Samuel Livermore (legal Writer)

Samuel Livermore (c. 1786–1833) was an American lawyer and legal writer, known for his works on

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law and

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. Livermore graduated from

Phillips Exeter Academy (not for oneself) la, Finis Origine Pendet (The End Depends Upon the Beginning) gr, Χάριτι Θεοῦ (By the Grace of God) , location = 20 Main Street , city = Exeter, New Hampshire , zipcode ...

in 1800 and from

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in 1804. He subsequently studied law and was admitted to the bar. He moved to

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, where he lived until his death. Livermore authored two

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s on the law, ''A Treatise on the Law of Principal and Agent, and of Sales by Auction'' (

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, 1811; republished in 2 vols.,

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, 1818), and ''Dissertations on the Questions which arise from the Contrariety of the Positive Laws of Different States and Nations'' (New Orleans, 1828), the latter work on conflict of laws. Livermore's works continue to be cited in court decisions, most recently by the

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in ''

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'', 546 U.S. 470 (2006), which cited to Livermore's 1818 edition of ''Treatise'' for a principle of agency law. American legal writers Louisiana lawyers Writers from New Orleans Harvard University alumni 1786 births 1833 deaths American male non-fiction writers 19th-century American writers 19th-century American lawyers 19th-century American male writers Conflict of laws scholars Phillips Exeter Academy alumni {{US-law-bio-stub