Excerpt from Reports of Cases Ruled and Determined at Nisi Prius, in the Court of Common Pleas, and on the Northern Circuit, Vol. 1: From the Sittings After Trinity Term, 55 Geo. III., 1815, to the Sittings After Michaelmas Term, 58 Geo. III., 1817, Both Inclusive In the present state both of our Law and Commerce, the Writer deems it unnecessary to say any thing of the importance of the decisions of Mei Prius to the profession and the country. They are, in fact, the law of trade and commerce as seen in the practice of the Courts. The whole commercial dealings of the country are herein brought before the Courts, and discussed in the first instance. The [aw is explained and administered by Judges who, without departing from its necessary certainty, have extended prin ciples so as to embrace the new forms of commerce. The law learning of a former age ran in the channel of real property. The changing circumstances of the times have introduced another equally powerful source, and extensive object, of national wealth and dealing. The law has na cessarily followed this change. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.