Paul Wesley Bruton (August 1, 1903 – July 16, 1988) was the Ferdinand Wakeman Hubbell Professor of Law and the

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Professor of Law at the

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Biography

Bruton received his A.B. and his LL.B. in 1929 from the

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, and his J.S.D. in 1930 from

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."ALEXANDER H. FREY: STIMULATING TEACHER, ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE AND DELIGHTFUL COMPANION"
/ref> Bruton was the Ferdinand Wakeman Hubbell Professor of Law and the

Professor of Law at the

, at which he started teaching in 1937."IN APPRECIATION OF PAUL W. BRUTON"
/ref> He taught at the law school for 37 years. He was Acting Dean of the law school during 1951 to 1952. Among his writings were ''Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials'', with Edward Louis Barrett and John Honnold (Foundation Press, 1968) and ''Bruton's Cases and materials on Federal taxation'', with Raymond J. Bradley (West Pub. Co., 1953).

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