Laurence Howard Eldredge (March 18, 1902 – July 17, 1982) was a lawyer, educator and author. His specialty was the law of
torts
A tort is a civil wrong that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act. Tort law can be contrasted with criminal law, which deals with criminal wrongs that are punishable ...
.
Early life and education
Eldredge was born in Cold Spring, Cape May County, New Jersey on March 18, 1902 to Irvin H. and Mary Louise (Benton) Eldridge. He received a Bachelor of Science from
Lafayette College
Lafayette College is a private liberal arts college in Easton, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter and other citizens in Easton, the college first held classes in 1832. The founders voted to name the college after General Laf ...
in 1924 and a Bachelor of Laws from the
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...
in 1927. In 1970, he completed a Doctor of Letters.
Career
Eldredge was a reporter for the
Public Ledger in Philadelphia from 1924-25 and then a writer of syndicated news articles. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1927 and worked as an associated with Montgomery and McCracken until 1938. He was a member of the firm Norris, Lex, Hart & Eldredge from 1944 to 1956.
Eldredge was a Professor of Law at
Temple University
Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then called Ba ...
from 1928-33 and an Adjunct Professor from 1947-52. He was Special Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania from 1948 to 1949.
During the 1970s Eldridge taught torts at Hastings College of Law in San Francisco as a member of that school's 65 Club consisting of professors who were past retirement age and unable to teach elsewhere.
Bibliography
* Eldredge on Modern Tort Problems, 1941
* Pennsylvania Annotations to Restatement, Torts, Vols. I and II, 1938
* Trials of a Philadelphia Lawyer, 1968
* The Law of Defamation, 1978.
* Revising reporter, Restatement of the Law of Torts, 1946-47.
* Reporter of decisions Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1942-68.
* Editor: Pennsylvania Bar Assn. Quar., 1938-42.
Personal life
Eldredge married Helen Biddle Gans on September 30, 1926 and they had three daughters.
References
External links
*
University of Pennsylvania Archives- Laurence H. Eldredge Papers
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American lawyers
1902 births
1982 deaths