STORY, JOSEPH

(1779 - 1845), an American jurist; 6. at Marble head, ed Ma achusett an a ociate s. In 1811 he was appoint justice of the U.S.]; Supreme Court. The result of his practical experience. was his Commentaries on the Conflicts of Laws, 1834, which gained him a reputation in Europe. In 1830 he was appointed] to the newly-founded chair of jurisprudence in Harvard University; and during the time that he held this profe orship he wrote his numerous legal treatises: On the Law of Agency; On the ae i dann, a oe a of Bills o, a change; On the Law o Bailments; On_ Equity Jurisprudence, and On Equity Pleading.