John Chipman Gray: The Harvard Brahmin of Property Law
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (845 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594603987 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 334 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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John Chipman Gray, Harvard Law School, and Property Law This is the first book-length study of John Chipman Gray (1839-1915), co-founder of Ropes & Gray, Harvard Law School Professor, and a highly-influential architect of American real property law, especially the Rule against Perpetuities. This is really two books in one: a concise biography of Gray and a look at some of the key property concepts which he infuenced. It is quite an interesting study from a number of perspectives. F
Professor Gray was not just a law professor and scholar extraordinaire, but also a founding member of one of the most prestigious law firms of the country - Ropes & Gray - as well as a quintessential Brahmin. He was also directly involved in the Civil War and a half brother of Justice Horace Gray, Jr. It was only a matter of time before the academy agreed to provide some revision to lessen the harshness of Gray's RAP by action of the American Institute of Law and then later by the National Conference of Commissioners. He was without doubt one of the Giants of the Harvard Law School during the period when the metaphysical structure of the traditional modern American law school were designed and implemented. The personal experiences and the cultural influences on Professor Gray greatly shaped his perception of the role and function of law in society. The impact of his scholarly effort continues today from and through the prism of his defining scholarship on the historical origin of the so-called enigmatic Rule against Perpetuities (RAP). All of these factors led the author into the study of the life a
Gerald Moran is a professor at Florida Coastal School of Law.
Moran's biographical essay succeeds in capturing the relationship between John Chipman Gray's life experiences and his most notable contributions to property law the Rule Against Perpetuities. --The Law and Politics Book Review . Individuals seeking either a comprehensive discussion of the RAP or an understanding of John Chipman Gray will benefit from this work