hornbook

• I give my son Peter a hornbook -- for I am afraid he will always be a dunce. —  The Life of General Francis Marion
• Certainly it was no secret that he was a right-winger, and he taught Con Law out of Chemerinsky's hornbook so he was familiar with the traditional notions of what the President could and couldn't do, which may explain his ability to talk out of both sides of his mouth on these things. —  Obsidian Wings
• On one hand, it is hornbook negligence law that, without the kind of immunity sought under California's Good Samaritan law, a jury would be instructed to evaluate Torti's conduct under the emergency circumstances in which she found herself. —  FindLaw Writ - Recent Articles
• To avoid making a similar mistake, bone up on the areas of law your firm favors, even if your course schedule for Spring is already set and it means auditing a course or reading a hornbook (not a commercial outline; you need greater depth). —  FindLaw Writ - Recent Articles
• If you are the only one who has read a hornbook on Legal Malpractice and the only one who has specifically expressed interest in their sub-area, then for them, you are the only game in town. —  FindLaw Writ - Recent Articles

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