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1831 - He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on the 18th of December.
1851 - He graduated from New York University.
1852 - He was admitted to the bar and became a partner in the legal firm Abbott Bros., a firm he stayed with through 1870.
1854 - He married Ella E. D. Gilman.
1865 - He assisted commissioners in preparing the codes of New York.
1881 - He took the case against Guiteau and won. The case was one of the first highly publicized uses of the insanity defense in the United States. He would later become the dean of the law school at New York University, and the professor of pleading, equity, and evidence there as well.
1896 - Died on the 19th of April.
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Brief for the argument of questions arising upon the pleadings: On the trial of issues of law or fact in civil actions at law, in equity, and under the new procedure by Austin Abbott (Unknown Binding - Jan 1, 1970) |
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A brief for the trial of civil issues before a jury by Austin Abbott (Unknown Binding - Jul 9, 2008) |
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Abbott's cyclopedic digest of all the decisions of all the courts of New York: First supplement ... embracing the period from Jan'y 1, 1900 to Jan'y 1, 1905 by Austin Abbott (Unknown Binding - Jul 9, 2008) |
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Trial Evidence V1 Part 2: The Rules Of Evidence Applicable On The Trial Of Civil Actions (1918) by Austin Abbott (Paperback - Feb 21, 2008) Including Both Causes Of Action And Defenses At Common Law, In Equity And Under The Codes Of Procedure... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Abbott on facts by Austin Abbott (Unknown Binding - Jul 9, 2008) |
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Reports of practice cases, determined in the courts of the state of New York by Austin Abbott (Unknown Binding - Jan 1, 1970) |
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