NATION QUESTIONS

FL AND ACCURATE ANSWERS

(11) Can a man who commits a crime and afterwards becomes insane be tried for the commission of the crime? (See "Criminal Law," 16 C. J. section 73, text and notes 98, 99; section 2015.)

D (12) An infant entered into a contract with B to purchase a bicycle for his own use. C guaranteed payment. Can the guarantor be held upon his promtise? Give the reasons for your answer. (See "Guaranty," 28 C. J. sections 36-40, particularly section 40.)

C

b

(13) A testator by his will provided as follows: "The land I wish kept in the family, and my executors may sell it to any of the boys at its full value, and proceeds of my property, both personal and real, to be divided among my children." Did an equitable conversion take place? Why? (See "Conversion," 13 C. J. section 32.)

(14) In sentencing a man convicted of a felony, the court, by reason of a misunderstanding of the statute, gave him a sentence for a longer period than the statute authorized. Discuss the question of whether the entire sentence in such case should be

void. (See "Criminal Law," 16 C. J. section 3093.)

(15) A, B, and C conspired to rob a bank. On their way to the bank they are arrested on another charge and never reach the bank. Of what crime, if any, are they guilty? (See "Conspiracy," 12 C. J. sections 13-15.)

(16) A, while driving an automobile at a very high and reckless rate of speed through a city street, struck and killed a pedestrian who was crossing the street without looking in either direction, and whose negligence contributed to cause his Odeath. Is A criminally liable, and, if so, what crime has he committed? (See "Homicide," 29 C. J. section 141; "Criminal Law," 16 C. J. section 63.)

(17) A testator had his will prepared by his attorney. The attorney made a draft in duplicate, but the duplicate was not signed. One copy was properly executed and attested, and this the testator took with him. On his way home he got drunk, and while under the influence of liquor he destroyed the will. While going home he met with an accident and was killed. Did he die testate or intestate? (See "Wills," 40° Cyc pp. 1171, 1187 ff.)

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new will. Does he die testate or intestate? State
the rule. Suppose children have been born. Would
that change the rule? (See "Wills," 40 Cyc p. 1198
ff.)

(19) Discuss the de facto doctrine in general as it relates to corporations. (See "Corporations," 14 C. J. sections 215-233.)

(20) The X Manufacturing Company manufactured and sold to the Y Railroad Company a locomotive. While going at an ordinary rate of speed, the boiler exploded, causing a wreck. A, a passen ger, was seriously injured. The explosion was due to the use of defective materials in the process of manufacture. The X Company knew that the materials were of doubtful strength, but thought there was a chance of their holding. Is the X Manufacturing Company liable to the injured passenger? (See "Negligence," 29 Cyc pp. 478-484.)

is assigned a room. She goes to her room, unpacks
(21) A goes to a hotel, registers as a guest, and
her trunk, hangs her dresses in a closet, places an
ing table, and, without locking her door, goes down
open jewel case, with a necklace therein, on a dress-
to the dining room for dinner. On her return, she
finds that the jewel case and necklace, one of the
dresses she had put in the closet, and some shoes
she had left in the trunk, have been stolen. At
common law would the hotel-keeper be liable to
A? Why? Would there be liability for part of
goods and not for all? Why? At common law
would it have made any difference in A's rights if
she had locked the door? (See "Innkeepers," 32
C. J. sections 35-45.)

(22) A owns a large amount of property, but does not own a certain tract of land, this tract belonging to B. A makes a will in which he divides his property among several persons. He bequeaths to B $1,000, and devises to C the tract of land which in fact B owns. A dies. His will is admitted to probate. What are B and C's rights to the tract of land and to the $1,000? Explain fully. (See "Wills," 40 Cyc pp. 1959-1961.)

(23) A and B are husband and wife and are the father and mother of C. D and E are husband and wife and adopt C. A and B die leaving an estate. Which estate does C inherit? State reasons for your answer fully. (See "Adoption of Children," 1 C. J. sections 128, 129.)

from fundamentals to correct specific legal conclusions. The question which merely states facts obviously is better adapted to this end, inasmuch as it requires analysis to reach through the controlling facts to the controlling legal principle.

