The Great Murdering-Heir Case: A Biography of Riggs V. Palmer - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:State University of New York PressISBN-13:9781438496351ISBN-10:1438496354UPC:9781438496351Book Category:History, LawBook Subcategory:United States, Legal HistoryBook Topic:State & Local, 19th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.52 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCVWAF86V1
In 1882, Elmer Palmer was convicted of poisoning his grandfather Francis in rural northern New York State. In a famous decision in 1889, the New York Court of Appeals denied Elmer the right to inherit from Francis, even though the statute governing wills seemed to entitle him to the legacy. Twentieth-century commentators have treated Riggs v. Palmer as a model of the judicial craft and a key to...
Language:EnglishPublisher:State University of New York PressISBN-13:9781438496351ISBN-10:1438496354UPC:9781438496351Book Category:History, LawBook Subcategory:United States, Legal HistoryBook Topic:State & Local, 19th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.52 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCVWAF86V1
William B. Meyer is Associate Professor of Geography at Colgate University. He is the author of Americans and Their Weather: A History, among other books.
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