Author: Pennsylvania
Publisher:
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Category : Session laws
Languages : en
Pages : 290

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Author: Pennsylvania
Publisher:
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Category : Executive departments
Languages : en
Pages : 1060

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Author: Donna Bingham Munger
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 1461665965
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 278

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The genealogist trying to locate families, the surveyor or attorney researching old deeds, or the historian seeking data on land settlement will find Pennsylvania Land Records an indispensable aid. The land records of Pennsylvania are among the most complete in the nation, beginning in the 1680s. Pennsylvania Land Records not only catalogs, cross-references, and tells how to use the countless documents in the archive, but also takes readers through a concise history of settlement in the state. The guide explains how to use the many types of records, such as rent-rolls, ledgers of the receiver general's office, mortgage certificates, proof of settlement statements, and reports of the sale of town lots. In addition, the volume includes: cross-references to microfilm copies; maps of settlement; illustrations of typical documents; a glossary of technical terms; and numerous bibliographies on related topics.

Author: John J. Hare
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271081996
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 457

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Established in 1684, over a century before the Commonwealth, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court is the oldest appellate court in North America. This balanced, comprehensive history of the Court examines over three centuries of legal proceedings and cases before the body, the controversies and conflicts with which it dealt, and the impact of its decisions and of the case law its justices created Introduced by constitutional scholar Ken Gormley, this volume describes the Supreme Court’s structure and powers and focuses at length on the Court’s work in deciding notable cases of constitutional law, civil rights, torts, criminal law, labor law, and administrative law. Through three sections, “The Structure and Powers of the Supreme Court,” “Decisional Law of the Supreme Court,” and “Reporting Supreme Court Decisions,” the contributors address the many ways in which the Court and its justices have shaped life and law in Pennsylvania and beyond. They consider how it has adjudicated new and complex issues arising from some of the most notable events and tragedies in American history, including the struggle for religious liberty in colonial Pennsylvania, the Revolutionary War, slavery, the Johnstown Flood, the Homestead Steel Strike and other labor conflicts, both World Wars, and, more recently, the dramatic rise of criminal procedural rights and the expansion of tort law. Featuring an afterword by Chief Justice Saylor and essays by leading jurists, deans, law and history professors, and practicing attorneys, this fair-minded assessment of the Court is destined to become a criterion volume for lawmakers, scholars, and anyone interested in legal history in the Keystone State and the United States.

Author: North Carolina
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Author: John V. Sullivan
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 72

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Author: Pennsylvania
Publisher:
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Category : Constitutional history
Languages : en
Pages : 122

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Author: Ken Gormley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732564060
Category : Civil rights
Languages : en
Pages : 1030

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Author: American Bar Association
Publisher: American Bar Association
ISBN: 9781590318393
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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Author: United States
Publisher:
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Category : Community development
Languages : en
Pages : 136

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