More Civil Wrongs: Personal Injury Litigation, 1901-1910

Friedman, Lawrence M.; Russell, Thomas D.

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More Civil Wrongs: Personal Injury Litigation, 1901-1910

American Journal of Legal History, Vol. 34, p. 295, July 1990

20 Pages Posted: 2 Apr 2010 Last revised: 6 Aug 2020

See all articles by Lawrence M. Friedman

Thomas D. Russell

University of Denver Sturm College of Law; University of Florida Levin College of Law

Date Written: July 1, 1990

Abstract

This article presents empirical data concerning trial-court, tort litigation in Alameda County, California from 1901-1910. The data analyze the entire universe of trial-court litigation during this decade and are NOT a sample.

Keywords: Torts, Litigation, Streetcars, Empirical, Empiricism, Hurst, Trial Courts, Archival, Streetcars, Trolleys, Rail, Personal Injury, Lawyers, Courts, Oakland, Berkeley, Ambulance chasing, damages, settlement, verdict, jury, risk, danger, automobiles,

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Friedman, Lawrence M. and Russell, Thomas David, More Civil Wrongs: Personal Injury Litigation, 1901-1910 (July 1, 1990). American Journal of Legal History, Vol. 34, p. 295, July 1990, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1581692