ON ATTORNEYS AT LAW BY EDWARD M. THORNTON In Two Volumes VOLUME I NORTHPORT, LONG ISLAND, N. Y. T FOREWORD HIS is a posthumous work. The author, Mr. Edward M. was one which attracted him, and if he had lived to see the work through the press, his prefatory comments on the undertaking and the law as developed by the decisions would have proved a substantial addition to the book. Mr. Thornton's style as shown by these pages is clear and condensed. His mind quickly grasped the points determined by the authorities. Analytical and logical arrangement came to him naturally. He was possessed of great industry, and was determined to devote himself to the books of his profession. Had he lived the literature of the law would have been enriched by other valuable contributions from the pen of this sound lawyer. The final chapter dealing with suspension and disbarment was revised and completed by Mr. Hiram Thomas of the New York bar. Mr. Thomas brought to this task a special fitness acquired by a long association with the work of the committee on discipline of the New York County Lawyers Association. The publishers are indebted to Mr. Walter A. Shoemaker for making a collection of the very recent cases and attending to the appropriate distribution of them throughout the author's manuscript. The index was prepared by Mr. H. Noyes Greene. THE PUBLISHERS. |