A Memoir of Benjamin Robbins Curtis, LL. D.
A Memoir of Benjamin Robbins Curtis, LL. D.

Author: George Ticknor Curtis

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781022200791

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This book is a tribute to the life and work of Benjamin Robbins Curtis, a prominent American lawyer and jurist. The authors provide a detailed biography of Curtis, including his early life, his education, and his legal career. The book also includes a selection of his professional and miscellaneous writings, giving readers a sense of his unique style and perspective. Anyone interested in American legal history will find this book to be a fascinating and insightful read. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A Memoir of Benjamin Robbins Curtis, LL.D.
A Memoir of Benjamin Robbins Curtis, LL.D.

Author: Benjamin Robbins Curtis

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Published: 2002

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781584772354

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Curtis, Benjamin R. A Memoir of Benjamin Robbins Curtis, LL.D. with some of his Professional and Miscellaneous Writings. Boston: Little Brown, and Company, 1879. Two volumes. Illustrated. Reprinted 2002 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN 1-58477-235-2. Cloth. $175. * Edited by his son of the same name [1855-1891], the first volume being a memoir by his brother, the author George Ticknor Curtis [1812-1894], the second containing selections from his writings. Benjamin Robbins Curtis [1809-1874], an eminent Massachusetts jurist, was appointed to the United States Supreme Court in 1851 where he achieved his greatest fame in 1857 by his dissenting opinion in the Dred Scott case. Curtis argued in a lengthy opinion that residence of a slave with his owner in free territory conferred freedom that the slave could vindicate on his return to slave territory. He claimed also that the Court could not try the case because a slave was not considered a citizen. After resigning his seat after a series of acrimonious disputes about the case with Chief Justice Taney, he achieved eminence as an attorney, one who was esteemed for his dignity, coolness, and clear, logical mind. Indeed, he was considered one of the leaders of the American Bar, arguing fifty-four cases before the Supreme Court and eighty before the supreme court of Massachusetts. The impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, in which he served as the president's leading counsel, was perhaps his finest hour. Many considered his opening statement for the defense to be his greatest forensic effort. The second volume consists of reprints of his articles and a selection of his addresses and judicial statements. See Dictionary of American Biography 610-611.