law" Background Of American Constitutional Law, Charles M. Whelan S.J.

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The "Higher Law" Background of American Constitutional Law. By Edward S. Corwin.


Baker: Law Of Disputed And Forged Documents, Maurice A. Nernberg Mar 1956

Baker: Law Of Disputed And Forged Documents, Maurice A. Nernberg

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Law of Disputed and Forged Documents. By J. Newton Baker.


Simes: Public Policy And The Dead Hand, W. Barton Leach, John H.C. Morris Feb 1956

Simes: Public Policy And The Dead Hand, W. Barton Leach, John H.C. Morris

Michigan Law Review

A Review of PPublic Policy and the Dead Hand. The Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, Sixth Series. By Lewis M. Simes.