General Principles

It will be useful for the student, after analyzing each question, and attempting to discover for himself just what fundamental principle of the law is involved in the facts, to turn to "Outlines for Review" and see what the fundamental principle is, then to turn to the Corpus Juris-Cyc citation for the specific application of such fundamental principle. If this is done habitually, the process cannot but fortify the student's powers of legal reasoning.

Conclusion

We strongly urge each one of our readers to make full use of these bar examination questions by treating them as

we

have suggested in this issue and prior issues, and by always endeavoring to reach the correct specific legal conclusion by a process of reasoning from the fundamental principle of the law-thus developing capacity to satisfy bar examiners on the point which they are most sedulous to test.

These questions stand unchanged as they came to us. We have made no effort either to choose simple ones or ones very complex and involved, but rather have sought to produce a group truly representative

of, if somewhat shorter than, the average bar examination. It is our opinion that we have succeeded in this -no very difficult task-and it is most certainly true that any student who can answer the greater part of these questions in respectable fashion, giving sound reasons for his views of the law on the points involved, should experience no trouble in passing any average bar examination. The questions here given of course do not involve all the main principles of the common law, but they are wide enough in

Character of Questions for the brief essay treatment. ward the first type of ques- sion of some point of law, is scope to justify the inference In the present selection, Study of a great many re- tion, which narrates facts and becoming less and less in that one capable of answering most of the questions seek a cent bar examination papers asks that a legal conclusion be favor with examiners as they them is also capable of anlegal conclusion from facts makes evident that the pres- drawn therefrom. The second appreciate and emphasize the swering others of like characstated as (1), (2), (3), (4), ent tendency on the part of type of question, more direct, importance of testing each ter but illustrating other legal (5), and others, but (19) calls the examiners is strongly to- and calling for a brief discus- applicant's capacity to reason principles.

LEGAL ETHICS

Answers to Questions Submitted to the Committee on Professional Ethics of the New York County Lawyers' Association

[Editor's note: The entire series of questions on professional ethics submitted to the Committee with its answers thereto will be printed by installments. In most of the states applicants for admission to the bar are examined in legal ethics; in all of them such applicants should be familiar with the ethical principles governing professional conduct.]

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12. Question: "A" defended|

divorce

action brought against "X," against whom a decree of absolute divorce was rendered in New York State. The final decree having been signed, "X," desiring to marry the co-respondent, sought the advice of of "A" as to how this could be done by her without incurring any penalty in the State of New York. "A" advised her to go to Connecticut and marry there, and furthermore accompanied her and the co-respondent to Connecticut and "gave her away."

Do you consider that "A" has done anything which should subject him to censure?

Answer: The question involves two inquiries. The first relates to the lawyer's duty to his client, to wit:

cree?

the very general misap-
prehension as to the scope
of such a decree. For
this reason such conduct
tends to diminish public
respect for the profession,
if not for our Courts and
their decrees, and (unless
justified by circumstances
not disclosed in the ques-
tion, and done with the
purpose of avoiding still
greater evils to follow) is
open to criticism.

The Committee had before
them sections 6 and 8 of the
Domestic Relations Law, and
cases such as Thorp vs. Thorp,
90 N. Y. 602, and Van Voorhis
vs. Brintnall, 86 N. Y. 18.

Advising Upon the Merits of a Client's Cause

A lawyer should endeavor to obtain full knowledge
of his client's cause before advising thereon, and he is
bound to give a candid opinion of the merits and prob-
able result of pending or contemplated litigation. 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
Whenever the controversy will admit of fair adjudgment,
the client should be advised to avoid or to end the
litigation.

assurance.

Negotiations With Opposite Party

A lawyer should not in any way communicate upon the subject of controversy with a party represented by counsel; much less should he undertake to negotiate or compromise the matter with him, but should deal only with his counsel. It is incumbent upon the lawyer most particularly to avoid everything that may tend to mislead a party not represented by counsel, and he should not undertake to advise him as to the law.

