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List of cases involving Lord Mansfield

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This list of cases involving Lord Mansfield includes his major reported legal judgments, particularly during the time that Lord Mansfield served as the Lord Chief Justice of the English Court of the King's Bench from 1756 to 1788. He made historical contributions to the common law, particularly in declaring slavery to be unlawful, and in elaborating essential principles of good faith in the law of contracts.

King's Bench

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1750s

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  • Robinson v Robinson (1756) 96 ER 999, Lord Mansfield's first case, holding a will effective if, even uncertainly, it does "manifest general intent"
  • Cooper v Chitty (1756) 1 Burr 36, trover and conversion
  • R v Richardson (1758) 97 ER 426, principles of representative accountability in companies

1760s

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1770s

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1780s

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See also

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Notes

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