Correspondence: Other O'Connells, 1987
Scope and Contents
MSS 84-3 contains the professional papers of Jeffrey O'Connell, Love Professor of Law at the University of Virginia. O'Connell's primary field of research wasis insurance law. In 1964-1965, he was associate director of the Study of Proposed Improvements in the Automobile Personal Injury Claims System at Harvard, where, with Judge Robert E. Keeton, he established the principle of no-fault insurance, the "Basic Protection Plan." O'Connell's more recent projects include applying this principle to other areas of tort law, such as athletic injuries.
Dates
- Creation: 1987
Creator
- From the Collection: O'Connell, Jeffrey, 1928-2013 (Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 21 Cubic Feet (45 archival boxes, plus 3 cartons)
From the Collection: 3 items (Cartons)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections Repository
Arthur J. Morris Law Library
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University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22903 United States
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