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Law School.
XIV.—COMMON AND STATUTE LAW.
PROFESSOR MINOR.
XV.—CIVIL, CONSTITUTIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
LAW, Etc.
PROFESSOR HOLCOMBE.
The object in this school is to acquaint the student familiarly
and practically with the principles of his profession. With this
view, instruction (which is designed to be as thorough as possible)
is given partly through text-books and daily examinations upon
the subjects taught; partly by comments intended to supply
what is deficient and explain what is obscure in the text, and
partly also by independent lectures.
A Moot-Court is instituted in connection with the school, upon
a plan which experience has shown to be well calculated to perfect
the student in the details of practice. Under the immediate
superintendence of the Professors, he is required to pronounce
opinions upon supposed cases; to devise and to institute remedies,
by suit or otherwise; to conduct suits at law and in chancery,
from their inception, through all their stages; to draw wills, conveyances
of the functions of a practising lawyer.
The school forms two Departments, each of which is divided
into two classes, and the course of study therein is as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMON AND STATUTE LAW.
PROFESSOR MINOR.
Junior Class.—Blackstone's Commentaries, Chitty on Contracts.
Senior Class.—Stephen on Pleading, Lomax's Digest of the
Law of Real Property, Law of Executors, &c.
For Reference.—Virginia Code of 1849, Gordon's Digest of
United States Statutes.
DEPARTMENT OF EQUITY, MERCANTILE, INTERNATIONAL AND
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, AND GOVERNMENT, ETC.
PROFESSOR HOLCOMBE.
Junior Class.—Lectures on Government, Federalist, Duer's
Outlines of the Constitution, Madison's Report 1799, Polson's
Law of Nations, Select Chapters of Vattel's Law of Nations.
Senior Class.—Smith's Mercantile Law, Greenleaf's Evidence,
Barton's Suit in Equity, Adams's Equity.
The degree of Bachelor of Laws is conferred upon those who,
upon examination, manifest a familiar acquaintance with the
subjects taught in all the classes; and to those who exhibit a
competent knowledge of International and Constitutional Law
and of the science of Government, a certificate of proficiency is
awarded.
☞ All the books required can be procured at the book stores
near the University on reasonable terms.
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