A. Lincoln, Prairie LawyerAuthor makes use of the Herndon-Weik Papers, first opened to the public in 1942, and of the Robert Todd Lincoln Collection, which was not accessible until 1947, in the biography of Abraham Lincoln as a lawyer. |
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Page 105
... client ] , " and not " Lincoln & Herndon . " Herndon had his own loyal clientele , who dealt with him , and him alone . Almost with- out exception , the pleadings involving a case of a particular client are all in the handwriting of the ...
... client ] , " and not " Lincoln & Herndon . " Herndon had his own loyal clientele , who dealt with him , and him alone . Almost with- out exception , the pleadings involving a case of a particular client are all in the handwriting of the ...
Page 125
... client's just claim.13 The case went to the jury on what amounted to an agreed state of facts . In his summation Lincoln argued that the Snow brothers had received full value for the note , and that in pleading " the baby act " they had ...
... client's just claim.13 The case went to the jury on what amounted to an agreed state of facts . In his summation Lincoln argued that the Snow brothers had received full value for the note , and that in pleading " the baby act " they had ...
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... client . This nonsense should get short shrift , for the claim not only has no basis in known fact , but controverts everything that is known of him . It is part of the understanding of Lincoln the lawyer to realize that , for all his ...
... client . This nonsense should get short shrift , for the claim not only has no basis in known fact , but controverts everything that is known of him . It is part of the understanding of Lincoln the lawyer to realize that , for all his ...
Contents
Early Contacts | 3 |
The Shape of Things to Come | 21 |
Stuart Lincoln | 35 |
Copyright | |
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