The Genius of Lemuel Shaw: Expounder of the Common Law

12 Pick 23 Pick action adjudications arrest assessors authority Berkshire bridge carrier cause charter Chief Justice Shaw circumstances claim colonial Comm common law Commonwealth conferred Congress consideration considered constitution constitutionality construction construing contract criminal damages decide decision Declaration of Rights defect defendant determination duty effect eminent domain established evidence exercise fact grade crossing grant Gray Harvard Law Review highway indictment Inhabitants injury interest involving issue judge judgment jurisdiction jury land lative lature law of Massachusetts legislative power legislature Lemuel Shaw liable limited liquor Lowell Massachusetts ment municipal nature negligence occasion officers opinion owner party passed passengers person plaintiff prescribed principles proceedings punishment purpose question railroad corporation reason regulation remedy rendered respect responsibility revealed road rule Shaw court Shaw's slaves statute supra Supreme Judicial Court sustained tion town trial turnpike validity verdict vested void warrant Worcester writ