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The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

This book goes on to discuss criminal law, torts, bails, possession and ownership, contracts, successions, and many other aspects of civil and criminal law.

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