Signed Autograph legal opinion of Sir William Atherton ('Wm. Atherton'), regarding an action for breach of convenant in 1841 between a Mrs Cox and a farmer named Braddick, with reference to a Mr. Hussey.

Author: 
Sir William Atherton (1806-1864), lawyer and Liberal Member of Parliament [Cox; Braddick; Hussey]
Publication details: 
'Wm. Atherton, Temple, 16. Octr. 1841.'
£125.00
SKU: 10782

On both sides of a piece of paper 33 x 41.5 cm. 39 lines. Text clear and complete. In good condition, on laid paper. The lower part of the last leaf laid down on piece of card, with no loss of Atherton's text. Atherton gives his response to three queries, the latter part of the second, and whole of the third of which are present, in another hand (totalling twelve lines), at the head of the first page. Atherton ends his statement: 'Until however it shall have been ascertained what course Braddick means to pursue on the 20th., and also whether Mr. Hussey persists in his refusal to arbitrate, I cannot satisfactorily advise Mrs. Cox for her further guidance.' Atherton was called to the bar in 1839