Presented by Willard Hurst as part of his course "Introduction to Modern American Legal History" at the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1978. The focus of this lecture is the creation of the second bank of the United States, and public policy surrounding vested property rights. Hurst describes the market as an agent for social change, and details the protections it provides for the fluidity of titles and transferability. These ideas are further explored through an introduction to the issues involved in the Charles River Bridge case.
