What do you think?
Rate this book
A Treatise on the Abuses of the Laws, Particularly in Actions by Arrest, Pointing Out Numerous Hardships and Abuses, in the Different Courts, From the ... Extortions, From the the High Sheriff to th
Excerpt from A Treatise on the Abuses of the Laws, Particularly in Actions by Arrest, Pointing Out Numerous Hardships and Abuses, in the Different Courts, From the Commencement of an Action to Its Conclusion
When 'i wrote the preceding preface, my inte'nd ti'on was to point out the different abuses and hardships, in our courts of law; my practice as an attorney, for many years, having convinced me, that they were numerous and extensive 32> my great surprise, however, when I entered upon them, one abuse branched out into another, and the torrent came upon me with such rapidity, betraying such a system of corruption, abuse, extortion, perjury, and of every thing bad, that I found I must go through the whole, or reliu quish it altogether. I found, at least I felt.
When 'i wrote the preceding preface, my inte'nd ti'on was to point out the different abuses and hardships, in our courts of law; my practice as an attorney, for many years, having convinced me, that they were numerous and extensive 32> my great surprise, however, when I entered upon them, one abuse branched out into another, and the torrent came upon me with such rapidity, betraying such a system of corruption, abuse, extortion, perjury, and of every thing bad, that I found I must go through the whole, or reliu quish it altogether. I found, at least I felt.
187 pages, Paperback
Published August 24, 2018
1 person want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
No one has reviewed this book yet.