Leading Cases
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Leading cases. A case so frequently followed as to become invested with peculiar authority is termed a 'leading case.' The leading cases on important points of law were collected and published by Mr. John William Smith with copious notes in1837, and a similar collection on points of equity, by Messrs. White and Tudor, in 1849. See also RULING CASES.
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