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Seeking civility : common courtesy and the common law

Title
Seeking civility : common courtesy and the common law / George W. Jarecke and Nancy K. Plant.
Author
Jarecke, George W., 1953-
Publication
Boston : Northeastern University Press, c2003.

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Additional Authors
Plant, Nancy K., 1960-
Description
x, 200 p.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Law > United States > Anecdotes
  • Right and wrong
  • Law and ethics
  • Civil society
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-191) and index.
Contents
Keep your hands to yourself: assault and battery -- Keep your hands to yourself II: civility between the sexes -- Trespasses to property: a man's home is his castle -- Nuisance: trespass's messier companion -- Stevens v. Hay, etc.: how bad things can get -- Outrageous! the intentional infliction of severe emotional distress -- Sticks and stones can break your bones: verbal abuse -- Badgering: by telephone, on the street, and by computer chip -- Nasty words: blasphemy, obscenity, and cursing -- Gossip gone bad: defamation -- Incivility incarnate: litigation -- Revenge by litigation: wrongful civil proceedings.
Call Number
JFE 04-1381
ISBN
1555535763 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2003005457
OCLC
51838565
Author
Jarecke, George W., 1953-
Title
Seeking civility : common courtesy and the common law / George W. Jarecke and Nancy K. Plant.
Imprint
Boston : Northeastern University Press, c2003.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-191) and index.
Added Author
Plant, Nancy K., 1960-
Research Call Number
JFE 04-1381
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