A selection of Oriental cases decided in the Supreme Courts of the Straits Settlements (1835 - 1869)

About the Book

"This reprint of Judgments is made with a view of collecting for the first time into one small volume the principal Straits' Anglo-Oriental Law Cases, that are to be found widely scattered throughout the Local Journals, and to which access cannot be had but with great difficulty. It is hoped that this Collection may be found useful to the Profession as a Repertorium pointing out the most important exceptions that have been engrafted on the Law in favor of our Chinese, Mahometan, Hindoo and other native population. A few unreported Decisions and Notes of recent Local Cases have been added as it is considered they may prove interesting or be of some service to the Bar"--Preface.