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Moritz College of Law

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The Stotter Family Law Collection

This guide is an overview of the collection donated by Lawrence Stotter '58, a nationally renowned trial lawyer, to Moritz in 2006.

Selected Images

2 book shelves with antique books on them. The titles read, from left to right: Collector Ali Statues, Unto AD 1357; Fleta; Nicolas Aduterine Bastardy; Wedlock or the Right Relationshons of the Sexes; Reve's Domestic Relations, Fourth Edition; Rights & Liabilities of Married Women in Pennsylvania; The Jewish Law of Divorce; Seduction Adultry; Trials for Adultry; Lady's Law; English Law for Women; Rights of Husband and Wife; Marriage Rites; Every Woman her own Lawyer.A row of books titled: Baron and Feme; Marriage Rites; Marriage Customs in Many Lands; The Jewish Law of Divorce; Every Woman her own Lawyer; Child Marriage, Divorces, etc.; Every Man his own Lawyer.
Ornate detail on a page made of fluer di lis and curlicues.
Title page of "Marriage Rites, Customs and Ceremonies"Title page of "A Treatise of Feme Coverts: Or, the Lady's Law"Title page of "Every Woman Her Own Lawyer"Image showcasing notes in the margins of a chapter. The main text takes up about 3/4 of the page, with 1/4 being typeset mariginal notes.
Cover of "Wedlock or the Right Relation of the Sexes"Detail on cover of "Wedlock or the Right Relation of the Sexes" There are 2 birds, possibly doves, holding a ring. They are over a field of flowers that is over the text of the title.
On a title page, there is no text visible. On the lower right of the page is a bouquet of fruits and flowers hanging upside down. In the center is a blank space surrounded by thick shading that looks similar to greco-roman columns.Ornate title page from "Anni Decem Priores, Regis." The title page is covered in shaded columns and non-discript archetechtural details.