Derry v. Peek

1. The Law of Torts Sir Frederick Pollock 4 authority · 1 neutral 5 citations · 15 passages

   ch. 31 4 passages anchored here · ch. 54 · ch. 91 · ch. 113 9 passages anchored here

   Named repeatedly by full citation as the House of Lords decision that settled the modern law of deceit.

   Lord Herschell, Derry v.

2. Lectures on the Relation between Law and Public Opinion in England A. V. Dicey 1 authority 1 citation

   ch. 50

   The case is invoked by name as an authority demonstrating that whichever way the House of Lords ruled, it would establish binding law.

   Return to the case already noted of Derry v.

3. The Genius of the Common Law Sir Frederick Pollock 1 refuted 1 citation

   v.: rescue and ransom

   The case is named directly and explicitly characterized as narrow, inelegant, and a misfortune, an argument against the cited decision.

   My learned friend Professor Williston of Harvard is not too late in this country to lift up his voice against the narrow and inelegant decision of the House of Lords in Derry v.

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