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Beckley V. Reclamation Board, Jesse W. Carter Jun 1957

Beckley V. Reclamation Board, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Trial court abused its discretion when it refused to set aside judgment against landowners where their attorney's failure to timely argue against the judgment or to timely appeal once judgment was entered was based on excusable neglect.


The Defense Of Laches And A Correlative, John W. Plattenburg Apr 1957

The Defense Of Laches And A Correlative, John W. Plattenburg

West Virginia Law Review

The term laches, when used in a legal sense, generally brings to mind the image of the complainant who has slept on his rights for an unreasonable length of time, and who is now precluded from asserting those rights. Laches connotes the passage of time and a laxness on the part of a party to assert his rights during the time elapsed. The defense of laches, as applied in equity, is a much more restricted doctrine than is apparent in this connotation of the word. The purpose of this note is to show what generally constitutes a defense of laches, …


University Of Richmond Bulletin: Catalog Of The T.C. Williams School Of Law For 1957-1958, University Of Richmond Mar 1957

University Of Richmond Bulletin: Catalog Of The T.C. Williams School Of Law For 1957-1958, University Of Richmond

Law School Catalogues

General Statement:

The Law School was established as a part of Richmond College in 1870. In 1890 the family of the late Mr. T. C. Williams, who had been a devoted and useful trustee, donated $25,000 as the nucleus of an endowment for the Law School. In recognition of this gift, the name of the School was changed to The T. C. Williams School of Law. At various times the School has received further generous gifts from members of the family of Mr. Williams. A substantial gift came through a bequest from Mr. T. C. Williams, Jr. who, like his …


History Of The Legal Status Of The American Indian With Particular Reference To California, Donald R. Beatty Jan 1957

History Of The Legal Status Of The American Indian With Particular Reference To California, Donald R. Beatty

California Agencies

Since the first white men landed in this hemisphere the problem of how to handle the Indians has been of prime importance. Consistently the laws have decreed one way of treatment, and the actual practice of treating with the Indian in the field has been different. In many instances the Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, and Americans have despoiled and murdered the Indians.

In this study the writer is interested in the laws and statutes that have been promulgated by the different countries involved as they relate to the Indians of this hemisphere historically, and reflect on the treatment of the …