ON THE LAW OF TORTS IN OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM CIVIL BY SIR FREDERICK POLLOCK, BART. OF LINCOLN'S INN, BARRISTER-AT-LAW; CORPUS PROFESSOR OF JURISPRUDENCE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD; HONORARY DOCTOR OF LAWS IN THE UNIVERSITIES OF EDINBURGH AND DUBLIN. Author of “ Principles of Contract," "A Digest of the Law of Partnership," &c. NEW AMERICAN-FROM THIRD ENGLISH EDITION. ELABORATED WITH NOTES AND REFERENCES TO AMERICAN CASES. BY JAMES AVERY WEBB, Of the Memphis Bar. ST. LOUIS: THE F. H. THOMAS LAW BOOK CO. 1894. TO HONORABLE HENRY C. CALDWELL, JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. Recognizing our indebtedness to you for the suggestion that the text of POLLOCK ON TORTS was the foundation of the greatest book ever published on this important branch of the law, we take the liberty to dedicate this American edition to you. In doing so, permit us to express the hope that the notes which have been prepared by our editor may tend to strengthen your exalted opinion of the practical value of this book, which you have so aptly styled "A Legal Classic." THE PUBLISHERS. |