Project Daisy Labrador Map Table of Contents Illustrations, Figures and Tables Foreword A Note from the Author Preface Introduction The Effect of World Events on Newfoundland The Effect of World Events on Labrador The Legal System in Labrador The Legal System in Review Conclusion Appendix A Appendix B Endnotes		Down North on the Labrador Circuit: The Court of Civil Jurisdiction 1826 to 1833 by Nina Jane Goudie The Legal System in Labrador During its eight-year span, the Labrador Court heard several serious cases. The crew of the schooner Esperance was held at gunpoint while the defendant removed “cloth, flannel and sundry other articles” from the vessel. This seemed to have originated from a dispute between Brown, the defendant, and the vessel's owner, Furlong. While removing the goods from the ship Brown allegedly stated that “if he had Mr. Furlong on board he would blow his brains out.” The Judge ruled for Furlong and in doing so stated that, Fishers Men and Women in the Cod Fishery by Hyde, ca. 1879. From Charles de Volpi, Newfoundland: a Pictorial Record (Sherbrooke, Quebec: Longman Canada Limited, ©1972) 179. with more information (460 kb).