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Introduction to the Study of Law, Third Edition (2009)

Introduction to the Study of Law, Third Edition (2009)

John Makdisi, Professor of Law, St. Thomas University School of Law Michael Makdisi, Esq., Oakland, CA


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Publisher :LexisNexis
Format: softcover; 220 pp. , BOOK

ISBN: 9781422428733

2009
 
$54.00
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    This coursebook is designed for use by beginning law students. The first three chapters provide background reading for the summer months preceding law school and are intended to initiate the student to legal reasoning, law school, and the case method of study. The four topics following these chapters provide several assignments for teaching an orientation course. These assignments focus on the techniques of the case method of study in the areas of Contracts, Property, Torts, and Criminal Law and include explanatory and thought provoking discussions, sample case briefs and sample questions. The purpose of the orientation course is not to teach substantive law, but to initiate the student to the methods of legal reasoning.

    The Third Edition of Introduction to the Study of Law adds a number of new readings while at the same time streamlining the existing readings to provide a greater focus on what a student needs to prepare for the unique method of study found in law school. The previous edition split the nature of law and legal reasoning into separate chapters; this edition combines them in order to show their integrated nature. The final chapter continues to introduce the student to the unique case method of study, but this edition has added material to provide further guidance on the mechanics of reading, annotating, and briefing cases. The topics remain mostly the same, with a few exceptions. The most notable change is the addition of a topic in the area of criminal law and statutory analysis.

    Professors and adjunct professors may request complimentary examination copies of LexisNexis law school publications to consider for class adoption or recommendation. Please identify the book(s) you wish to receive, provide your institutional contact information, and submit your request here.

    Preface xvii

    CHAPTER 1 THE GOALS OF LEGAL EDUCATION 1

    Roscoe Pound, What Is a Good Legal Education?, 19 A.B.A. J. 627 (1933) 1

    E. Wayne Thode, Leon Lebowitz & Lester J. Mazor, Cases and Materials For Use In Introduction to the Study of Law (1970) 4

    Carl Auerbach, Legal Education and Some of Its Discontents, 34 J. Legal Educ. 43 (1984) 10

    Richard Wasserstrom, Legal Education and the Good Lawyer, 34 J. Legal Educ. 155 (1984) 16

    The "MacCrate Report," Legal Education and Professional Development--An Educational Continuum, Report of The Task Force on Law Schools and the Profession: Narrowing the Gap, American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar (July 1992) 23

    Notes and Questions 64

    CHAPTER 2 THE STRUCTURE OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM 65

    Delmar Karlen, The Citizen in Court (1964) 65

    The United States Court System (diagram) 85

    The Thirteen Federal Judicial Circuits (diagram) 86

    CHAPTER 3 A HISTORICAL SKETCH 87

    Harold Berman & William Greiner, The Nature and Functions of Law (4th ed. 1980) 87

    CHAPTER 4 THE NATURE OF LAW 97

    Martin P. Golding, Philosophy of Law (1975) 97

    Thomas W. Bechtler, American Legal Realism Revaluated, in Law in a Social Context (1977) 116

    Gary Minda, Jurisprudence at Century's End, 43 J. Legal Educ. 27 (1993) 133

    Harold Berman & William Greiner, The Nature and Functions of Law (4th ed. 1980) 154

    R. Randall Kelso & Charles D. Kelso, Studying Law: An Introduction (1984) 165

    CHAPTER 5 LEGAL REASONING 171

    1. Introduction 171

    Harold Berman & William Greiner, The Nature and Functions of Law (4th ed. 1980) 171

    2. Legal Logic 181

    Roscoe Pound, The Theory of Judicial Decision, 36 Harv. L. Rev. 940 (1923) 181

    John Dewey, Logical Method and Law, 10 Cornell L.Q. 17 (1925) 183

    Edward H. Levi, An Introduction to Legal Reasoning (1948) 187

    3. Legal Rhetoric 192

    Karl N. Llewellyn, The Common Law Tradition: Deciding Appeals (1960) 192

    4. Legal Discourse 198

    Arthur Corbin, Legal Analysis and Terminology, 29 Yale L.J. 163 (1919) 198

    Felix Cohen, Transcendental Nonsense and the Functional Approach, 35 Colum. L. Rev. 809 (1935) 207

