University of Michigan Law School - Quad Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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PAUL ALLEN LEIDY Professor Emeritus of Law Born in 1888, Mr. Leidy received his A.B. in 1909, A.M. in 1911, and J.D. in 1924 from the University of Michigan. He practiced in Toledo with Miller 8c Brady from 1924 to 1925, and with Miller, Brady, Yager ik Leidy from 1925 to 1926. He was a professor of law and secretary of the Law School at the University of Michigan from 1926 to 1952, and has been professor emeritus of law since 1953. HOBART COFFEY - Professor of Law and Director of the Law Library Born in 1896, Mr. Coffey graduated from Ohio State University with an A.B. in 1918. He received the degrees of LL.B. in 1922 and j.D. in 1924 from the Uni- versity of Michigan. He attended the University of Paris in 1924-25, the Uni- versity of Berlin in 1925, and the Uni- versity of Munich in 1926 and 1928. He was the assistant law librarian at the University of Michigan in 1925-26, pro- fessor of law and law librarian from 1926 to 1943, and professor of law and direc- tor of the law library from 1943 to date. He teaches the courses in Admiralty and Domestic Relations. 14

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EDGAR NOBLE DURFEE Professor Emeritus of Law Born in 1882, Mr. Durfee received his A.B. in 1904 from Harvard College, attended the University of Michigan from 1905 to 1906, and received his J.D. in 1908 from the University of Chicago. He practiced in Detroit with Canfield 8: Canheld and as Drake 84 Durfee for 2M years. He was an associate professor of law at the Law School of the Universtiy of Idaho from 1910 to 1911, professor of law at the University of Michigan from 1911 to 1952, professor emeritus of law since 1953. He has published Cases on Mortgages, and Cases on Equity. 7 1 1 ' X Q BURKE SHARTEL Professor of Law Born in 1889, Mr. Shartel received his A.B. in 1911 and his -I.D. in 1913 from the University of Michigan, and the degree of in 1919 from 1-Iarvard. In 1953 he was awarded an honorary '1.D. from Heidelberg University in Germany. From 1913 to 1917 he practiced law in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He taught in the University of Illinois Law School in 1919-20, and has been teaching at the University of Michigan Law School since 1920. 1-Ie is presently teaching the courses in jurisprudence, Introduction to Law and Equity, and Medical Iuris- Jrudence. 1-Ie is the author of Our Legal System and How It Operates. 1 13 2 -4.,,+ ' 1 !

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JOHN P. DAWSON Professor of Law Born in 1902, Mr. Dawson received his B.A. degree in 1922 and his j.D. in 1924 from the University of Michigang he attended Oxford University in England from 1924 to 1927 and received the degree of D.Phil. from Oxford in 1930. He was admitted to practice in Michigan in 1924, was an assistant professor of law at the University of Michigan from 1927 to 1930, associate professor of law from 1930 to 1936, and has been professor of law since 1936. He was visiting professor of law at the University of Chicago in 1955, and at Harvard in 1956-57. From 1942 to 1945 he was on leave, serving as Chief Counsel in the Rent Section of the Office of Price Administrationg Chief of the Middle East Division, Foreign Economic Administrationg Acting Regional Economic Counselor for the Middle East, State Department, and Director of the Foreign Trade Administration of the Greek Government during 1947-48. This year Mr. Dawson will become professor of law at Harvard University. 15