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John Tracy Atkyns
John Tracy Atkyns (died 1773) was an English barrister-at-law and compiler of the Atkyns' Reports. Biography Atkyns was the third son of John Tracy, of Stanway, Gloucestershire, and great-grandson of the third Viscount Tracy, of Toddington. His mother was a daughter of Sir Robert Atkyns, lord chief baron, and it was probably on account of the legal eminence of his grandfather that he adopted the name of Atkyns. He entered Lincoln's Inn in 1724, and was called to the bar in 1732. He had matriculated at New College, Oxford in 1724. In 1755 he was appointed cursitor baron of the exchequer. He had taken notes of the cases in the court of Chancery from Hilary term 1736 to Michaelmas term 1754, and he published condensed reports of them in three volumes (1765, 1667, 1668); a second edition appeared 1781/2, and a third, edited by Francis Williams Sanders, in 1794 (see Atkyns' Reports). In 1768 he made a codicil to his will under the name of Tracy. By his wife, whose name was Katherine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atkyns' Reports
Reports of Cases argued and determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the time of Lord Hardwicke, from 1737 to 1754 is the title of a collection of nominate reports, by John Tracy Atkyns, of cases decided by the Court of Chancery between approximately 1736 and 1755. For the purpose of citation their name may be abbreviated to "Atk". They are in three volumes. They are reprinted in volume 26 of the English Reports The English Reports is a collection of judgments of the higher English courts between 1220 and 1866. Overview The reports are a selection of most nominate reports of judgments of the higher English courts between 1220 and 1866.Glanville Williams, ....Index Chart issued for the English Reports, 1930, Stevens & Sons Ltd. (London), W. Green & Son, Ltd. (Edinburgh). Page 5. Authority and accuracy J. G. Marvin said: References *Atkyns, J T. Reports of Cases argued and determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the time of Lord Hardwicke, from 1737 to 1754. 3d ed. By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |