International law. Conflict of laws. Spanish-American laws. Legal ethics. Irrigation lawCree Publishing Company, 1908 - Law |
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... Acquiring Interest in Litigation .. 265 11 Dealing with Trust Property ... 265 12 Fixing the Amount of the Fee .. 266 " 13 Contingent Fees .... 267 66 14 Suing a Client for a Fee . 267 " 15 How Far a Lawyer May Go in Supporting a ...
... Acquiring Interest in Litigation .. 265 11 Dealing with Trust Property ... 265 12 Fixing the Amount of the Fee .. 266 " 13 Contingent Fees .... 267 66 14 Suing a Client for a Fee . 267 " 15 How Far a Lawyer May Go in Supporting a ...
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... acquiring a conception of a system of inter- national law ; but their work along this line was limited in the scope of its applications to the inter - relations of the various Greek states . To the ancient Greek the inhabitants of the ...
... acquiring a conception of a system of inter- national law ; but their work along this line was limited in the scope of its applications to the inter - relations of the various Greek states . To the ancient Greek the inhabitants of the ...
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... acquired and put on board the vessel , having been detained by an embargo not intended to act on foreign property , the vessel having sailed before the war , from Savannah , under a stipulation to reland the cargo in some port of the ...
... acquired and put on board the vessel , having been detained by an embargo not intended to act on foreign property , the vessel having sailed before the war , from Savannah , under a stipulation to reland the cargo in some port of the ...
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... acquired in the course of trade , on the faith of the same laws , reason draws no distinction ; and , although , in practice , vessels with their cargoes , found in port at the declaration of war , may have been seized , it is not ...
... acquired in the course of trade , on the faith of the same laws , reason draws no distinction ; and , although , in practice , vessels with their cargoes , found in port at the declaration of war , may have been seized , it is not ...
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... acquired to his person and property ; ad- mits that war does not transfer to the sovereign a debt due to his enemy ; and , therefore , if payment of such debt be not exacted , peace revives the former right of the creditor ; ' because ...
... acquired to his person and property ; ad- mits that war does not transfer to the sovereign a debt due to his enemy ; and , therefore , if payment of such debt be not exacted , peace revives the former right of the creditor ; ' because ...
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Page 262 - In determining the amount of the fee, it is proper to consider : (1) the time and labor required, the novelty and difficulty of the questions involved...
Page 344 - That mining claims upon veins or lodes of quartz, or other rock in place, bearing gold, silver, cinnabar, lead, tin, copper, or other valuable deposits...
Page 335 - Employing bullets which expand or flatten easily in the human body, such as bullets with a hard envelope which does not entirely cover the core or is pierced with incisions; xx.
Page 261 - Advising Upon the Merits of a Client's Cause. A lawyer should endeavor to obtain full knowledge of his client's cause before advising thereon, and he is bound to give a candid opinion of the merits and probable result of pending or contemplated litigation. The miscarriages to which justice is subject, by reason of surprises and disappointments in evidence and witnesses, and through mistakes of juries and errors of Courts, even though only occasional, admonish lawyers to beware of bold and confident...
Page 270 - A duty to the public and to the profession devolves upon every member of the Bar having knowledge of such practices upon the part of any practitioner, immediately to inform thereof to the end that the offender may be disbarred.
Page 265 - A lawyer should always treat adverse witnesses and suitors with fairness and due consideration, and he should never minister to the malevolence or prejudices of a client in the trial or conduct of a cause. The client cannot be made the keeper of the lawyer's conscience in professional matters. He has no right to demand that his counsel shall abuse the opposite party or indulge in offensive personalities. Improper speech is not excusable on the ground that it is what the client would say if speaking...
Page 338 - That no person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense without due process of law; and no person for the same offense shall be twice put in jeopardy of punishment, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. That all persons shall before conviction be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital offenses.
Page 274 - 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 ; " 'I will maintain the confidence and preserve inviolate the secrets of my client, and will accept no compensation in connection with his business except from him or with his knowledge and approval...
Page 257 - It is the duty of the Bar to endeavor to prevent political considerations from outweighing judicial fitness in the selection of judges. It should protest earnestly and actively against the appointment or election of those who are unsuitable for the bench...
Page 263 - Controversies with clients concerning compensation are to be avoided by the lawyer so far as shall be compatible with his self-respect and with his right to receive reasonable recompense for his services; and lawsuits with clients should be resorted to only to prevent injustice, imposition or fraud.