CHAPTER 4 The day’s assignment called for a lengthy reading from a treatise on the subject of torts. Compared to property law, Camden found this topic to be considerably more interesting. In fact, he was engrossed in the facts of a case involving a duck pond and a neighbor firing off his muskets. He was just reading the line from Chief Justice Holt--“in short, that which is the true reason for this action is not brought to recover damage for the loss of the fowl, but for the disturbance”-- when a knock came at the front door. Both Mary and Mr. Randolph were away, so he set down his book and went to answer it.
Defying Conventions (Part IV)
Defying Conventions (Part IV)
Defying Conventions (Part IV)
CHAPTER 4 The day’s assignment called for a lengthy reading from a treatise on the subject of torts. Compared to property law, Camden found this topic to be considerably more interesting. In fact, he was engrossed in the facts of a case involving a duck pond and a neighbor firing off his muskets. He was just reading the line from Chief Justice Holt--“in short, that which is the true reason for this action is not brought to recover damage for the loss of the fowl, but for the disturbance”-- when a knock came at the front door. Both Mary and Mr. Randolph were away, so he set down his book and went to answer it.