Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-20
EDWARDS UN HAlLhlENIS-


A TREATISE oS THE LAW OF BaItMrsrs. ByTsrA
Edwards Counsellor at Law, Albany. GorI'
Banks & Co., AS Broadway New York; Barlsf
Gould n Co., IA Nassau Street 1885. lFlvn A.
Morris, Richmond, Va.
III thls work, Mr. Edwards has furnished the 'as1i
profession with valuable and comprehensive t.~t.
'se' on one OF the most Interesting branchg5 OF ia
Jaw. Materials for such work were abug!anf, ami
he has used them WE'LL Tn. decisions in ;h- se".rs,
States Of the Union have been laid ur!e. rout.sbr.
lion, and while discarding all AUTHORITIES oriyraf7z
in countries under the sway of civil law he bee cc.
cupied tho space thus secured much better Ivy coz
hning himself 10 common law sashorities In rhl~
mainly consists the difference between th. treatise
and the treatise of Justice Story npon the saue Sub.
ject-with this other material ingredient, that yi-
Edwards work being of later date, las broug; down
the summary of legal decisions 10 later periuJ.--
There is, perhaps, branch OF lega! gcgmye t,c~a
disputed about-none which has given more tfJug.s
to courts, and given more encouragement 30 roIr..
than this very law of bailments While he yrvui,
nent landmarks aud legal distinctions are 60 ae g.
hned that ayro may repeat thylu in lis m,uut-T rii,
hcatlons, and, az applied 10 every day pracari ae.
with choice selection of kuotty questions, 10 be
| solved, as auch questions sometimes are, by bold
'guesses At trth, to be unravelled us at others b
piihd adherence to so.cal!ed precedenis In ti's
| ol tacts, We han tie appearance OF any work ca,g.
lated to lessen the !abors OF the profession o t. he'd
light upon pathway strewn with t!irulis, and
perils-and, for this reason, while the theme as ogt
been untred, having already more than once engaged
the pens OF the best minds Of the profession We arc
gratited that this book of Mr.. Edwards has uccn
published. We most heartily adopt, Us our owa. iao
following extract in regard 10 the character aua con.
tents OF the volume from an article originally puh.,r.
| ed III the New York Commercial Advertiser aud sup.
posed to have been written by the legal editor o diet
journal:
A TREATISE ON THE LAW OF BAILWENlq.
BY ISAAC EUwARDs Counseor-at Law. NV
| York: Banks, Gould Il Co.
"lhe consideration Oi the law OF baments, ~ u
distinct part of English Jurisprudence is .ad tn tao
from the famous case of C02cs V. B"rA0rd, d,r.
by Lord Chief Justice Holt in the second year uf
reign OF Queen Anne. But the first systematic rtus
On the subject did not appear unit! nh"ut halt cen
tury afterward.
The tuc; must be admitted however, that 3aa
general degree OF learning among the member -! Iru
legal profession in this county, and perhaps ~ Ir.
land, IS not such us 10 warrant the belief that Lam
authorities are either O! much interest or oi u..
use to them, and Mr.. Edwards treasn Oh L.. lgw Of
Bailments being entirely drawn from ami ii.usfrt', i
by the decisions Of courts governed by the common
law, cannot fail 10 realize the author, hope ,AE &
will prove serviceabe aud accrptabr book. 10
has collected nearly fifteen hundred c:ls,s from .
English and American reports, aud arranged Iya
Us to form systematic body Of law, incorporate, ?
also The more practical portions Of 'hc tr,hise, 7
previous elementary writers, and adding var"' d.
Legislative enhctmenis and notes by wHyo app-u' =
THIS work 10 divided Into oibt shari"T5 ir....a,
first Of the general principles "c the law "f indie.
inents aud then succcssvcly deposits gra'ni.an.
commissions mandates, gratui;"us loans, pledges
or pawns, contracts for hire tha duie, aud ibI.t-s
Of inukeepers. aud the uhli.:a lions .. common
rcrs. These several heads are elaborated w,.h great
care, aud all the common-iaw lrurninE or III suh-
ject appears To have b.cu exhausted. We t:,ns ..-
volume will be gratefully received by tue bar - s.
work of inuch utility