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New Tricks For Old Dogs, Harry L. Snead Jr. Jan 1964

New Tricks For Old Dogs, Harry L. Snead Jr.

University of Richmond Law Review

On the first day of January, 1966, Virginia practitioners will receive a bagful of .new tricks. The UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE becomes effective in Virginia on that day. In adopting the Code during its 1964 legislative session Virginia became the twenty-ninth state to adopt the Code; the Virginia version of the Code follows, with but few exceptions, the official version sponsored by the Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.


Fusion Of Libel And Slander-- Quaere, M. Ray Doubles Jan 1964

Fusion Of Libel And Slander-- Quaere, M. Ray Doubles

University of Richmond Law Review

Are certain written publications which were libelous per se at common law, still actionable as such in Virginia today under a count in common law libel?


Foreword, William T. Muse Jan 1964

Foreword, William T. Muse

University of Richmond Law Review

This issue (the second of Volume 2) contains the first article contributed by an alumnus. The contribution of materials prepared by alumni is welcomed, however it continues to be the policy of the Law Notes that the primary responsibility for articles rests with the Faculty.


Virginia's New "Long Arm" Statute, J. Westwood Smithers Jan 1964

Virginia's New "Long Arm" Statute, J. Westwood Smithers

University of Richmond Law Review

At its recent 1964 session, the General Assembly of Virginia enacted a statute which will widely expand the jurisdiction of our courts over nonresidents. The purpose of this brief editorial is to call attention to the new law, to provide a copy of it for our readers, and to make a few rather cursory comments on its significance.


A Nation Without A Supreme Court, Jose M. Cabanillas Jan 1964

A Nation Without A Supreme Court, Jose M. Cabanillas

University of Richmond Law Review

The Constitution of the Confederate States of America, unanimously adopted on March 11, 1861, by the as- sembled delegates of the original seceding states and on June 19, 1861, by the state of Virginia, was for all practical purposes a copy of the Constitution of the United States. Its judicial provisions begin in Article III with the familiar-sounding phrase "The judicial powers of the Confederate States shall be vested in one supreme court and. . . ." There is no reason to believe that this phraseology was a blind copy of the older document, and that it was not the …


University Of Richmond Law Notes Table Of Contents Jan 1964

University Of Richmond Law Notes Table Of Contents

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Recent Cases Jan 1964

Recent Cases

University of Richmond Law Review

This article is a summary of the case law that occurred in 1964.