Eugene Wambaugh (February 29, 1856 – August 6, 1940) was an American legal scholar. He was born on a farm near Brookville, Ohio to Rev. A. B. Wambaugh and Sarah Wells Wambaugh. He was educated at Harvard (A.B., 1876; LL.B., 1880). Admitted to the Ohiobar in 1880, he practiced law in Cincinnati until 1889. He was professor of law at the State University of Iowa College of Law from 1889 to 92 and thenceforth at Harvard. From 1906 to 1913, he was a member of the American Political Science Review, and from 1908 to 1912 served as special attorney of the United States Bureau of Corporations. Several universities gave him the honorary degree of LL.D. His publications include:
Wambaugh was an adviser to the State Department on war problems in 1914 and was discharged honorably from the U.S. Army in 1919 with the rank of colonel. He retired from Harvard Law School in 1925.
Wambaugh devised the eponymous Wambaugh's Inversion Test, which provides that to determine whether a judicial statement in a common law case is ratio or obiter, you should invert the argument, that is to say, ask whether the decision would have been different, had the statement been omitted. If so, the statement is crucial and is ratio; whereas if it is not crucial, it is obiter.
Wambaugh married Anna S. Hemphill (d. May 1938) of Ripley, Ohio in 1881. Their children were Sarah, an international authority on plebiscites, and Miles, a Boston attorney. Eugene Wambaugh died at his summer home in Dublin, New Hampshire.
eugene, wambaugh, february, 1856, august, 1940, american, legal, scholar, born, farm, near, brookville, ohio, wambaugh, sarah, wells, wambaugh, educated, harvard, 1876, 1880, admitted, ohio, 1880, practiced, cincinnati, until, 1889, professor, state, universit. Eugene Wambaugh February 29 1856 August 6 1940 was an American legal scholar He was born on a farm near Brookville Ohio to Rev A B Wambaugh and Sarah Wells Wambaugh He was educated at Harvard A B 1876 LL B 1880 Admitted to the Ohio bar in 1880 he practiced law in Cincinnati until 1889 He was professor of law at the State University of Iowa College of Law from 1889 to 92 and thenceforth at Harvard From 1906 to 1913 he was a member of the American Political Science Review and from 1908 to 1912 served as special attorney of the United States Bureau of Corporations Several universities gave him the honorary degree of LL D His publications include The Study of Cases 1892 second edition 1894 Cases for Analysis 1894 A Selection of Cases on Agency 1896 Littleton s Tenures 1903 A Selection of Cases on Constitutional Law four volumes 1914 15 Wambaugh was an adviser to the State Department on war problems in 1914 and was discharged honorably from the U S Army in 1919 with the rank of colonel He retired from Harvard Law School in 1925 Wambaugh devised the eponymous Wambaugh s Inversion Test which provides that to determine whether a judicial statement in a common law case is ratio or obiter you should invert the argument that is to say ask whether the decision would have been different had the statement been omitted If so the statement is crucial and is ratio whereas if it is not crucial it is obiter Wambaugh married Anna S Hemphill d May 1938 of Ripley Ohio in 1881 Their children were Sarah an international authority on plebiscites and Miles a Boston attorney Eugene Wambaugh died at his summer home in Dublin New Hampshire This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead a href Template Cite encyclopedia html title Template Cite encyclopedia cite encyclopedia a Missing or empty title help Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eugene Wambaugh amp oldid 1128858963, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
