Civil Procedure, Sixth Edition (Casebook Series) [Hardcover]

Stephen C. Yeazell (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0735545111 | ISBN-13: 978-0735545113 | Publication Date: May 2004 | Edition: 6

This book is case law on criminal procedure. The book has problems and outlines of every section. It is a very easy book to read and helps with the understanding of civil procedure. Good for first year law students.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 857 pages
• Publisher: Aspen Publishers; 6 edition (May 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735545111
• ISBN-13: 978-0735545113
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.4 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #871,611 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but limited utility., May 20, 2010

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Dan C - See all my reviews

This review is from: Civil Procedure, Seventh Edition (Hardcover)

I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand it is pretty good for teaching the basics of civil procedure. If that's what you're planning on doing, buy with confidence. On the other hand, if you are hoping to use this as body armor or some sort of fortification you will be disappointed. I can say without reservation that this book will completely fail to stop even 9mm rounds. They went clear through. Predictably, it did even worse against 7.62 NATO rounds. To summarize this book can teach you civ pro but will be of little use in a post-apocalyptic survival scenario.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Most Confusing Casebook that I used as a 1L, July 29, 2007

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Wrench (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Civil Procedure, Sixth Edition (Casebook Series) (Hardcover)

Yeazell's casebook gets off to a good start with a very well written intro, but after that it is obvious that the first chapter was the only chapter in the book that Yeazell put any effort into. As other reviewers have stated the cases have been edited quite poorly, the Erie doctrine section confuses, more than it helps and the overall flow of the textbook is poor. Also the note sections, which usually serve to help students make sense of the case that was just read, are more often than not filed with unhelpful questions with no guidance on how to answer them or what the answer would be.

I ended up buying the Hornbook by West and that easily became the text that I used (along with the Fed Rules book) to understand Civ Pro.

I fell sorry for you if you have to use this book.

*Note review is for the 6th edition.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Necessary Evil, August 14, 2001

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Denise "clevegal42" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Civil Procedure (Law school casebook series) (Hardcover)

When you first pick up the book, you feel exhilirated that you, too will be learning all about Civil Procedure. The case in the introduction is fun, but it is all down hill from there. The cases are important cases, but the editing took out parts of the opinions that should be there so you can understand the rest of the opinion (I could mention Erie, but nobody understands that on a good day either...). It is a necessary evil that we mut struggle through in our attempts at world domination...I mean our attempts to become lawyers...