New-York tribune., 1874-04-14
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aTRYArrsB ON THR LAW OP CONTRACTS By JossPH
Joseph Chitty had already attained eminence
ns special pleader and writer upon international
law and criminal practice when his celebrated COM
mentaries the law of contracts appeared His fame
however reposes chiefly upon the latter work, and an
Indication Of the esteem IN which held by the pro-
sesson may derived from the fact that it has passed
through nine editions In England and the present the
eleventh which been issued in this country Not
withstandng the important works Of Story and Hiard
and the exhaustive. treatise OF Professor Parsons
Uhitty Contracts" retains its old popularity with
students bench and bar ana is still regarded high
authority. The original work contained in mod
Arate book three hundred pages. BY the intro
huction Of developments in the law,
the exposition OF new principles, and the
recent notifications OF many old doctrines, 1t has swollen
10 the proportions Of two volumes containing together
nearly the original number Of pages and ref
TO upwards OF ten thousand reported cases. The
characteristics which gave celebrity TO the first edition
prSsinent elearness with which it stated the
principles underlying the law Of nonsealed contracts
the accuracy with which It marked the limitations OF the
established doctrines and pernenoe and discrmi-
nation OF its citations. These qualities have been studi
pusly preserved by the present editor and maintained
also in the cOpous notes which annotate the text The
distinguishing feature Of "Chty" which is true Of the
present publication OF it's predecessors Is that 1t de-
dnoes rules and principles from the decisions, and
a. not q mere compilation OF cases, after the
fashion OF many recently prepared TEXTBOOKS
The functions of the latter system are more
properly performed by Dgeets hnuI however
important they may be, certainly the former plan has
marked merits, especially at q time when as now, con-
hictng decisions may found on almost every point
of law. The number Of volumes of reports lie already
something appalling and is increasing, II we include
tbe products Of the English press, at the rate OF nearly
or quite one hundred volumes year. 1t is impossible
that courts practitioners should be able TO make any
general or practical OF so vast number OF author
ities Besides, the law is administered by so
many tribunals possessing each independent jursdc-
top, is inevitable, perhaps, that confusion should
occur. We think with many interested in law reform,
that works prepared the plan Of that before us.
though they cannot check, capable Of doing much
70 retard the movement in that direction
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