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Page 493
... common law followed a separate development , even be- fore the American Revolution , and rejected a number of specific English practices . After the Revolution a movement arose to replace com- mon - law procedures by legislation ...
... common law followed a separate development , even be- fore the American Revolution , and rejected a number of specific English practices . After the Revolution a movement arose to replace com- mon - law procedures by legislation ...
Page 494
Common Pleas , Court of 494 minister , in accordance with a practice intro- duced by John Calvin . In the 17th century the Stuart kings attempted to adapt Scottish church life to English ways . When Charles I tried to force a new ...
Common Pleas , Court of 494 minister , in accordance with a practice intro- duced by John Calvin . In the 17th century the Stuart kings attempted to adapt Scottish church life to English ways . When Charles I tried to force a new ...
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... common law . Since that time , a lo- cal custom outside of common law has been considered valid if it : ( 1 ) has been practiced peaceably and continuously from time im- memorial - in practice , as long as living testi- mony can recall ...
... common law . Since that time , a lo- cal custom outside of common law has been considered valid if it : ( 1 ) has been practiced peaceably and continuously from time im- memorial - in practice , as long as living testi- mony can recall ...
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