Author: Publisher:
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Category : Corporation law
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
The Railway and Corporation Law Journal
Author: The Railway and Corporation Law Journal
Author: The Central Law Journal
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Vols. 64-96 include "Central law journal's international law list".
Report
Author: United States. Industrial CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1278
Book Description
Albany Law Journal
Author: Report
Author: Michigan State LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1508
Book Description
Reports of the Industrial Commission ...
Author: United States. Industrial CommissionPublisher:
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Category : Industries
Languages : en
Pages : 1266
Book Description
The Law Journal
Author: Upper Canada Law Journal
Author: James PattonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Includes section "Book reviews."
Lawyering for the Railroad
Author: William G. Thomas IIIPublisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 9780807125045
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Lawyering for the Railroad provides the first full account of railroad monopoly power, tracing its sources and effects in the southern political economy. Issues touching on railroad development were major components of politics in the days of both Populism and Progressivism, and railroad attorneys -- often in their role as lobbyists -- were always in the middle of the action. They distributed free passes to legislators, retained the best counsel for their clients, laid out the legal agreements to form monopolies, and instituted practices to ensure quick and favorable settlements for the railroads. In this intriguing work, William G. Thomas introduces the southern attorneys who represented railroads between 1880 and 1916, closely examining their role in the political economy of the South during the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era, a period in which the region experienced sharp change, explosive growth, and heated political contests. Thomas tells his fascinating story with legal department records from some of the largest interstate railroad companies in the South. With the help of these records, he demonstrates how the railroads tried to use the law and the legal process to mold the southern political economy to their ends and what kind of opposition they faced. Standing at the crossroads of business, law, and politics, Lawyering for the Railroad gives context, depth, and specificity to what have been cursory glimpses into the shady world of corporate power in the Gilded Age. From small-town lawyers to big-city firms, the story of the railroad attorneys brings into focus the many ways the interstate railroad transformed the South.