Report of the First[-thirty-first] Annual Meeting of the Virginia State Bar Association, Volume 17Virginia State Bar Association, 1904 |
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... English descent , whose ancestors had settled in the northern neck of Virginia , in the early history of the State . About the year 1844 , Rev. Mr. Parrish moved from Fredericksburg to Bowling Green , in Caroline county , Va . , at ...
... English descent , whose ancestors had settled in the northern neck of Virginia , in the early history of the State . About the year 1844 , Rev. Mr. Parrish moved from Fredericksburg to Bowling Green , in Caroline county , Va . , at ...
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... English stock , and , in addition , there coursed ' through his veins , like a thread of gold , the blood of " the Hugue- nots ; " for among his forbears were those who left their beau- tiful homes in far - away France , and , because ...
... English stock , and , in addition , there coursed ' through his veins , like a thread of gold , the blood of " the Hugue- nots ; " for among his forbears were those who left their beau- tiful homes in far - away France , and , because ...
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... English bar , forensic display has been discountenanced , and it is not permitted in the higher courts . Forensic argument is quite another thing and may be eloquence . In the larger commercial centres of this country , any attempt at ...
... English bar , forensic display has been discountenanced , and it is not permitted in the higher courts . Forensic argument is quite another thing and may be eloquence . In the larger commercial centres of this country , any attempt at ...
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... English country gentlemen who had been reared on the right side of the Atlantic . Alex- ander Hamilton and Robert Morris , were born English subjects . The Father of Franklin was an English gentleman from North Hampshire . Charles ...
... English country gentlemen who had been reared on the right side of the Atlantic . Alex- ander Hamilton and Robert Morris , were born English subjects . The Father of Franklin was an English gentleman from North Hampshire . Charles ...
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... English Itinerary System of Judicature . Save that there are now nine justices instead of six : that the number of districts and circuits has been increased ; that certain new courts have been inaugurated , such as , the Court of Claims ...
... English Itinerary System of Judicature . Save that there are now nine justices instead of six : that the number of districts and circuits has been increased ; that certain new courts have been inaugurated , such as , the Court of Claims ...
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Página 270 - The miscarriages to which justice is subject, by reason of surprises and disappointments in evidence and witnesses, and through mistakes of juries and errors of Courts, even though only occasional, admonish lawyers to beware of bold and confident assurances to clients, especially where the employment may depend upon such assurance. Whenever the controversy will admit of fair adjustment, the client should be advised to avoid or to end the litigation.
Página 268 - It is disreputable to hunt up defects in titles or other causes of action and inform thereof in order to be employed to bring suit, or to breed litigation by seeking out those with claims for personal injuries or those having any other grounds of action in order to secure them as clients...
Página 210 - Thucydides and have studied and admired the master states of the world — that for solidity of reasoning, force of sagacity, and wisdom of conclusion, under such a complication of difficult circumstances, no nation or body of men can stand in preference to the general congress at Philadelphia.
Página 267 - Newspaper publications by a lawyer as to pending or anticipated litigation may interfere with a fair trial in the courts and otherwise prejudice the due administration of justice. Generally they are to be condemned.
Página 218 - Legislature, to hold their offices during good behavior, and to receive punctually, at stated times, fixed compensation for their services, in which no increase or diminution shall be made so as to affect the persons actually in office at the time of such increase or diminution.
Página 266 - But it is steadfastly to be borne in mind that the great trust of the lawyer is to be performed within and not without the bounds of the law. The office of attorney does not permit, much less does it demand of him for any client, violation of law or any manner of fraud or chicane. He must obey his own conscience and not that of his client 16.
Página 267 - When a lawyer is a witness for his client, except as to merely formal matters, such as the attestation or custody of an instrument and the like, he should leave the trial of the case to other counsel. Except when essential to the ends of justice, a lawyer should avoid testifying in court in behalf of his client.
Página 146 - Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any meeting of the Association...
Página 164 - ... in order to the inviolable maintenance of that equality of privileges and immunities to which the citizens of the Union will be entitled, the national judiciary ought to preside in all cases in which one State or its citizens are opposed to another State or its citizens.
Página 270 - ... incidental matters pending the trial, not affecting the merits of the cause, or working substantial prejudice to the rights of the client, such as forcing the opposite...