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A Treatise of the Law of Judgments 5th ed 3 vols. [Freeman on] Reprint

Freeman, A.C.

One of Vanderbilt's Great Textbooks Freeman, A.C. Tuttle, Edward W. A Treatise of the Law of Judgments. Including All Final Determinations of the Rights of Parties in Actions or Proceedings at Law or in Equity. Fifth Edition, Revised and Greatly Enlarged by Edward W. Tuttle. San Francisco: Bancroft-Whitney, 1925. Three volumes. 1216; 1280; 1264 pp. Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9780963010667. Smyth-sewn tan cloth bound hardcover with elegant red and black gilt stamped spine labels. A handsome set. New. $595. * Freeman's Law of Judgments is widely praised as a masterpiece of American legal writing. This three-volume fifth edition is the most complete and desired version of the text. It provides an unmatched historical look at final court rulings, party rights, and legal equity. Freeman's 1925 edition is highly valued because it represents the ultimate distillation of common law logic. Landmark cases-including famous Supreme Court opinions on the "mutuality of estoppel" (like Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore)-explicitly cite this specific fifth edition of Freeman to anchor their modern decisions. Far from a mere historical relic, Freeman's 5th edition remains a living force in American jurisprudence, frequently cited by the U.S. Supreme Court and state appellate courts to resolve complex modern disputes over res judicata, claim preclusion, and the finality of judicial actions. Considered by Vanderbilt to be one of the great textbooks in which the history of American law might well be traced. Men and Measures in the Law, p. 21. In the present treatise (which cites over 35,000 cases), the editor has analyzed the cases with care.... The book will be of great assistance to lawyers searching for authorities in the important field it covers. Harvard Law Review 32(2):283-5.

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