Proceedings Of The Westmoreland Law Association August 20, 1926

By Paul Hugus Gaither

One summer day in 1926, a county bar spoke in its own voice. That voice still echoes today. Proceedings Of The Westmoreland Law Association August 20, 1926, curated by Paul Hugus Gaither, preserves a formal legal proceedings transcript from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, at a moment when early twentieth century jurisprudence was rapidly evolving. In these bar association minutes, the inner life of a local legal community emerges with clarity: practitioners reflecting on professional duties, the courts they served, and the standards by which justice in 1920s American law was measured. As a historical legal document collection, it offers a precise, contemporaneous record that anchors county bar association history firmly within the wider currents of Pennsylvania legal history and a compact US legal history book in primary-source form. For readers fascinated by a historical court records book and the working culture of the law, this volume is both a reference for legal historians and a practical resource for law researchers tracing people, practices, and institutions in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Its sober prose conveys the day-to-day reality of legal practice far from the appellate headlines, illuminating how national doctrines were lived out in local courts. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, suitable for scholars, local historians, and classic-law collectors seeking an authentic voice from the American bar.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354446604
• ISBN13: 9789354446603
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"