Report of the ... Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association, Volume 40E.C. Markley & Son, 1915 - Bar associations |
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... question , so that each matter may be acted upon separately . The President : Will you state the first proposition ? W. A. Ketcham : The first proposition is upon the adoption of the Bartholdt Bill with respect to the right of the ...
... question , so that each matter may be acted upon separately . The President : Will you state the first proposition ? W. A. Ketcham : The first proposition is upon the adoption of the Bartholdt Bill with respect to the right of the ...
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... question recurs upon the recommendation of the committee . Thomas I. Parkinson : I do not believe that the question of the rate of interest on judgments against the United States is one upon which an association of lawyers is peculiarly ...
... question recurs upon the recommendation of the committee . Thomas I. Parkinson : I do not believe that the question of the rate of interest on judgments against the United States is one upon which an association of lawyers is peculiarly ...
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... question , and I think it unfortunate that the committee should ask this Association to pass upon it . Congress is very much the best body to determine the question ; if Congress needs advice , it ought to come from an economic or ...
... question , and I think it unfortunate that the committee should ask this Association to pass upon it . Congress is very much the best body to determine the question ; if Congress needs advice , it ought to come from an economic or ...
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... question . There are many of us who have had to do with the Interstate Commerce Law and many of the questions arising under the act , who think that notwithstanding the decisions of the courts , the law is not in a satisfactory state ...
... question . There are many of us who have had to do with the Interstate Commerce Law and many of the questions arising under the act , who think that notwithstanding the decisions of the courts , the law is not in a satisfactory state ...
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... question is on the adoption of the recommendation of the committee , the substance of which is to submit to the Executive Committee , as matter of discretion , the appropriation of a fund , amount blank , for payment of an expert to ...
... question is on the adoption of the recommendation of the committee , the substance of which is to submit to the Executive Committee , as matter of discretion , the appropriation of a fund , amount blank , for payment of an expert to ...
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Page 542 - The head of each department is authorized to prescribe regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the government of his department, the conduct of its officers and clerks, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use. and preservation of the records, papers, and property appertaining to it.
Page 953 - Restraining Clients from Improprieties. A lawyer should use his best efforts to restrain and to prevent his clients from doing those things which the lawyer himself ought not to do, particularly with reference to their conduct towards Courts, judicial officers, jurors, witnesses and suitors. If a client persists in such wrong-doing the lawyer should terminate their relation.
Page 416 - Person" includes a corporation or partnership or two or more persons having a joint or common interest. To "purchase" includes to take as mortgagee and to take as pledgee.
Page 949 - It is the duty of the lawyer to maintain towards the Courts a respectful attitude, not for the sake of the temporary incumbent of the judicial office, but for the maintenance of its supreme importance.
Page 951 - Efforts, direct or indirect, in any way to encroach upon the business of another lawyer, are unworthy of those who should be brethren at the Bar ; but, nevertheless, it is the right of any lawyer, without fear or favor, to give proper advice to those seeking relief against unfaithful or neglectful counsel, generally after communication with the lawyer of whom the complaint is made.
Page 444 - Do any other act which would make it impossible to carry on the ordinary business of a partnership, (d) Confess a judgment, (e) Submit a partnership claim or liability to arbitration or reference.
Page 953 - entire devotion to the interest of the client, warm zeal in the maintenance and defense of his rights and the exertion of his utmost learning and ability...
Page 954 - It is unprofessional and dishonorable to deal other than candidly with the facts in taking the statements of witnesses, in drawing affidavits and other documents, and in the presentation of causes.
Page 958 - I will never reject, from any consideration personal to myself, the cause of the defenseless or oppressed, or delay any man's cause for lucre or malice. So HELP ME GOD.
Page 958 - I will employ for the purpose of maintaining the causes confided to me such means only as are consistent with truth and honor, and will never seek to mislead the judge or jury by any artifice or false statement of fact or law...