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Edward W. Hinton

1868 – 1936

Chicago Law School professor

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About Edward W. Hinton

Lived 1868 – 1936 (aged 67–68).

Edward W. Hinton (1868-1936) was the James Parker Hall Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1931 to 1936. Hinton was a scholar of evidence and civil procedure and published an early casebook on pleading standards. Before becoming a law professor, Hinton practiced law in Missouri and lectured at the University of Missouri Law School.

The University of Chicago Law School's moot court competition is named after Professor Hinton.

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1868
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Died
1936

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Who was Edward W. Hinton?

Chicago Law School professor (1868-1936)

When was Edward W. Hinton born?

Edward W. Hinton was born in 1868.

When did Edward W. Hinton die?

Edward W. Hinton died in 1936.

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· Wikipedia: Edward W. Hinton

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