Name: The Forms of Action at Common Law
ISBN: 9780521091855

Frederic William Maitland

This study looks at the forms of action and how they are a part of the structure upon which rests the whole common law of England.

A Course of Lectures

The Forms of Action at Common Law

Mary Baldwin

Beginners guide to common law procedure with a touch of humour and lots of style. If you only read lecture one; 'Why Obsolete procedure has importance'; you'll still learn something. Maitland makes no bones about his opinions on the reckless abandon shown by the legal profession when it comes to legal History. If you're interested in process development, and qualitative change - Forms of Action won't be a waste of research.

Please don't read this book purely to quote the constitution to anyone in Latin. Especially me.


Note of course, that like the author, I am English. And refer to the version published in 1951.

The Forms of Action at Common Law A Course of Lectures

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