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Attorneys' Malpractice, William K. Gardner

Cleveland State Law Review

An attorney is not an insurer of the result of a case in which he is employed, without a special contract to that effect, nor can more than ordinary skill, care and diligence be required of him without such contract; and where an attorney has acted in good faith and with a fair degree of intelligence in the discharge of his duties under the usual implied contract, any error which he may make must be so gross as to render wholly improbable any disagreement among good lawyers as to the manner of the performance of the services in the given …

Honor Code, Indiana University Maurer School Of Law

Historic Documents

A student code of honor, created by the student body of the Indiana University School of Law, circa 1957.

Also attached are two copies of Dean Leon H. Wallace's memo titled, "Notice of Faculty Consideration of the Proposed Honor Code," dated December 16, 1957. One is a carbon copy of the memo, the other a mimeograph copy, but not a copy of the first.

The Role Of The Corporation Counsel, William T. Gossett

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.

Ascertaining The Moral Sense Of The Community: A Reply To Professor Schwartz, Julius Cohen, Reginald A. H. Robson, Alan Bates

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Attorney And Client--Disbarment Of Attorney For Invoking Fifth Amendment-Denial Of Due Process, M. J. P.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

Necessity As A Justification: A Critique Of Perka, Donald Galloway

Dalhousie Law Journal

In his characteristically trenchant and influential investigation, "A Plea for Excuses",' J. L. Austin reminded us that we can and do use different strategies of defending a person when it is claimed that he has done wrong. He drew attention to two distinct tactics: One way of going about this (defending a person) is to admit that he, X, did that very thing, A, but to argue that it was a good thing, or the right or sensible thing, or a permissible thing to do . . . To take this line is to justify the action, to give reasons …

The Bar's Responsibility To Law Students, Olin E. Watts

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Ascertaining The Moral Sense Of The Community: A Comment, Louis B. Schwartz

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Foreword, Joseph O'Meara

Journal Articles

The Natural Law Institute, a function of The Law School of The University of Notre Dame, was organized in 1947. Five annual convocations were held under its auspices, the last one in December of 1951. Thereafter a search was undertaken for a way in which the Institute could function effectively on a year-round rather than a once-a-year basis. After exploring many possibilities, it was decided to publish this journal, the Natural Law Forum.

The Current Peril Of The Legal Profession, Robert G. Storey

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.

Constitutional Law - Right To Effective Assistance Of Counsel In Federal Courts And Waiver Thereof, Richard M. Adams S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Indicted for illegal traffic in narcotics, petitioner and his trial counsel allegedly attempted to fabricate an alibi on the false testimony of petitioner's girl friend. The evidence indicated that on several occasions before trial, the girl was invited to the office of petitioner's attorney, given narcotics, and told to memorize certain false testimony to be used in petitioner's defense. Later the girl bad a change of mind and agreed to testify for the government Despite the strenuous objections of defendant's counsel, a description of this alleged fraud on the court was given in the prosecution's opening statement, and the witness …

The Association's Project For Training In Professional Responsibility And Leadership, Robert E. Mathews

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Evidence - Attorney-Client Privilege - Communications Relating To Future Criminal Transactions, Robert B. Fiske, Jr. S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Defendant was subpoenaed in connection with a grand jury investigation of gambling and corruption of public officials. He had been retained by one 'Willie" Moretti as attorney for five of his associates in October, 1950 after a complaint charging a gambling conspiracy had been filed against them. During some two hundred conferences with Moretti in the following year, defendant learned that protection money was being paid to certain high ranking state officials, Moretti at one point complaining of the frequent demands of these officials for more· money. Moretti also discussed with defendant a visit he had paid to the home …

Legal Ethics, By Henry S. Drinker, Verner F. Chaffin

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Teaching Professional Ethics And Responsibilities: What The Law Schools Are Doing, Robert Kingsley

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

The Disciplining Of Attorneys In Virginia, David Oscar Williams Jr.

William and Mary Review of Virginia Law

No abstract provided.

