University of Virginia Library

TABULAR OUTLINE OF COURSES.

[Asterisks indicate elective courses.—Lecture periods are one and a half hours
each.]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

FIRST YEAR
FIRST TERM.
Course No.		Periods per week	Total periods
1.	Study of Cases—Legal Bibliography—Brief Making— Statutes	2	26
	Professor Lile.
	(Tues. and Thurs., 12:30 to 2.)
	Cooley's Brief Making; Wambaugh's Study of Cases; the Professor's Printed Notes.
2.	Contracts	4	52
	Professor Graves.
	(Mon., Wed., Fri. and Sat., 11 to 12:30.)
	Clark on Contracts; Huffcut and Woodruff's Cases on Contracts; the Professor's Printed Notes.
3.	Criminal Law	2	26
	Professor Dobie.
	(Tues. and Thurs., 9:30 to 11.)
	Mikell's Cases on Criminal Law.
12.	Domestic Relations	2	26
	Professor Eager.
	(Wed. and Fri., 12:30 to 2.)
	Long on Domestic Relations.
4.	Forensic Debating	2	26
	Adjunct Professor Paul.
	(Section 1: Mon., and Fri., 9:30 to 11.)
	(Section 2: Mon., 12:30 to 2, and Wed., 9:30 to 11.)
	(Section 3: Tues. and Thurs., 11 to 12:30.)
SECOND TERM.
6.	Torts—including Master and Servant	4	40
	Professor Graves.
	(Mon., Wed., Fri. and Sat., 11 to 12:30.)
	Cooley on Torts; Chase's Cases on Torts; the Professor's Printed Notes; Burks' Printed Notes.
7.	Bailments and Carriers	3	30
	Professor Dobie.
	(Tues., Thurs. and Sat., 9:30 to 11.)
	Dobie on Bailments and Carriers; Dobie's Cases on Bailments and Carriers.
8.	Agency	2	20
	Professor Eager.
	(Tues. and Thurs., 12:30 to 2.)
	Mechem's Principles of Agency.
4a.	Forensic Debating	3	30
	Adjunct Professor Paul.
	(Section 4: Mon., Wed. and Fri., 9:30 to 11.)
	(Section 5: Mon., Wed. and Fri., 12:30 to 2.)
THIRD TERM.
9.	Negotiable Paper	2	20
	Professor Lile.
	(Tues. and Thurs., 12:30 to 2.)
	Bigelow on Bills, Notes and Cheques; the Professor's Printed Notes.
10.	International Law	2	20
	Professor Minor.
	(Tues. and Thurs., 9:30 to 11.)
	Davis' Elements of International Law.
11.	Sales	2	20
	Professor Dobie.
	(Wed. and Fri., 9:30 to 11.)
	Benjamin's (R. M.) Principles of Sales.
13.	Insurance	3	30
	Professor Eager.
	(Mon., Wed. and Fri., 12:30 to 2.)
	Vance on Insurance.
4b.	Forensic Debating	3	30
	Adjunct Professor Paul.
	(Section 6: Tues., Thurs. and Sat., 11 to 12:30.)
SECOND YEAR.
FIRST TERM.
14.	Equity Jurisprudence	4	52
	Professor Lile.
	(Mon., Wed., Fri. and Sat., 12:30 to 2.)
	Merwin's Principles of Equity; the Professor's Printed Notes.
15.	Common Law Pleading	2	26
	Professor Graves.
	(Tues. and Thurs., 11 to 12:30.)
	Burks on Pleading and Practice; the Professor's Printed Notes and Questions.
17.	Real Property (begun)	4	52
	Professor Minor.
	(Mon., Tues., Wed. and Fri., 9:30 to 11.)
	Minor on Real Property.
SECOND TERM.
18.	Private Corporations	4	40
	Professor Lile.
	(Mon., Wed., Fri. and Sat., 12:30 to 2.)
	Clark on Corporations; the Virginia Corporation Act; Wormser's Cases on Private Corporations.
