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Courted and Abandoned: Seduction in Canadian Law - Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
Patrick Brode
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Courted and Abandoned: Seduction in Canadian Law - Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
Patrick Brode
Patrick Brode examines the history of the 'heartbalm' torts in nineteenth-century Canada ? breaches of duty leading to liability for damages for seduction, breach of promise of marriage, and criminal conversation.
Publisher Marketing: Patrick Brode examines the history of the 'heartbalm' torts in nineteenth-century Canada - breaches of duty leading to liability for damages for seduction, breach of promise of marriage, and criminal conversation.
Contributor Bio: Brode, Patrick Patrick Brode was born in Windsor, Ontario. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1977 and has practiced law ever since. He has written four works on the history of law in Canada including "Sir John Beverley Robinson: Bone and Sinew of the Compact, "a finalist for the City of Toronto Book Award in 1985, and "The Odyssey of John Anderson, "a finalist for the Trillium Award in 1990.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 15, 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9781442657625 |
| Publishers | University of Toronto Press |
| Genre | Cultural Region > Canadian |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 25 mm · 403 g |
