Hi Mike
I"m replying to the list because this may interest others. I had the
same experience with a professor who had downloaded a case from Lexis
and the "oe" symbol appeared. After looking into several dictionaries
(unabriged OED) and not finding it we went to the bound volume of the
old English case - and it turned out that the symbol there was the
regular pound sterling sign (an L with a little line through it).
Apparently when digitalized it turned into "oe". So check the bound
volume to be sure.
Esther
Mike Beaird wrote:
>I am posting this for Melissa, a librarian here at UALR who isn't on
>law-lib. Can anyone answer this question? The symbol in the second
>paragraph below appears to be either a "c" merged into an "e", or an "o"
>merged into an "e"
>
>You can respond to me or to Melissa directly (her email is below...)
>
>TIA,
>Mike
>
>-----Original Message-----
>To: Michael Beaird
>Subject: ______'s question
>
>One of our professors has asked me what a currency symbol in an old English
>case stands for. We think it is pounds, but I cant verify that. She has
>given me the following (I believe this is from an older Corbin - she is
>working on a new edition):
>
>Eng. Nash v. Armstrong, 10 C.B. (N.S.) 259 (1861). An action on tenant's
>oral promise to pay S 70 rent. The original lease, promising an amount to be
>fixed by appraisal, was under seal and not discharged.
>
>I found the case in English Reports, vol 142 at 451 and the symbol there
>appears as 70l, appearing to be a lowercase L and not the number one (symbol
>is on page 452 of that reporter, 260-262 of C.B. (N.S.))
>
>Parallel cites for Nash are S.C 30 L.J.C.P.286; 7 Jur. N.S. 1060; 9 W.R. 782
>____________________________________________
>
>Melissa Serfass
>Electronic Resources and Reference Librarian
>University of Arkansas at Little Rock/Pulaski County Law Library
>e-mail: mmserfass@ualr.edu
>phone: 501-324-9972
>fax: 501-324-9447
>
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