Law's strangest cases
Subtitle: extraordinary but true stories from over five centuries of legal history
By: Peter Seddon
Series: Strangest series; Strangest
Publisher: Portico
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781910232897
Subjects: Cases; Law; Popular works; Criminal law
Description: LEGAL HISTORY. A rollicking collection of barely believable stories from five centuries of legal history - you'll be gripped by these tales of murder, intrigue, crime, punishment and the pursuit of justice. Meet the only dead parrot ever to give evidence in a court of law, the doctor with the worst bedside manner of all time, the murderess who collected money from her mummified victim for 21 years, and explore one of the most indigestible dilemmas - if you'd been shipwrecked 2,000 miles from home, would you have eaten Parker the cabin boy? The tales within these pages are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious and, most importantly, true. Revised, redesigned and updated for a new generation of legal eagles, this book is the perfect gift for lawyers, armchair detectives and true crime afficionados everywhere.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.