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Automation's Impact On Industrial Safety, Donald F. Harrington Jan 1958

Automation's Impact On Industrial Safety, Donald F. Harrington

Cleveland State Law Review

Automation has been variously described as a diabolical scheme of management, as a second industrial revolution, and as merely the next step in the slow evolution away from the "sweat shops" of the past. None of these definitions is completely wrong and none is completely right. As with most concepts that threaten to change existing social and economic patterns, its appraisal depends largely on how it will affect the one making the appraisal. Its importance in law lies chiefly in its impact on safety standards.


Regulatory Responsibility In The Atomic Energy Program ( A Symposium), Paul C. Aebersold, W. A. Kitts, Frank Norton, George E. Thoma Jr. Jan 1958

Regulatory Responsibility In The Atomic Energy Program ( A Symposium), Paul C. Aebersold, W. A. Kitts, Frank Norton, George E. Thoma Jr.

Cleveland State Law Review

The regulatory actions taken by federal, state and local governments will exert a great impact on the present and future development of the civilian atomic energy program. All are aware of the tremendous potential that atomic energy holds for mankind. All are equally aware, on the negative side, of the potential radiation hazards associated with the use of radiation and radioactive materials. These hazards must be controlled so that the full realization of atomic energy benefits may be enjoyed.


The Lawyers' Function Today, Nathaniel R. Howard Jan 1958

The Lawyers' Function Today, Nathaniel R. Howard

Cleveland State Law Review

This is the substance of the graduation address delivered by the writer at the June 1958 Commencement of Cleveland-Marshall Law School. If today's students of the law had engaged in their same study 600 years ago, the law then taught to them and believed by them would have included some principles, precedents, decrees, and even primary statutes which they have embraced in the year of Our Lord 1958.


Ftca In A Nutshell, Orville J. Weaver Jan 1958

Ftca In A Nutshell, Orville J. Weaver

Cleveland State Law Review

The Federal Tort Claims Act is a partial waiver of sovereign immunity. In Rayonier, Incorporated v. United States, the United States Supreme Court stated: "The purpose of the Federal Tort Claims Act was to waive the government's traditional all encompassing immunity from tort action and to establish novel and unprecedented governmental liability." This legislation does not create a new cause of action, but merely means that the United States is liable for certain negligent acts in the same manner as is anyone else.


Diagnosis And Treatment Of The Modern Backache, A. W. Humphries, C. E. Wasmuth Jan 1958

Diagnosis And Treatment Of The Modern Backache, A. W. Humphries, C. E. Wasmuth

Cleveland State Law Review

There are two reasonably clear-cut forms of backache that lend themselves to a reasonably straight-forward form of treatment. These are (1) the ruptured intervertebral disc and (2) the degenerated intervertebral disc. In both instances, once a diagnosis can be reasonably made, treatment is at first conservative, and this form of treatment frequently issuccessful. In the absence of success, an operative procedure is available which offers reasonable hope of correction of the difficulty.


Are Evening Law Schools Better Than Day Schools, William Samore Jan 1958

Are Evening Law Schools Better Than Day Schools, William Samore

Cleveland State Law Review

In the field of legal education, there long has been a certain myth-the myth of the natural superiority of day law schools over evening law schools.


Book Review, Jack F. Smith Jan 1958

Book Review, Jack F. Smith

Cleveland State Law Review

Reviewing David Fellman, The Defendant's Rights, Rinehart & Co., Inc., 1958


American Courts Face The Future, Bernard Botein Jan 1958

American Courts Face The Future, Bernard Botein

Cleveland State Law Review

Our system of justice can never be perfect, but lately its imperfections have seemed to loom larger and deeper than formerly. Change is the rule of life, and the fast-moving events of today underline the failure of our legal system to keep pace. The law should be deliberate and not commit itself to new patterns without full consideration-but deliberation is a far cry from stagnation, and when the world moves, the law must move. The Bar and the Bench are the custodians of the country's judicial system and because of their experience and expertise we would expect them to be …


Justice Delayed Is Injustice, Wendell A. Falsgraf Jan 1958

Justice Delayed Is Injustice, Wendell A. Falsgraf

Cleveland State Law Review

Recently, the Cleveland Bar Association created a committee of lawyers and laymen to study the problem of delays in our court system objectively and to make recommendations, both interim and permanent in character, aimed at reaching an eventual solution. Such a study must determine first what the extent of the delay in litigation is - the number of months elapsing between the filing of a case and its adjudication. Second, what the goal is - the number of months which properly should elapse. Third, why litigation is delayed beyond a reasonable time. Fourth, what can be done immediately and over …


