Report of the First[-thirty-first] Annual Meeting of the Virginia State Bar Association, Volume 24 |
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... was instructed to cast the unanimous ballot of the Association for the officers named therein , which was accordingly done . The President : The next business on the program is the report of the Committee on Expert Medical Testimony ...
... was instructed to cast the unanimous ballot of the Association for the officers named therein , which was accordingly done . The President : The next business on the program is the report of the Committee on Expert Medical Testimony ...
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This report about expert testimony is a part of it . It does seem to me that the real way to get that up and have some change made in the law is to appoint three good young men revisors of our code , and let them revise the whole thing ...
This report about expert testimony is a part of it . It does seem to me that the real way to get that up and have some change made in the law is to appoint three good young men revisors of our code , and let them revise the whole thing ...
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I know something about the adoption of this statute in Maryland ; it was drafted with great care ; the Baltimore City Bar Association had a very intelligent committee appointed which prepared a bill for the admission of expert testimony ...
I know something about the adoption of this statute in Maryland ; it was drafted with great care ; the Baltimore City Bar Association had a very intelligent committee appointed which prepared a bill for the admission of expert testimony ...
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The Secretary then read the report , as follows : REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL EXPERT TESTIMONY . We the undersigned Committee appointed by this Association at the last annual meeting to consider and report a Bill concerning the ...
The Secretary then read the report , as follows : REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL EXPERT TESTIMONY . We the undersigned Committee appointed by this Association at the last annual meeting to consider and report a Bill concerning the ...
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But in all cases in which the court shall be satisfied that the party applying for such expert testimony is unable to pay the fee of such expert witness , the court shall have the power to require the fee of such expert to be paid by ...
But in all cases in which the court shall be satisfied that the party applying for such expert testimony is unable to pay the fee of such expert witness , the court shall have the power to require the fee of such expert to be paid by ...
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| Title | Report of the First[-thirty-first] Annual Meeting of the Virginia State Bar Association, Volume 24 |
| Author | Virginia State Bar Association |
| Publisher | Virginia State Bar Association, 1911 |
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