Title Pierson v. Post, the hunt for the fox : Law and professionalization in American legal culture / Angela Fernandez

Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (354 pages) Series Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society Cambridge historical studies in American law and society. Contents Cover; Half-title page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; "The Foxe to the Huntesman"; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I The Literary History of Pierson; 1 Solemn Foolery; 2 Rabelaisian Play; Part II The Social History of Pierson; 3 Local Justice; 4 Lawyerization; 5 The Legal Fictions Needed for a State of Nature Debate; Part III The Intellectual History of Pierson; 6 The Reporter; 7 Mandarization; Conclusion; Appendix A Citation History; Appendix B Judgment Roll; Appendix C Jury Tax Table; Appendix D Sharpe v. Sabin Summary The 1805 New York foxhunting case Pierson v. Post has long been used in American property law classrooms to introduce law students to the concept of first possession by asking how one establishes possession of a wild animal. In this book, Professor Angela Fernandez retells the history of the famous fox case, from its origins as a squabble between two wealthy young men on the South Fork of Long Island through its appeal to the New York Supreme Court and entry into legal treatises, law school casebooks, and law journal articles, where it still occupies a central place. Professor Fernandez argues that the dissent is best understood as an example of legal solemn foolery. Yet it has been treated by legal professionals, the lawyers of its day, and subsequent legal academics in such a serious way, demonstrating how the solemn and the silly can occupy two sides of the same coin in American legal history Notes Print version record Subject Property -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century -- Cases Foxes -- Law and legislation -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century -- Cases Property -- United States -- Philosophy HISTORY -- Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) HISTORY -- North America. LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice. Property Property -- Philosophy New York (State) United States Genre/Form History Trials, litigation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781108340632 1108340636 9781139600163 1139600168

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