Combating The Traumatic Effects Of Industrial Noise, W. F. Scholtz Jan 1958

Combating The Traumatic Effects Of Industrial Noise, W. F. Scholtz

Cleveland State Law Review

Today's increased interest in factory noise is partly created by the fact that exposure to sound under certain conditions may cause hearing impairment. This interest has been reflected in both management and labor circles. The seriousness of the problem is evidenced by a sudden increase in the number of claims filed for industrial hearing loss, presumably caused by exposure to high intensity sound. Unfortunately, major uncertainties exist, making the establishment of standardized tests and measurements difficult. Allison Chalmers Manufacturing Company and competent medical authorities have done a great deal of valuable preliminary study, making it possible to set tentative standards …


Book Review, Jack F. Smith Jan 1958

Book Review, Jack F. Smith

Cleveland State Law Review

Reviewing Giles Playfair and Derrick Sington, The Offenders, Simon and Schuster, 1958


Book Review, Lee E. Skeel Jan 1958

Book Review, Lee E. Skeel

Cleveland State Law Review

Reviewing Joy Seth Hurd and Bert H. Long, Ohio Trial Evidence, W.H. Anderson Co., 1957


System In Preparing Negligence Cases, Constantine L. Corpas Jan 1958

System In Preparing Negligence Cases, Constantine L. Corpas

Cleveland State Law Review

System is the secret of successful preparation of a case for trial. The systems used in one large plaintiffs attorneys' office and one large defense office are described here.


Court Calendar Congestion Causes And Cures, Aaron Jacobson Jan 1958

Court Calendar Congestion Causes And Cures, Aaron Jacobson

Cleveland State Law Review

Attention focused on court calendar delay has reached its highest concentration in the history of the American judiciary. While delays are hardly new, lawyers today pale at the spectacle of jurisdictions laboring under multi-thousand case loads and delays measured in years.


Book Review, Robley D. Evans Jan 1958

Book Review, Robley D. Evans

Cleveland State Law Review

Reviewing Milton Derber and Edwin Young, Labor and the New Deal, University of Wisconsin Press, 1957


Problem Of Selection In Law Libraries, Theodore Samore Jan 1958

Problem Of Selection In Law Libraries, Theodore Samore

Cleveland State Law Review

Law libraries, like soap, come in three sizes -large, giant, and super. It is also true that law libraries, like taxes, living expenses, populations and college enrollments are rapidly expanding and the end is not in sight. Use determines the growth of a library. As long as students, professors and practitioners ask for more books, more periodicals and more services the library must expand.


Book Review, Andrew J. Humphrey Jan 1958

Book Review, Andrew J. Humphrey

Cleveland State Law Review

Reviewing Jerome Frank and Barbara Frank, Not Guilty, Doubleday & Co. Inc., 1957


Charitable Immunity: The Plague Of Modern Tort Concepts, Ronald M. Lipson Jan 1958

Charitable Immunity: The Plague Of Modern Tort Concepts, Ronald M. Lipson

Cleveland State Law Review

It is the purpose of this paper to analyze the grounds upon which charitable institutions have been granted immunity from tort liability, to consider changing conditions and concepts affecting immunity, and finally, to discuss the extent to which the immunity exception should be abandoned.


Frontal Injuries Of The Skull, Paul H. Crandall Jan 1958

Frontal Injuries Of The Skull, Paul H. Crandall

Cleveland State Law Review

Results of injuries to the frontal parts of the skull are often serious but treatable by prompt surgery. Various types of fractures are common. Most dangerous is the possibility of infection in the interior cavities of the skull. X-ray study of such injuries is practically mandatory. Failure to give prompt and proper treatment often results in serious complications later. Any injury to the frontal parts of the skull should be viewed by attorneys as serious, with strong probability of future complications except perhaps when prompt medical attention of highly modern character has forestalled some of the possible complications.


Elimination Of Railroad Grade Crossings, John M. Heffelfinger Jan 1958

Elimination Of Railroad Grade Crossings, John M. Heffelfinger

Cleveland State Law Review

Why do federal, state and local agencies fail to bend every effort towards the elimination of all important grade crossings at railroads? With present day traffic, both on the railroads and on the highway, and the fine roads coupled with the motorist's desire to save time, every crossing is an important factor in our daily lives and the safety of our people. One of the main obstacles to progress is probably the fact that the entire law concerning grade crossing separations is in a state of chaos. The purpose of all this critical comment is to lay the groundwork for …


Psychosomatic Disease And The Law, Carl E. Wasmuth Jan 1958

Psychosomatic Disease And The Law, Carl E. Wasmuth

Cleveland State Law Review

There are fundamental differences between the standard of probabilities in law upon which a jury must deliberate, andthe standard of certainty in the scientific laboratory of medicine which an investigator must respect. This conflict is nowhere more evident than in the field of psychosomatic disease. This area of medicine has long been recognized but it was only in recent years that it has become the target for intense research. This lack of medical interest in what was considered a fringe area has caused the legal profession to substitute law for medicine. Eventually, however, science will progress in the field of …


