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Judges--Motion For New Trial--Death Of Trial Judge Before Hearing On Motion For New Trial, Albert B. Perlin, Jr.
Judges--Motion For New Trial--Death Of Trial Judge Before Hearing On Motion For New Trial, Albert B. Perlin, Jr.
Michigan Law Review
Judgment was entered upon a jury verdict for the plaintiff. Defendants thereupon filed their intention to move for a new trial, but before the motion could be heard the trial judge died and assignment was made for hearing before another judge of the same court. Section 661 of the California Code of Civil Procedure directed that, "The motion for new trial shall be heard and determined by the judge who presided at the trial; provided, however, that in case of the inability of such judge or if at the time noticed for hearing thereon he is absent from the county …
Judges-De Facto Judges, J. R. Swenson S.Ed.
Judges-De Facto Judges, J. R. Swenson S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
In 1947, the Arkansas legislature created an additional division in the First Chancery Circuit and provided that the office be filled until the next general election by Ruth F. Hale, the then Master of Chancery in that circuit. In Arkansas, divorce is an equitable proceeding, and from the date of her appointment, Chancellor Hale had granted an estimated 1,750 divorces. Defendant appealed a divorce decree granted by Chancellor Hale alleging it to be void. Held, decree vacated. Three judges dissented. Howell v. Howell, (Ark. 1948) 208 S.W. (2d) 22.
Recent Books, Michigan Law Review
Recent Books, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
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Mr. Justice William Johnson, Jurist In Limine: Views On Judicial Precedent, A. J. Levin
Mr. Justice William Johnson, Jurist In Limine: Views On Judicial Precedent, A. J. Levin
Michigan Law Review
We have already become familiar with Johnson's awareness of the unconsciousness of mankind "of the shackles which superstition and tyranny had thrown around" it. He was also sensitive to the part which the law had played in preserving such a state of affairs. His keen and analytic mind was unwilling to accept as final what he knew was the illusive mirage of reality. The situation was a frustrating one-so much so that few minds today are prepared to accept the challenge which such a dynamic attitude entailed for him. He began anticipating beyond the capacities of the minds of those …
Hall: Selected Writings Of Benjamin Nathan Cardozo, Michigan Law Review
Hall: Selected Writings Of Benjamin Nathan Cardozo, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
A Review of SELECTED WRITINGS OF BENJAMIN NATHAN CARDOZO. Edited by Margaret E. Hall.