Review of Robert Paynell's King's Bench Reports (1625–1627) by Bryson W.H. (ed.).
Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
2012
ISSN
2161-797X
Publisher
Temple University School of Law
Language
en-US
Abstract
A new volume of law reports of cases decided in England from 1625 to 1627 in the court of King's Bench has just been published. It is a surprise to those beginning the study of legal history that there were not always complete, official reports, published soon after decision, of judgments in the central courts of common law. It is a surprise that lawyers and judges had not always shared a common body of uniformly paginated cases on which to build their arguments and opinions. But law reporting and reliance on precedent developed slowly and gradually in England.
Recommended Citation
David J. Seipp,
Review of Robert Paynell's King's Bench Reports (1625–1627) by Bryson W.H. (ed.).
,
52
American Journal of Legal History
505
(2012).
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