Civil Procedure (Hornbook Series) [Hardcover]

Jack H. Friedenthal (Author), Mary Kay Kane (Author), Arthur R. Miller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1993 | Series: Hornbook Series

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 880 pages
• Publisher: West Group; 2nd edition (February 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0314013067
• ISBN-13: 978-0314013064
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.8 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,236,298 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful and reliable, May 14, 2001

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John S. Ryan "Scott Ryan" (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Civil Procedure (Hornbook Series) (Hardcover)

The "book description" above belongs to a different book: this hornbook is not part of the "Black Letter Series," its author is not Professor Clermont, and it doesn't come with a handy computer disk.

It is, however, an extremely helpful hornbook to have and use during your first-year course on Civil Procedure. If you're a One-L, buy this early and use it often; it'll go with pretty much whatever casebook you happen to be using (mine was Yeazell). It's extremely well-designed and its discussions are clear and sound.

If you're looking around in order to decide whether you need a hornbook at all, the answer is: yes, you probably do. There may be students who can squeeze a profitable education out of the "casebook" approach, but I'm not one of them and you probably aren't either.

During your first semester, it will be tempting to spend a lot of time briefing cases. Don't let me talk you out of doing so, or you'll be really mad at me the first time you get called on unprepared. But you'll probably be better off spending a little less time briefing and a little more time reading this hornbook first.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Arizona State Law Student, August 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Civil Procedure (Hornbook Series) (Hardcover)

This is the most helpful study aid available for Civil Procedure! The text is very easy to understand and it is orgainized to follow the progression of the law school course. The authors do an excellent job of explaining the development of personal jurisdiction and subject matter jurisdiction to the present day. It also does a fine job of explaining the federal rules (and includes an index of each FRCP and where it is cited).

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent source for information to supplement a casebook, May 4, 2000

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Chitown Reader (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Civil Procedure (Hornbook Series) (Hardcover)

This is another in the long line of hornbooks from West publishing. It is an excellent source to supplement and even embellish the law of Civil Procedure contained in whichever casebook you are using. Since most Civil Procedure courses are a year long, I would strongly recommend investing in this hornbook, it is very handy to have when outlining and preparing for finals.