A Digested Index to the Term Reports: Containing All the Points of Law Determined in the Court of King's Bench, from Michaelmas Term, 1785, to Easter Term, 1811. And in the Court of Common Pleas, from Easter Term, 1788, to Easter Term, 1810, Part 186 |
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| Title | A Digested Index to the Term Reports: Containing All the Points of Law Determined in the Court of King's Bench, from Michaelmas Term, 1785, to Easter Term, 1811. And in the Court of Common Pleas, from Easter Term, 1788, to Easter Term, 1810, Part 186 A Digested Index to the Term Reports: Containing All the Points of Law Determined in the Court of King's Bench, from Michaelmas Term, 1785, to Easter Term, 1811. And in the Court of Common Pleas, from Easter Term, 1788, to Easter Term, 1810, Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas |
| Authors | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, Sir Thomas Edlyne Tomlins |
| Contributor | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | J. Butterworth, 1812 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 14 Sep 2006 |
| Length | 666 pages |
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