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Historical Sketches of the Principles and Maxims of American...
Goodenow, J[ohn] M[ilton] [1782-1838]. Historical Sketches of the Principles and Maxims of American Jurisprudence. Steubenville: James Wilson, 1819. Reprint. W.S. Hein, 1972. ISBN 0899410162. vii, 426 pp. Cloth. New. $52. * A title in the series Classics of American Legal History. Goodenow was a lawyer, legislator and judge of the Ohio Supreme Court. He argues that the Ohio courts do not possess common law jurisdiction, especially in the case of crimes and offences at common law. More generally, he argues for a theory of law based on modern legislation rather than inherited Anglo-Saxon principles.
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