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Redfield (ISAAC FLETCHER an American)

ISAAC FLETCHER, an American jurist; born in Wethersfield, Vt., April 10, 1804; was graduated at Dartmouth College in 1825; and practiced his profession in Windsor and Derby, Vt.

In 1835, he was made judge of the Supreme Court of Vermont, and in 1852 became chief-justice, retiring from the bench in 1860. He was Professor of Jurisprudence at Dartmouth College in 1857-1861; removed to Boston in the latter year; and in 1867-1869 was special counsel for the United States in Europe, conducting numerous important legal matters in England and France. He was the author of "A Practical Treatise on the Law of Railways" (1857); "A Practical Treatise on Civil Pleading and Practice, with Forms" (with William A.

Herrick, 1868); "The Law of Carriers and Bailments" (1869); etc. He died in Charlestown, Mass., March 23, 1876.