by Toni M. Fine Anderson Publishing, a member of the LexisNexis Group 1997 CHAPTER I: BASIC CONCEPTS OF AMERICAN JURISPRUDENCE A. Summary of Basic American Legal Principles What follows are some of the fundamental principles that comprise ...

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