Book Review by Judith K. Schafer
Richard Kilbourne has produced a long overdue and desperately needed analysis of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825. Kilbourne traces the 1825 Code's development from the cession of Louisiana by France in 1803, to the landmark Louisiana Supreme Court decision Reynolds v. Swain in 1839. This little-known decision concluded a twenty year struggle between the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Louisiana legislature to establish the role of each in determining the sources of Louisiana law.
About the Author
Judith K. Schafer. Visiting Lecturer in Law, Tulane Law School; Acting Director, Murphy Institute of Political Economy, Tulane University; B.A. 1963, Newcomb College; M.A. 1978, Ph.D. 1985, Tulane University.
Citation
62 Tul. L. Rev. 307 (1987)