Book Reviews, Robert L. Hale, John P. Dawson, Monrad G. Paulsen, William R. Roalfe, John C. Payne, Maxwell Cohen, L. C. B. Gower, John S. Bradway, Paul Sayre, Herbert A. Berman, James S. Savage, Joseph Dainow, Edwin P. Friedberg, Edwin J. Hadd, Kenneth L. Black, H. W. Hannah, Dix W. Noel, Robert F. Koretz, Heinrich Kronstein

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Newspapers And The Courts, Marcus D. Gleisser

Cleveland State Law Review

A problem of legal ethics that has been hovering over American courts, lawyers and newspapermen for more than half a century has finally landed in open debate in recent months. It is a problem that thus far has done little more than rouse recriminations and countercharges between two forced each of which, surprisingly enough, claims it avidly seeks what is in essence the same goal - justice. The problem is that of newspaper handling of court trials and their pre-trial developments.

Soonavala: Advocacy, Its Principles And Practice, Charles W. Joiner

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Advocacy, Its Principles and Practice. By R. K. Soonavala

Professional Responsibility - The Role Of The Law School Of The Bar, George Neff Stevens

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Heir Hunting -- A Profession Or A Racket?, Frank C. Ingraham

Vanderbilt Law Review

Although the cases clearly define the law and public policy applicable to the genealogist's contract, the important variable is the individual factual situation and its implications. The courts have upheld the heir-hunter's contract when the following factors were predominant in the suit: where the services of the genealogist amounted to valuable consideration; where the parties were competent and on equal footing; where there was no implied or express agreement to participate in existing or contemplated litigation; where the beneficiary accepted the evidence which established his claim and received the benefit of the claim; where there was no duty on the …

Notes, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

The information given in the notes is derived from inspection of the books, publishers' literature, and the ordinary library sources.

Equity-Criminal Contempt-Violation Of Court Order Or Decree-Attorney's Responsibility, Warren K. Urbom S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Employees of R, while on strike, picketed in the vicinity of a warehouse that was owned by X hut a part of which had been rented by R. The warehouse was served by two railroad spur tracks and two streets. Attempts to deliver goods to the warehouse via the railroad tracks were physically obstructed by the pickets, whereupon a temporary injunction issued restraining employees from "picketing ... plaintiff's railroad tracks and spur tracks or right of way or property in any manner whatsoever .... " Thereafter, on the strength of an attorney's advice, the employees maintained pickets fourteen …

Streamlined Justice In Virginia, Kennon C. Whittle

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Lobbying Act: An Effective Guardian Of The Representative System?

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Attorney-Client Privilege In West Virginia, C. M. H.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

Recent Cases, Law Review Staff

Vanderbilt Law Review

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE--FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND GESTICULATIONS OF TRIAL JUDGE--PREJUDICIAL EFFECT ON JURY

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EMPLOYMENT SECURITY ACT--PERSONS COUNTED TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN EMPLOYING UNIT HAS REQUISITE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TO CONSTITUTE AN "EMPLOYER"--STUDENTS WORKING FOR SCHOOL TO PAY TUITION

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FEDERAL JURISDICTION--JURISDICTIONAL AMOUNT--INJUNCTION SUITS

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LEGAL ETHICS--SOLICITATION AND FEE SPLITTING--ATTORNEY CONTRACTING WITH LABOR UNION TO REPRESENT UNION MEMBERS FOR CONTIGENT FEE

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NEGLIGENCE--LANDOWNER'S DUTY OF CARE--DUTY OWED TO FIREMAN

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NEGLIGENCE--STANDARD OF CARE--ASSURED-CLEAR-DISTANCE-AHEAD RULE

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PERSONAL PROPERTY--TENANCY BY THE ENTIRETY--BANK ACCOUNTS

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PLEADING--GENERAL ISSUE--SCOPE IN TENNESSEE

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TORTS--CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS--TORT LIABILITY OF CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF RESPONDEAT SUPERIOR

What Should Be The Relation Of Morals To Law?: Panel Discussion, Jerome Hall

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

The Responsibilities Of Our Law Schools To The Public And The Profession, Arthur T. Vanderbilt

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Propriety Of Law Review Comment On Pending Cases

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.