Report of the First[-thirty-first] Annual Meeting of the Virginia State Bar Association, Volume 5Virginia State Bar Association, 1892 - Bar associations |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 11
Page 23
... need of reform . Few of them have gone so far as to formulate their ideas upon the subject , but many of them have discovered that it is impossi- ble to explain , even to an intelligent client , REMARKS OF S. S. P. PATTESON . 23.
... need of reform . Few of them have gone so far as to formulate their ideas upon the subject , but many of them have discovered that it is impossi- ble to explain , even to an intelligent client , REMARKS OF S. S. P. PATTESON . 23.
Page 24
... client , that his right is in equity , and not at law . We know that the uninitiated fondly believe that equity.is ideal justice , but those of us who have pored over the pages of Spence and Story and Pomeroy , have long since learned ...
... client , that his right is in equity , and not at law . We know that the uninitiated fondly believe that equity.is ideal justice , but those of us who have pored over the pages of Spence and Story and Pomeroy , have long since learned ...
Page 26
... client and counsel suffer from delays of this character . Great dissatisfaction has arisen both in the legal profession and amongst the general public , especially the mercantile classes , with the working of our present systems of ...
... client and counsel suffer from delays of this character . Great dissatisfaction has arisen both in the legal profession and amongst the general public , especially the mercantile classes , with the working of our present systems of ...
Page 198
... client pleads infancy or limitation , must the lawyer more than the court " go back and unearth his motive ? " Must he probe the intellect of youth , and pronounce it either weak or the mature brain of an adult ? Must he inquire whether ...
... client pleads infancy or limitation , must the lawyer more than the court " go back and unearth his motive ? " Must he probe the intellect of youth , and pronounce it either weak or the mature brain of an adult ? Must he inquire whether ...
Page 200
... client , is true , and must ever remain so ; and at last , who is right : the lawyer who presents the case , or the judge and jury who determine it ? All may not be right , yet all are honest . The standard of right is at last but the ...
... client , is true , and must ever remain so ; and at last , who is right : the lawyer who presents the case , or the judge and jury who determine it ? All may not be right , yet all are honest . The standard of right is at last but the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accused adjournment Adm'r adopted amendment annual meeting application appointed Article attorney Bar Association Big Stone Gap Brazil Buren By-Laws chairman Charlottesville Christiansburg Circuit civil client Code Committee on Admissions common law Commonwealth conductor constitution constitution of Brazil contributory negligence Court of Appeals criminal Danville declared defendant demurrer doctrine duty elected Executive Committee fellow-servant felony gentlemen George Gratt guilty Harrisonburg held injury JAMES JOHN judge judgment judicature judicial jury justice law and equity Law Reform lawyer Legislature Lexington Lovingston Lynchburg Martin Van Buren master misdemeanor negligence Norfolk offense Old Point Comfort Patteson person Petersburg plaintiff pleading practice President President,-I principles procedure profession punishment question reason Republic resolution Richmond Roanoke rules servant Special Committee Standing Committees statute Staunton Supreme Court thereof tion trial vice-principal Virginia State Bar Warrenton White Sulphur Springs WILLIAM Wythe Wytheville