Civil Procedure

By Stephen C. Yeazell and Joanna C Schwartz

Book Overview

This edition of the best-selling civil procedure casebook retains the flexible organization, manageable length, and accessible style that earned it the number one position in the field while incorporating a wealth of new material. Refined through years of classroom use, Yeazell's CIVIL PROCEDURE has been proven effective in explaining the procedural system and demonstrating its application in practice. Yeazell builds on the strengths that make the casebook so popular: the text is accessible to students, without being oversimplified. an overview of the system And The ways in which the Rules shape it. Designed for teachability, The book offers a clear organization, concisely edited cases chosen for their suitability for first-year students, and textual notes that introduce each section and highlight connections between class material and practical problems. Manageable length (just 1050 pages) allows coverage of complex material in a limited number of hours and lets instructors supplement with collateral readings without overloading students. Flexible structure allows instructors to teach topics in any order they prefer. Companion Statutory and Case Supplement contains necessary documents and is updated annually.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735512418
• ISBN13: 9780735512412
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Panel Pub
• Length: 1043 Pages
• Weight: 2.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.8" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful condition

This order was timely shipped and in incredible condition. I wish ordering was always this satisfying

Do not 12(b)6 my advice.

If you remotely understood the humor in my header than this book is fine for you. The truth is Civil Procedure is not exactly the stuff that made us want to be lawyers, but when we finish law school, who is going to forget Asahi, or Erie!, or World-Wide Volkswagen, or hmm... Gibbs! Yeazell has all the cases you need in here. I do think Semtek in the Erie section is odd because preclusion has not been introduced. And I think it is the odd placement, if you read the book linearly rather than jumped around, that makes some of the reviewers here hate this book. But this is one of the better books. Couple this sucker with Glannon and presto you will be screaming "There ain't no subject matter jurisdiction under 1331--it is all a lie!" In no time. Also, do yourself a favor and remember Kroger v. Owens Electric--it will come to bite you in the you know what if you don't.

Easy read

I had to get this book for civil proceedure class at law school. I had a copy of the 6th edition form a buddy but it was too different form the required 7th edition so I dropped the $90. School was selling them for $140 so get it here instead. I really wanted to save the $90 and use an older edition as I am doing in torts but the books were just too different and it was not worth it. If you need this book for next year or next semester you might want to wait and get a used copy. The book is very easy to read and the most similar to my undergrad textbooks.

A good casebook on all points.

This was my favorite casebook of my 1L classes. I have no complaints about it. Things I like: Plain English writing style, use of modern cases (Internet, etc.), extensive use of hypos as questions after cases, thought-provoking and difficult questions - many of them with answers or hints. If you can do these, you'll be prepared for whatever issues appear on exams.