Just a small addition is in order here. Patricia, you could have said "the basis for law on the European continent and in the state of Louisiana, _and the province of Québec in Canada_. M.W. Poirier ------ On Wed, 2 Jul 2008, Patricia M. Godfrey wrote:The differences between civil (i.e., law derived from the principles of the Roman jurisconsults and the Code Justinian, the basis for law on the European continent and in the state of Louisiana) and....-- Patricia M. Godfrey priscamg@xxxxxxxx