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George F. Hoar: “He comprehended with marvellous clearness the precise extent to which any adjudged case went, and would state its…”

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He comprehended with marvellous clearness the precise extent to which any adjudged case went, and would state its doctrine with mathematical precision.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar admires a judge's clarity and precision in understanding legal doctrines.

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