George Caines
George Caines (1771 – July 10, 1825) was the first official reporter of cases in the United States, appointed by the Court of Appeals of New York in accordance with legislation enacted by that state in April 1804. He occupied the office for one year, producing three volumes of the Reports, containing decisions from May 1803 to November 1805. Under the archaic abbreviation system once used for case citations, these reports are officially known as ''Caines' Reports'', and are abbreviated as ''(vol) Cai. R. (page)''. Cases from other courts also reported by Caines are in volumes titled ''Caines' Cases'', abbreviated as ''(vol) Cai. Cas. (page)'', while his edited versions of cases reported by William Coleman are titled ''Coleman & Caines' Cases'', abbreviated as ''(vol) Cole. & Cai. Cas. (page)''.Prior to becoming Reporter, Caines was a New York City lawyer, published the first volume of ''Lex Mercatoria Americana'' and prosecuted a noted libel case, ''People v. Croswell'' (3 Johns. Cas. 337 [1804]).
In 1819, Caines was among the founding members of the Missionary and Bible Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He died while en route home, in Catskill, New York, and is buried in the Thompson Street Cemetery there. Provided by Wikipedia
-
1by Caines, George, 1771-1825
Published 1804New-York : Printed for Isaac Riley & Co., 1804-1806.1 online resource (3 volumes)LLMC Digital
Online Resource -
2by Caines, George, 1771-1825
Published 1810New-York : Printed and published by I. Riley, 1810.2 v. ; 24 cm.Also issued in microfiche.LLMC Digital
Online Resource -
3by Caines, George, 1771-1825
Published 1883New York : G.S. Diossy, 1883.1 online resource (2 v.)LLMC Digital
Online Resource -
4Published 1813New York : I. Riley, 1813-18141 online resource (3 v.)Other Authors: “...Caines, George, 1771-1825...”
LLMC Digital
Online Resource -
5by Coleman, William, 1766-1829
Published 1808New York : I. Riley, 1808.1 online resource (x, 530 p.)Other Authors: “...Caines, George, 1771-1825...”
LLMC Digital
Online Resource -
6by Coleman, William, 1766-1829
Published 1883New York : G.S. Diossy, 1883.1 online resource (x, 323 p.)Other Authors: “...Caines, George, 1771-1825...”
LLMC Digital
Online Resource -
7Published 1860New York : Banks & Bros., 1860.1 online resource (3 v.)Also issued in microfiche.Other Authors: “...Caines, George, 1771-1825...”
LLMC Digital
Online Resource -
8Published 1807Boston, Russell and Cutler, Belcher and Armstrong, and Oliver and Munroe [1807]168 p., 3 ̋. plan. 22 cm.Other Authors: “...Caines, George, 1771-1825...”