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Author Jarecke, George W., 1953-

Title Seeking civility : common courtesy and the common law / George W. Jarecke and Nancy K. Plant.

Publication Info. Boston : Northeastern University Press, [2003]
©2003

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 Moore Stacks  K184 .J365 2003    Available  ---
Description x, 200 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-191) and index.
Contents Keep your hands to yourself : assault and battery -- Keep your hands to yourself II : civility between the sexes -- Trespasses to property : a man's home is his castle -- Nuisance : trespass's messier companion -- Stevens v. Hay, etc.: how bad things can get -- Outrageous! the intentional infliction of severe emotional distress -- Sticks and stones can break your bones : verbal abuse -- Badgering : by telephone, on the street, and by computer chip -- Nasty words : blasphemy, obscenity, and cursing -- Gossip gone bad : defamation -- Incivility incarnate : litigation -- Revenge by litigation : wrongful civil proceedings.
Subject Law -- United States -- Anecdotes.
Law.
United States.
Genre/Form Anecdotes.
Subject Right and wrong.
Right and wrong.
Law and ethics.
Law and ethics.
Civil society.
Civil society.
Law.
Genre/Form Anecdotes.
Added Author Plant, Nancy K., 1960-
ISBN 1555535763 cloth alkaline paper