California Supreme Court
Mar. 30, 2017
The art of the duel: the original ADR
Long before dueling banjos, there were dueling people, including dueling politicians.
James Attridge
Law Ofc of James Attridge
270 Divisadero St #3
San Francisco , CA 94117
Phone: (415) 552-3088
Email: jattridge@attridgelaw.com
U Denver School of Law
James is an attorney and mediator in San Francisco. He is writing a book about presidential legal careers.
Andrew Jackson always maintained that when he was 15 years old, his mother's dying words were "Never bring suit in law for assault and battery or defamation. The law affords no remedy for such outrages that can satisfy the feelings of a true man." That's a peculiar way for a mom to bid adieu. But Betty was from the same gene pool as Andy, and Andy was more than just a bit meshugener. In the course of his life he engaged in 13 duels, early America's favorite form of ADR. The "Code Duello" a...
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