Book Review, Andrew R. Field Jan 1958

Book Review, Andrew R. Field

Cleveland State Law Review

Reviewing Harold Klorfein, Estates in Expectancy, Simmons Boardman Publishing Corporation, 1958


The Mallet Finger Injury, Donald R. Pratt Jan 1958

The Mallet Finger Injury, Donald R. Pratt

Cleveland State Law Review

Mallet finger is a permanent deformity caused by injury to the distal phalanx of a finger. Commonly seen in industrial accidents and in baseball players, the extending tendon is pulled off the bone of the terminal phalanx. Treatment consists of simple splinting (illustrated) in mild trauma, or surgical intervention when large bony fragments have been pulled off. If left untreated, some degree of drop finger ultimately develops. This disability varies in degree. Joint stiffness and deformity may result. A method of surgical treat- ment of more severe injuries is described.The chief importance of this injury, to the lawyer, is in …


Book Review, Theodore Samore Jan 1958

Book Review, Theodore Samore

Cleveland State Law Review

Reviewing Karl Loewenstein, Political Power and the Government, University of Chicago Press, 1957


Tax Advantages Of Retirement Plans, Sheldon M. Young, Martin Silverman Jan 1958

Tax Advantages Of Retirement Plans, Sheldon M. Young, Martin Silverman

Cleveland State Law Review

A great many factors have been responsible for the phenomenal growth of retirement plans in the United States since 1930 - not the least of them being the impetus given to the establishment of pension plans as a result of labor negotiations initiated by unions after the Inland Steel decision of1949, wherein the National Labor Relations Board ruled that pensions were a proper subject of collective bargaining. Most authorities, however, recognize that high corporate and personal income tax rates, and broad beneficial tax privileges accorded to recipients of benefits under such programs are largely responsible for the adoption of these …


Due Care In Drafting Real Property Descriptions, Dean T. Lemley Jan 1958

Due Care In Drafting Real Property Descriptions, Dean T. Lemley

Cleveland State Law Review

A long, detailed description may be exasperating to the engineer, attorney, or title examiner when preparing and checking the deed, but it is not nearly so exasperating as is a long, detailed, and expensive law suit to the client. Identity of land is the sole purpose of the description, and the authorities are endless that nothing will pass by a deed except what is described in it, whatever the intentions of the parties may have been.


Leading Questions To Leading Persons, Fletcher Andrews, Stephen R. Curtis, Charles W. Fornoff, Ray Forrester Jan 1958

Leading Questions To Leading Persons, Fletcher Andrews, Stephen R. Curtis, Charles W. Fornoff, Ray Forrester

Cleveland State Law Review

Leading questions on current legal problems of wide general interest and importance were posed by the Editors of this review to nine leading public figures, each a dean of a law school.These questions were and are frankly difficult and controversial, but their answers are of vital importance to our legal system and to our society. Capsule answers given by these distinguished personages are believed to be interesting and significant. It is emphasized that only very short answers were requested. Brief answers such as these, of course, are not expected to be, nor do they pretend to be, complete or profound. …


Premenstrual Tension, Medicine And Law, Irwin N. Perr Jan 1958

Premenstrual Tension, Medicine And Law, Irwin N. Perr

Cleveland State Law Review

The premenstrual tension syndrome is one characterized by emotional and physiologic symptoms occurring in the period preceding menstruation. A medical re-evaluation and description for the attorney may serve to clarify a subject full of misunderstandings, superstitions and false concepts.


Federal Regulation Of Atomic Energy Activities, Paul C. Aebersold, Gerald L. Hutton Jan 1958

Federal Regulation Of Atomic Energy Activities, Paul C. Aebersold, Gerald L. Hutton

Cleveland State Law Review

The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 expressly recognizes in Section One that atomic energy is capable of application for peaceful purposes as well as military uses. The Act also provides that United policy is to direct the development, use, and control of atomic energy so as to make the maximum contribution to the general welfare, promote world peace, improve the general welfare, increase the standard of living, and strengthen free competition in private enterprise. These objectives are subject at all times to the paramount objective of maximum contribution to the common defense and security. The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 …


Avoidance Of Personal Injury Release For Mutual Mistake Of Fact, Gerald Carlisle Jan 1958

Avoidance Of Personal Injury Release For Mutual Mistake Of Fact, Gerald Carlisle

Cleveland State Law Review

The instrument termed a release is a contract that clearly portrays a meeting of the minds. It explicitly states a release from liability for known, unknown, present, and future injuries. In attempting to avoid such a release the party ordinarily may allege the grounds he may have under the law of contracts. In personal injury releases, these grounds usually take the form of charges of fraud or misrepresentation, coercion, inequitable circumstances, mutual mistake of law, unilateral mistake of fact, inadequate consideration, or mutual mistake of fact. We shall deal here with the defense of mutual mistake.