A fractional case
To understand the records, understand the law The Legal Genealogist is looking back over Alabama court cases in anticipation of this weekend’s 2019 Alabama Genealogical Society seminar at Samford University. And there’s still not much to beat 1/4 of 1/8 of...Biddy’s bookends
From slavery to major landowner Hers is an amazing story. No matter how you look at it, the life of Bridget “Biddy” Mason is simply astonishing. The bookends of her life set the stage: she was born into slavery in the Deep South in 1818; she died as a prominent...The difference in the laws
What that book really contains So The Legal Genealogist continues the task of poking around in old Arizona statutes in anticipation of Saturday’s 2019 Seminar of the West Valley Genealogical Society. I know, I know… it’s a tough job leaving the east...The defense of coverture
He told me to… There’s a concept in the law called duress. It’s defined as “unlawful constraint exercised upon a man whereby he is forced to do some act against his will.”1 And it was very much on the minds of the very first lawmakers in what was...2019 alphabet soup: E is really for …
The language of the law. Part Latin, part Greek, part law French, even part Anglo-Saxon. And all confusing. The Legal Genealogist hates to admit it but… Sometimes things other than genealogy have to be dealt with in life. I know, I know, it’s hard to...Meanwhile, in Scotland…
Back to the language of the law It’s one of those great moments in the movies — when a bit of dialogue is uttered and everybody knows it’s going to be heard over and over and over again. It was in the film Princess Bride. And the bit of dialogue,...In response…
… to those terms for unmarried folks Boy, have there been a lot of responses to Monday’s post about the terms “spinster” for a never-married woman and “bachelor” for a never married man. Some of those responses taught The Legal Genealogist a thing or two...Equality in terms
… at least in the law … It has always been one of The Legal Genealogist’s pet peeves. Males, pretty much regardless of age, always have the honorific Mister, abbreviated Mr. Yeah, yeah, I know that boys were once called Master, and it’s even...2019 alphabet soup: D is for…
The language of the law. Part Latin, part Anglo-Saxon, all confusing. Yes, SLIG is over. No, SLIG isn’t over. Both statements are true. Last week was the full 2019 Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy — 14 classes going on side by side with hundreds of...Subscribe by Email
