Federal Courts in the Early Republic : Kentucky, 1789-1816 / Mary K. Bonsteel Tachau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tachau, Mary K. Bonsteel, author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Legacy Library ; 1575

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--United States--History.

Law.

Law--Kentucky--History.

Courts--Kentucky--History.

Courts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On the basis of both civil and criminal suits, some private and some brought by the government, Professor Tachau demonstrates that the federal courts in Kentucky were immediately accessible, visible, and deeply involved in the lives of the people. The actual legal practice revealed in the records thus contradicts much of the conventional wisdom and traditional assumptions about the "inferiority" of the lower federal judiciary and suggests that a major revision of American legal and constitutional history may be in order.Originally published in 1978.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

CHAPTER ONE. The Style, Structure, and Jurisdiction of the Courts

CHAPTER TWO. Judge Harry Innes

CHAPTER THREE. The Personnel of the Courts

CHAPTER FOUR. The Procedures of the Courts

CHAPTER FIVE. The Internal Revenue Laws and Their Enforcement

CHAPTER SIX. Criminal Charges in the Courts

CHAPTER SEVEN. Private Civil Suits in the Courts

CHAPTER EIGHT. Land Cases in the Courts

Conclusion

Appendix A. Private Case Docket of the Federal Courts in Kentucky

Appendix B. Judgments on Private Suits in Kentucky Federal Courts

Appendix C. Cases Brought by the United States in Kentucky Federal Courts

Appendix D. Harry Innes's 1785 Book Order

Appendix E. A Glossary of Terms Used in the Kentucky Federal Courts

Bibliography

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 213-229.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

1-4008-7132-8

OCLC:

903442326