Rules Versus Relationships
Author | : John M. Conley |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 1990-05-15 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780226114910 |
ISBN-10 | : 0226114910 |
Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Download or read book Rules Versus Relationships written by John M. Conley and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1990-05-15 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Rules versus Relationships, John M. Conley and William M. O'Barr examine the experiences of litigants seeking redress of everyday difficulties through the small claims courts of the American legal system. The authors find two major and contrasting ways in which litigants formulate and express their problems in terms of specific rule violations and seek concrete legal remedies that would mend soured relationships and respond to their personal and social needs.