REMARKS ON THE JUDICIARY SYSTEM OF MASSACHUSETTS, AND THE NECESSITY OF A CHANGE-- WITH A REVIEW OF CERTAIN RECENT DECISIONS. BY A MEMBER OF THE BAR.
[Boston? 1843 or 1844]. Caption title [as issued], 48pp. Disbound, else Very Good.
"Does the present Judiciary of Massachusetts secure to the people that prompt and impartial interpretation of the laws and administration of justice, which their 'Bill of Rights' entitles them to?" asks this Massachusetts lawyer. Citing decisions involving the Proprietors of Locks and Canals on the Merrimack River, he ratifies the "deep and settled belief" of ordinary citizens "that our Courts will always decide in favor of Corporations or the concentrated monied power of the State," and against the common people. The author is unknown, but may have been someone whose professional or personal interests had collided with the Proprietors.
FIRST EDITION. II Harv. Law Cat. 442. Sabin 45969. Not in Cohen, AI, Decker, Eberstadt, Marke, but well-represented in institutional holdings. Item #20477
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