    5. Directing Philosophies 222

    R. Randall Kelso & Charles D. Kelso, Studying Law: An Introduction (1984) 222

    Benjamin N. Cardozo, The Nature of the Judicial Process (1921) 224

    6. Standards for Justification 230

    Neil MacCormick, Legal Reasoning and Legal Theory (1978) 230

    7. The Legislative Alternative 235

    Clarence Morris, Law, Reason and Sociology, 107 U. Pa. L. Rev. 147 (1958) 235

    CHAPTER 6 CASE METHOD OF STUDY 239

    Karl N. Llewellyn, The Bramble Bush: On Our Law and Its Study (1960) 240

    TOPIC I. LANDLORD'S DUTY TO PROTECT A TENANT (3 Assignments) 267

    W. Keeton, D. Dobbs, R. Keeton & D. Owen, Prosser and Keeton on The Law of Torts (5th ed. 1984) 267

    Assignment 1: Briefing Torts Cases 273

    Levine v. Katz, 407 F.2d 303 (D.C. Cir. 1968) 273

    Discussion 275

    Kendall v. Gore Properties, 236 F.2d 673 (D.C. Cir. 1956) 277

    Discussion 283

    Goldberg v. Housing Authority of the City of Newark, 38 N.J. 578, 186 A.2d 291 (1962) 285

    Assignment 2: Answering Questions on Contract Cases 295

    Pines v. Perssion, 14 Wis. 2d 590, 111 N.W.2d 409 (1961) 295

    Questions 298

    Saunders v. First National Realty Corporation, 245 A.2d 836 (D.C. Ct. App. 1968) 304

    Questions 306

    Lemle v. Breeden, 462 P.2d 470 (Haw. 1969) 307

    Questions 312

    Assignment 3: More Questions and a Synthesis in Property 317

    Javins v. First National Realty Corporation, 428 F.2d 1071 (D.C. Cir. 1970) 317

    Questions 325

    Kline v. 1500 Massachusetts Avenue Apartment Corp., 439 F.2d 477 (D.C. Cir. 1970) 328

    Questions 335

    TOPIC II. MITIGATION OF DAMAGES RULE (1 Assignment) 339

    Assignment 1: Briefing Contract, Tort and Property Cases 339

    Rockingham County v. Luten Bridge Co., 35 F.2d 301 (4th Cir. 1929) 339

    Discussion 342

    Roy v. Robin, 173 So. 2d 222 (La. Ct. App. 1965) 345

    Discussion 347

    Wright v. Baumann, 398 P.2d 119 (Or. 1965) 349

    Discussion 351

    Lefrak v. Lambert, 89 Misc. 2d 197, 390 N.Y.S.2d 959 (1976) 353

    Discussion 358

    TOPIC III. INNOCENT V. WILFUL WRONGDOER (2 Assignments) 359

    Assignment 1: Briefing Property Cases 359

    Wooden-ware Co. v. United States, 106 U.S. 432 (1882) 359

    Discussion 362

    Silsbury v. McCoon, 3 N.Y. 379 (1850) 368

    Discussion 372

    Wetherbee v. Green, 22 Mich. 311 (1871) 375

    Assignment 2: Briefing Contract Cases 381

    Jacob & Youngs, Inc. v. Kent, 230 N.Y. 239, 129 N.E. 889 (1921) 381

    Discussion 384

    Groves v. John Wunder Co., 205 Minn. 163, 286 N.W. 235 (1939) 386

    Discussion 399

    TOPIC IV. UNCERTAINTY (2 Assignments) 403

    Assignment 1: Traditional Cases 403

    Cooper v. Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Inc., 27 Ohio St. 2d 242, 272 N.E.2d 97 (1971) 404

    Discussion 409

    Mange v. Unicorn Press, Inc., 129 F. Supp. 727 (S.D.N.Y. 1955) 411

    Discussion 413

    Locke v. United States, 283 F.2d 521 (Ct. Cl. 1960) 414

    Discussion 418

    Rideaux v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., 285 F. Supp. 153 (S.D. Tex. 1968) 419

    Discussion 421

    Assignment 2: Innovative Cases 423

    Summers v. Tice, 33 Cal. 2d 80, 199 P.2d 1 (1948) 423

    Discussion 427

    Sindell v. Abbott Laboratories, 26 Cal. 3d 588, 607 P.2d 924, 163 Cal. Rptr. 132 (1980) 429

    Discussion 436

    Problem 438

    Discussion 438

    APPENDIX A GLOSSARY OF TERMS 441

    APPENDIX B CITATION INFORMATION 447

    APPENDIX C ON THE LIGHTER SIDE 451

    Fisher v. Lowe, 122 Mich. App. 418, 333 N.W.2d 67 (1983) 451

    United States v. Satan and His Staff, 54 F.R.D. 282 (W.D. Pa. 1971) 452

    Cordas v. Peerless Transp. Co., 27 N.Y.S.2d 198 (City Ct., N.Y. County 1941) 453

     

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