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Foreign Corporations Under The New Kentucky Corporation Act, William D. Lambert, Kenneth E. Dillingham Jan 1972

Foreign Corporations Under The New Kentucky Corporation Act, William D. Lambert, Kenneth E. Dillingham

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


An Eclectic Approach To Impeachment By Prior Convictions, Lawrence A. Margolis Jan 1972

An Eclectic Approach To Impeachment By Prior Convictions, Lawrence A. Margolis

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Almost every state permits persons convicted of a crime to testify in either their own or another person's behalf. Nonetheless, these states allow evidence of a person's prior criminal conviction to be used to impeach his credibility. The use of this method of impeachment in criminal trials has been the subject of substantial adverse criticism; yet, the practice remains widespread. This article first will discuss the problems that arise from the use of prior conviction evidence for impeachment purposes in criminal trials and then will examine several proposals that would restrict the use of such evidence. Finally, the article will …


New Jersey Retail Installment Sales Act, Eric A. Oesterle Jan 1972

New Jersey Retail Installment Sales Act, Eric A. Oesterle

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

The effect of the enactment of the New Jersey bill is that a "retail buyer" may now assert against an assignee of the installment contract or subsequent "holder" of the negotiable note any defenses he has against the retail installment seller. The new law would appear to be one of the most comprehensive laws of its type to be enacted. However, the draftsmen apparently left a significant loophole, appropriately termed the "specious cash sale,” which, if exploited, could negate the intended effect of the new law. This note will analyze the bill, compare it with the relevant provisions of the …


Fundamental Corporate Changes: Amendments To Articles, Merger And Consolidation, Asset Sales And Dissolution, Michael V. Withrow Jan 1972

Fundamental Corporate Changes: Amendments To Articles, Merger And Consolidation, Asset Sales And Dissolution, Michael V. Withrow

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Corporate Finance And Kentucky's New Business Corporation Act, William H. Jackson Jan 1972

Corporate Finance And Kentucky's New Business Corporation Act, William H. Jackson

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Potholes, Lampposts And Policemen: Equal Protection And The Financing Of Basic Municipal Services In The Wake Of Hawkins And Serrano, Mary Bowen Little Jan 1972

Potholes, Lampposts And Policemen: Equal Protection And The Financing Of Basic Municipal Services In The Wake Of Hawkins And Serrano, Mary Bowen Little

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Constitutionality Of Candidate Filing Fees, Michigan Law Review Jan 1972

The Constitutionality Of Candidate Filing Fees, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Early in the twentieth century a "progressive impulse" captured the energies of this country's burgeoning urban middle class. Sickened by the corruption and scandals of the nineteenth century and fearful of the rising influx of European immigration, the so-called Progressives began working for political reform. The emphasis of this reform was primarily structural. Rather than by a remodeling of the citizenry, reform was to be achieved by "a careful and scientific adjustment of the machinery of government for the correction of prevalent evils." Progressives pushed such reforms as initiative, recall, referendum, and frequent elections in the belief that these measures …