Servants of the law : judicial politics on the California frontier, 1849-89 : an interpretative exploration of the Field-Terry controversy / Donald R. Burrill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burrill, Donald R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Frontier and pioneer life--California.

Frontier and pioneer life.

Law--California--History--19th century.

Law.

California--Politics and government--1846-1850.

California.

California--Politics and government--1850-1950.

Field, Stephen J. (Stephen Johnson), 1816-1899--Assassination attempt, 1889.

Field, Stephen J.

Terry, David S. (David Smith), 1823-1889.

Terry, David S.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : University Press of America, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the lives of two famous California judges, David S. Terry and Stephen J. Field, who created a lasting influence on the politics and judicial history of California's Supreme Court during the court's formative years of 1855 to 1865.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter One. El Dorado; Chapter Two. A Hasty Footpath to Statehood; Chapter Three. From Roman Law to Common Law: Juris Civilus of Use and Custom; Chapter Four. A Judicial Activist; Photo1; Chapter Five. Justices of the Supreme Court of California; Chapter Six. Persona Non Grata; Chapter Seven. Growing Resentments; Chapter EightPolitical Dreams; Photo2; Chapter Nine. Jus et Fraus Numquam Cohabitant (Law and Fraud Never Cohabit); Chapter Ten. Injury Unrequited; Chapter Eleven. Dishonor in Absentia; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-7618-8925-6

1-283-21364-8

9786613213648

0-7618-4892-4

OCLC:

704290074