Essays in the history of Canadian law. Vol. 9, Two islands: Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island

Essays in the history of Canadian law.

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Edition Details

• Language: English
• Jurisdiction(s): Ontario
• Publication Information: Toronto : Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press, ©2005
• Publication Type (Medium): History
• Type: Book
• Permalink: https://books.lawi.ca/essays-in-the-history-of-canadian-law-vol-9-two-islands-newfoundland-and-prince-edward-island/ (Stable identifier)

Short Description

XII, 419 pages : ILlustrations ; 23 cm

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Essays in the history of Canadian law. Vol. 9, Two islands: Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

• Responsable Person: edited by Christopher English.
• Publication Date: 2005
• Copyright Date: 2005
• Location: Toronto
• Country/State: Ontario
• Number of Editions: 1 editions
• First edition Date: 2005
• Last edition Date: 2005
• Languages: English
• Library of Congress Code: KE394
• ISBN: 0802090435 9780802090430
• OCLC: 732638044

Main Contents

Introduction / Christopher English
1. The legal historiography of Newfoundland / Christopher English
2. The legal historiography of Prince Edward Island / J. M. Bumsted
3. Politics and the administration of justice on early Prince Edward Island, 1769-1805 / J. M. Bumsted
4. Surgeons and criminal justice in eighteenth-century Newfoundland / Jerry Bannister
5. The Supreme Court on circuit : Northern District, Newfoundland, 1826-33 / Nina Jane Goudie
6. Formal and informal law in two new lands : land law in Newfoundland and New South Wales under Francis Forbes / Bruce Kercher and Jodie Young
7. Defining property for inheritance : the Chattels Real Act of 1834 / Trudi Johnson
8. 'The duty of every man' : intestacy law and family-inheritance practice in Prince Edward Island, 1828-1905 / Michele Stairs
9. 'Now you vagabond [w]hore I have you' : plebeian women, assault cases, and gender relationships on the Southern Avalon, 1750-1860 / Willeen L. Keough
10. Women in the courts of Placentia District, 1757-1823 / Krista L. Simon
11. 'Out of date in a good many respects' : the legal status and judicial treatment of Newfoundland women, 1945-9 / Laura Brown
12. Bowley v. Cambridge : a colonial Jarndyce and Jarndyce / David M. Bulger
13. The judges go to court : the Cashin libel trial of 1947 / Christopher English.

Summary Note

This volume, which includes a number of essays examining women's legal status and access to the courts, is a comprehensive and fascinating examination of legal history in two Canadian provinces.

Structured Subjects (Headings):

• Canada
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Prince Edward Island

Unstructured Subjects (Headings):

• Canada
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Prince Edward Island

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