The University of Virginia record January 1, 1917 | ||
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OUTLINE OF COURSES.
The course, as outlined below, contemplates an average of ten lecture
periods (or 15 hours) per week.
Each session is divided into three terms. See table, p. 16.
Written examinations are held during the final week of each term, on
the subjects completed during the term, with the exception of the examination
in Forensic Debating, which is held at the end of the session. See
Schedule of Examinations, p. 18.
The following outline indicates the extent of the courses offered.
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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