Article: 1850-1877: Law and Justice: Chronology

1850-1877: Law and Justice: Chronology

IMPORTANT EVENTS OF 1850-1877

IMPORTANT EVENTS OF 1850-1877

1850

  • Michigan and Pennsylvania switch from appointed to elected supreme courts.
  • In Brown v. Kendall Chief Justice Lemuel Shaw of the Massachusetts Supreme Court sets forth the principle that liability for injuries caused in an accident will result only if the defendant failed to exercise reasonable care.
  • 30 Aug . Following a well-publicized trial, Harvard professor John Webster is executed in Boston for the murder of Dr. George Parkman.
  • 18 Sept . President Millard Fillmore signs the Fugitive Slave Act.
  • 22 Oct . The Chicago City Council passes a resolution nullifying the Fugitive ...

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