Author:Christopher Columbus Langdell

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Christopher Columbus Langdell (1826–1906)

An American law professor and dean of the Harvard Law School, credited as the inventor of the “case system” of instruction now used throughout the legal academy.

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Christopher Columbus Langdell

Works

• A Brief Survey of Equity Jurisdiction
  • Part 1, 1 Harvard Law Review 55 (1887).
  • Part 2, 1 Harvard Law Review 111 (1887).
  • Part 3, 1 Harvard Law Review 355 (1888).
  • …
• Classification of Rights and Wrongs
  • Part 1, 13 Harvard Law Review 537 (1900).

Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.