Abstract
By statute the common law of England is the basis of the common law of modern Virginia. This reception statute refers to the customary, unwritten law of the kingdom of England, but only that part which was general and common to all parts of England. That the English common law is the foundation of the law of Virginia is a matter not merely of a modern statute but also of history and reason.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1985
Recommended Citation
William Hamilton Bryson, English Common Law in Virginia, 6 J. Legal Hist. 249 (1985).