Excerpt from Principles of Medical Jurisprudence: Designed for the Professions of Law and Medicine I have been careful as far as possible, in all cases, to make a distinct refe rence to the source from which the fact, principle, or case stated has been de rived. I have done this in the hope, not only of possessing the reader with the principle, and a brief outline of the case which illustrates it, but also, at the same time. Of placing before him such references as will enable him to make fuller investigations in regard to any point or principle he may be interested in studying. It is not, therefore, the exclusive design of this work, to supersede other and more voluminous works on the subjects embraced in it; but to furnish, in as intelligible and concise a form as possible, the substance of what they contain, with references to them for fuller discussions and minuter details of cases. At the same time, it aims to be sufficiently full and minute in its expo sition of facts, principles and illustrations, to possess the mind with such an amount of knowledge as may be necessary for all the general purposes for which it may be required. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.