19.	*Pleading in Virginia	2	20
	Professor Graves.
	(Tues. and Thurs., 11 to 12:30.)
	Burks on Pleading and Practice; the Professor's Printed Notes.
17a.	Real Property (concluded)	3	26
	Professor Minor.
	(Mon., Wed. and Fri., 9:30 to 11.)
	Minor on Real Property.
16.	Constitutional Law (begun)	3	4
	Professor Minor.
	(Mon., Wed. and Fri., 9:30 to 11.)
	Minor's Notes on Government; Black's Constitutional Law.
22.	*Code Pleading	2	20
	Professor Dobie.
	(Wed. and Fri., 12:30 to 2.)
	Bryant on Code Pleading.
20.	*Admiralty	2	20
	Professor Eager.
	(Tues. and Thurs., 9:30 to 11.)
	Hughes on Admiralty.
THIRD TERM.
21.	Practice at Law, including Extraordinary Remedies	3	30
	Professor Eager.
	(Tues. and Thurs., 11 to 12:30; Sat., 12:30 to 2.)
	Burks on Pleading and Practice; Graves' Printed Notes.
16a.	Constitutional Law (concluded)	4	40
	Professor Minor.
	(Mon., Wed., Fri. and Sat., 11 to 12:30.)
	Minor's Notes on Government; Black's Constitutional Law.
27.	Taxation	2	20
	Professor Dobie.
	(Tues. and Thurs., 12:30 to 2.)
	Goodnow's Cases on Taxation.
THIRD YEAR.
FIRST TERM.
25.	Criminal Procedure	2	26
	Professor Minor.
	(Thurs. and Sat., 9:30 to 11.)
	Beale on Criminal Pleading and Practice; the Professor's Printed Notes.
26.	Wills and Administration	2	26
	Professor Dobie.
	(Wed. and Fri., 12:30 to 2.)
	Costigan's Cases on Wills.
38	*Roman Law	2	26
	Professor Dobie.
	(Wed. and Fri., 9:30 to 11.)
	Morey's Outlines of Roman Law.
28.	Bankruptcy	2	26
	Professor Eager.
	(Mon., 11 to 12:30; Thurs., 12:30 to 2.)
	Remington on Bankruptcy (Students' Edition).
29.	Partnership	2	26
	Professor Eager.
	(Tues. and Sat., 12:30 to 2.)
	Mechem's Elements of Partnership.
SECOND TERM.
31.	Equity Procedure	2	20
	Professor Lile.
	(Tues. and Thurs., 12:30 to 2.)
	Lile's Equity Pleading and Practice.
32.	Conflict of Laws and Jurisdictions	3	30
	Professor Minor.
	(Tues. and Thurs., 9:30 to 11; Sat., 12:30 to 2.)
	Minor on the Conflict of Laws.
33.	Federal Jurisdiction and Procedure	3	30
	Professor Dobie.
	(Mon., Wed. and Fri., 12:30 to 2.)
	Hughes on Federal Procedure.
34.	*Damages	2	20
	Professor Eager.
	(Wed. and Sat., 9:30 to 11.)
	Hale on Damages.
THIRD TERM.
35.	Public Corporations	2	20
	Professor Lile.
	(Wed. and Fri., 12:30 to 2.)
	Macy's Cases on Municipal Corporations; the Professor's Printed Notes.
36.	Legal Ethics, Preparation of Cases, and Practice of the Law	2	20
	Professor Lile.
	(Mon. and Sat., 12:30 to 2.)
	Archer's Ethical Obligations of the Lawyer; the Code of Ethics of the American Bar Association; Parallel Reading—including Answers to Questions by the Committee of the New York County Bar Association on Professional Ethics; the Professor's Notes.
37.	Evidence	6	60
	Professor Graves.
	(Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri. and Sat., 9:30 to 11.)
	Greenleaf on Evidence (16th edition by Wigmore); Hughes' Illustrations of Evidence; the Professor's Printed Notes.

