2014 Reprint of the original The Ad Press Ltd edition of 1938
A collection of notable opinions by the great judge in the areas of civil rights, crime, contractual relations, injuries, estates, labor and social matters, and international relations.
Cardozo's opinions bear the mark of careful preparation, of patient and laborious research, of a profound understanding of legal principles and their present ethical, social and economic setting.
Each opinion is accompanied by an introduction that explains the background and legal substance of the case. Benjamin Cardozo [1870-1938] an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, was one of the most influential American jurists of the twentieth century