Before and at Trial - What Should Be Done by Counsel, Solicitor and Client

Originally published in 1890. PREFACE: A case may be lost in court, but it is generally won before trial. The solicitor who does the greater part of the work and takes all the responsibility shares very little of the credit for success. I have not attempted to write a book of errors or a book of wisdom. Both efforts would be presumptuous; but it has often occurred to me that there are shallows which young practitioners would do well to avoid, if haply they may keep the keel of their boats in its "native element," and if some of these can be indicated, no possible harm can be done, and some little benefit may accrue...... This early works is a comprehensive and informative look at the subject with much of the information appealing to historians and any one interested in early law. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, mo