Professor Sir John Baker is the Downing Professor of the Laws of England Emeritus and Honorary Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Knighted for his services to legal history in 2003, he has published widely on the subject, including An Introduction to Legal History (4th edition, OUP, 2002), The Oxford History of the Laws of England Volume VI (OUP, 2003) and The Law's Two Bodies (OUP, 2001).

• Preface to the Second Edition ; Preface to the First Edition ; 1. Tenure: services and incidents ; 2. Actions concerning land ; 3. Family interests and settlements at common law ; 4. Uses, wills, and trusts ; 5. Executory interests under the Statute of Uses ; 6. The term of years ; 7. Copyhold ; 8. Debt ; 9. Detinue ; 10. Covenant ; 11. Account ; 12. Trespass ; 13. Trespass on the case ; 14. Assumpsit for misfeasance ; 15. Assumpsit for nonfeasance ; 16. Assumpsit in lieu of debt ; 17. Assumpsit against executors for money ; 18. Various developments of the money counts ; 19. Consideration and privity ; 20. Actions on the case for deceit ; 21. Actions on the case for conversion ; 22. Actions on the case for negligence ; 23. Actions on the case for nuisance ; 24. Actions on the case for various kinds of economic loss ; 25. Actions on the case for defamation ; Index

Professor Sir John Baker is the Downing Professor of the Laws of England Emeritus and Honorary Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Knighted for his services to legal history in 2003, he has published widely on the subject, including An Introduction to Legal History (4th edition, OUP, 2002), The Oxford History of the Laws of England Volume VI (OUP, 2003) and The Law's Two Bodies (OUP, 2001).

• Preface to the Second Edition ; Preface to the First Edition ; 1. Tenure: services and incidents ; 2. Actions concerning land ; 3. Family interests and settlements at common law ; 4. Uses, wills, and trusts ; 5. Executory interests under the Statute of Uses ; 6. The term of years ; 7. Copyhold ; 8. Debt ; 9. Detinue ; 10. Covenant ; 11. Account ; 12. Trespass ; 13. Trespass on the case ; 14. Assumpsit for misfeasance ; 15. Assumpsit for nonfeasance ; 16. Assumpsit in lieu of debt ; 17. Assumpsit against executors for money ; 18. Various developments of the money counts ; 19. Consideration and privity ; 20. Actions on the case for deceit ; 21. Actions on the case for conversion ; 22. Actions on the case for negligence ; 23. Actions on the case for nuisance ; 24. Actions on the case for various kinds of economic loss ; 25. Actions on the case for defamation ; Index

Professor Sir John Baker is the Downing Professor of the Laws of England Emeritus and Honorary Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Knighted for his services to legal history in 2003, he has published widely on the subject, including An Introduction to Legal History (4th edition, OUP, 2002), The Oxford History of the Laws of England Volume VI (OUP, 2003) and The Law's Two Bodies (OUP, 2001).

• Preface to the Second Edition ; Preface to the First Edition ; 1. Tenure: services and incidents ; 2. Actions concerning land ; 3. Family interests and settlements at common law ; 4. Uses, wills, and trusts ; 5. Executory interests under the Statute of Uses ; 6. The term of years ; 7. Copyhold ; 8. Debt ; 9. Detinue ; 10. Covenant ; 11. Account ; 12. Trespass ; 13. Trespass on the case ; 14. Assumpsit for misfeasance ; 15. Assumpsit for nonfeasance ; 16. Assumpsit in lieu of debt ; 17. Assumpsit against executors for money ; 18. Various developments of the money counts ; 19. Consideration and privity ; 20. Actions on the case for deceit ; 21. Actions on the case for conversion ; 22. Actions on the case for negligence ; 23. Actions on the case for nuisance ; 24. Actions on the case for various kinds of economic loss ; 25. Actions on the case for defamation ; Index