CONDENSED TABLE OF COURSES FOR THE SESSION OF 1917-18. (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.)

                                                                       

FIRST YEAR				SECOND YEAR				THIRD YEAR
First Term—September 15 to December 16—13 Weeks.[1]
	Prof. Lile	Periods per week	Total periods		Prof. Lile	Periods per week	Total periods		Prof. Minor	Periods per week	Total periods
1.	Study of Cases	2	26
	Legal Bibliography
	Brief Making
	Interp. Statutes							25.	Criminal Procedure	2	26
	Prof. Graves			14.	Equity Jurisprudence	4	52		Prof. Dobie
2.	Contracts	4	52		Prof. Graves			26.	Wills and Administration.	2	26
	Prof. Dobie			15.	Common Law Pleading	2	26	38.	[2] Roman Law	2	26
3.	Criminal Law	2	26		Prof. Minor				Prof. Eager
	Prof. Paul			17.	Real Property (begun)	4	52	28.	Bankruptcy	2	26
4.	Forensic Debating	2	26[3]					29.	Partnership	2	26
	Prof. Eager
12.	Domestic Relations	2	26
Second Term—January 2 to March 14—10 Weeks.[4]
					Prof. Lile
				18.	Private Corporations	4	40		Prof. Lile
	Prof. Graves				Prof. Graves			31.	Equity Procedure	2	20
6.	Torts, Including Master and Servant	4	40	19.	[5] Pleading in Virginia	2	20		Prof. Minor
					Prof. Minor			32.	Conflict of Laws	3	30
	Prof. Dobie			17a.	Real Property (concluded)	3	26		Prof. Dobie
7.	Bailments and Carriers	3	30	16.	Constitutional Law (begun)	3	4	33.	Federal Jurisdiction and Procedure	3	30
	Prof. Eager				Prof. Eager
8.	Agency	2	20	20.	[6] Admiralty	2	20		Prof. Eager
					Prof. Dobie			34.	[7] Damages	2	20
				22	[8] Code Pleading	2	20
Third Term—March 22 to May 31—10 Weeks.[9]
	Prof. Lile				Prof. Eager				Prof. Lile
9.	Negotiable Paper	2	20	21.	Practice at Law	3	30	35.	Public Corporations	2	20
	Prof. Minor				Prof. Minor			36.	Legal Ethics, Preparation of Cases and Practice of the Law	2	20
10.	International Law	2	20	16a.	Constitional Law (concluded)	4	40
	Prof. Dobie
11.	Sales	2	20		Prof. Dobie				Prof. Graves
	Prof. Eager
13.	Insurance	3	30	27.	Taxation	2	20	37.	Evidence	6	60

SCHEDULE OF LECTURES FOR THE SESSION OF 1917-18.
(SUBJECT TO SUCH ALTERATION AS THE FACULTY MAY DEEM NECESSARY.)

                         

FIRST TERM
Hours	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
9:30 to 11:00	Forens. Debating (i) Real Property	Criminal Law Real Property	Forens. Debat. (ii) Real Property Roman Law	Criminal Law Criminal Procedure	Forens. Debat. (i) Real Property Roman Law	Criminal Procedure
11:00 to 12:30	Contracts	Forens. Debat. (iii) Com. Law Plead.	Contracts	Forens. Debat. (iii) Com. Law Plead.	Contracts	Contracts
12:30 to 2:00	Forens. Debating (ii) Equity Jurisp. Bankruptcy	Brief Making Partnership	Domestic Rel. Equity Jurisp. Wills and Admin.	Brief Making Bankruptcy	Domestic Rel. Equity Jurisp. Wills and Admin.	Equity Jurisp. Partnership
SECOND TERM
9:30 to 11:00	Forens. Debating (iv) Real Property Constitutional Law	Bailments & Carriers Admiralty Conflict of Laws	Forens. Debat. (iv) Real Property Constitutional Law Damages	Bailments & Carriers Admiralty Conflict of Laws	Forens. Debat. (iv) Real Property Constitutional Law	Bailments & Carriers Damages
11:00 to 12:30	Torts	Virginia Pleading	Torts	Virginia Pleading	Torts	Torts
12:30 to 2:00	Forens. Debating (v) Private Corporations Fed. Jurisd. & Proced.	Agency Equity Procedure Code Pleading	Forens. Debat. (v) Private Corporations Fed. Jurisd. & Proced.	Agency Equity Procedure Code Pleading	Forens. Debat. (v) Private Corporations Fed. Jurisd. & Proced.	Private Corporations Conflict of Laws
THIRD TERM
9:30 to 11:00	Evidence	International Law Evidence	Sales Evidence	International Law Evidence	Sales Evidence	Evidence
11:00 to 12:30	Forens. Debating (vi) Constitutional Law	Practice at Law	Forens. Debat. (vi) Constitutional Law	Practice at Law	Forens. Debat. (vi) Constitutional Law	Constitutional Law
12:30 to 2:00	Legal Eth. & Pr. of L. Insurance	Negotiable Paper Taxation	Insurance Public Corporations	Negotiable Paper Taxation	Insurance Public Corporations	Legal Eth. & Pr. of L. Practice at Law