Law, Debt, and Merchant Power
The Civil Courts of Eighteenth-Century Halifax
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Legal History, History, Americas, Canada
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781487512316 | |
| Publisher: | University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division | Publication: | October 27, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781487512316 |
| Publisher: | University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division |
| Publication: | October 27, 2016 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
In the early history of Halifax (1749-1766), debt litigation was extremely common. People from all classes frequently used litigation and its use in private matters was higher than almost all places in the British Empire in the 18th century.
In Law, Debt, and Merchant Power, JamesMuir offers an extensive analysis of the civil cases of the time as well as the reasons behind their frequency. Muir’s lively and detailed account of the individuals involved in litigation reveals a paradoxical society where debtors were also debt-collectors. Law, Debt, and Merchant Power demonstrates how important the law was for people in their business affairs and how they shaped it for their own ends.
In the early history of Halifax (1749-1766), debt litigation was extremely common. People from all classes frequently used litigation and its use in private matters was higher than almost all places in the British Empire in the 18th century.
In Law, Debt, and Merchant Power, JamesMuir offers an extensive analysis of the civil cases of the time as well as the reasons behind their frequency. Muir’s lively and detailed account of the individuals involved in litigation reveals a paradoxical society where debtors were also debt-collectors. Law, Debt, and Merchant Power demonstrates how important the law was for people in their business affairs and how they shaped it for their own ends.
