Presented by an Important Magistrate to a Notable Politician and Bibliophile Addington, Sir William [d.1811]. An Abridgment of Penal Statutes, Which Exhibits at One View The Offences/Punishment or Penalties/Mode of Recovery/Application of Penalties, &c./Number of Witnesses/What Justices/The Enacting Statutes (...) With Some References to Those Excellent Reports of Sir James..... More
A Classic Case of Legal Malpractice Litigation Niven, George W., Defendant. Sampson, William, Reporter. The Case of George W. Niven, Esq. Charged with Mal-practices, and Suspended by Order of the Court of Common Pleas, of the City of New-York, Containing Much Curious Matter, Ingenuous Argument, and Eloquent Discourse, Equally Interesting..... More
A High-Profile 19th-Century "Me Too" Moment: OCLC Locates 1 Copy in a Law Library [Trial]. Parkinson, William [1774-1848], Defendant. Sampson, William [1764-1836], Reporter. Trial of Mr. William Parkinson, Pastor of the First Baptist Church in the City of New-York, On an Indictment for Assault and Battery upon Mrs. Eliza Wintringham..... More