Ralph W. Aigler - Law Professor

Law Professor

Aigler was a 1907 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. He joined the faculty three years later and served as professor of law for nearly half a century from 1910–1954. He was a renowned expert in the area of property law and was one of the advisors to the American Law Institute in the preparation of the first Restatement of the Law on Property in 1936. Aigler published at least 123 articles on legal topics including real property, negotiable instruments, trusts, banks and banking, and Constitutional law. He also served as the President of the Association of American Law Schools.