[From the Code of Ethics adopted by the American Bar Association in 1908.]

the Committee it is desirable tinue to represent the client; that such solicitation of busi- it is of the opinion that a pre13. Question: "A lawyer is ness should be discouraged; emptory notice to the client consulted by a client about the Committee deems it un- that after a certain specified an alleged claim of the client, professional. date, sufficiently far away to and the client, upon being 15. Question: "Over a year enable him to secure and subadvised that the claim in the opinion of the lawyer, ago, a client, whom we had stitute new attorneys, they will (1) Is the lawyer cen- unfounded or not enforcible, represented for some time, in- not act as his attorneys, is This answer, howsurable for having advised then so conducts himself that troduced to us a Mr. X, who proper. his client that she might the lawyer concludes that he requested us to represent him ever, does not deal with the lawfully proceed contrary has in various matters. Our re- attorneys' legal right to comreasonable ground for to the letter of the de- believing that his client, dis-lations continued on a pleas- pensation upon taking such ant basis for a period of sev- course, nor with the legal appointed at the advice, will eral months, during which procedure essential thereto. The second involves the law-commit acts of violence 16. Question: Is it the time we undertook litigation in yer's duty to the profession against member a of his various courts for X. opinion of the Committee and perhaps to the Court and family against whom the dis"About three months ago that members of the Bar to the community: appointed client asserted his (2) Is he censurable for fancied claim, and the at- we informed X that we would having facilitated and tak- torney knows that the dis-no longer be able to act as his attorneys, unless he paid en part in a marriage cere-appointed client has in the mony which was contrary past carried out similar threats us for our services. Mr. X, to the letter of the de- against the same individual, and the attorney concludes that the client intends to A minority of this Com- carry out his renewed threats, mittee are firm in the convic- and the attorney knows the tion that the conduct of the person threatened, members of attorney is censurable in re- his family, and his counsel. Is spect to both aspects of the the attorney under any proquestion. fessional duty which would either require him to, or preclude him from, communicat

cree?

A majority agree that:

tainer of $200, agreed that we
who originally paid us a re-
were entitled to receive a sum
services performed to the then
several times that amount for
date, and stated that he would
arrange to let us have a check
in a few days.

"Since that time Mr. X has and ignored all communicastudiously avoided our office (1) It was not improp-ing the threats, or disclosing for him in a number of lititions. We appear as attorneys er for the lawyer, when them, or taking such steps as asked to advise upon that point, to inform his client seem to him reasonably cal- gated matters.

that the prohibition against

culated to prevent the person

We do not desire to continue to represent a client of this type. We

the re-marriage of the who consults him fron: accom- have requested him to have guilty party contained in Plishing his threatened pur- other attorneys substituted in

our place, but he has paid no attention to our requests. We wish to drop all of his such matters, but we do not wish to be accused of having been

of violence?"
pose
Answer: The Committee
does not consider that the
privilege of professional con-
extends
threats. It is not, therefore,

to

in its opinion, unprofessional unfaithful to the trust orig

for the attorney to
warning.

give

Is it the ethical duty of a lawyer, when called on to give testimony as an expert witness concerning the value of legal services, to testify as a witness giving his opinion of such value on a proper question submitted to him, in a litigation where it is charged that another lawyer has greatly overcharged the latter's client, or may any number of lawyers who are appealed to to give testimony respecting the value of such services, the nature and extent of which are not in dispute; decline to testify on the ground that they do not care to express an opinion adverse to a charge made by another lawyer and which is in litigation?

Answer: We are of the opinion that mere considerations of courtesy or fraternity should not deter members of the legal profession from testifying in respect to the value of legal services, when it is contended that a lawyer has overcharged or attempted to overcharge a client, and the controversy is the subject of litigation.

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Very truly yours, TEACHERS REGISTRY the decree in a divorce acA. B. C." tion, is a penalty which Answer: In the opinion of "The Law Student" has esneither has, nor was inthis Committee such solicita- tablished a registry of the tended by the Legislature fidence tion of business is improper. names of those desirous of to have, any effect be17. Question: A lawyer who entering the law teaching proyond the borders of the states that he has had great fession and of those already State; and to advise her inally reposed in us as attor- difficulty in securing testi- so employed who desire to that she might contract a neys by the client. mony in behalf of his client effect a new connection. These marriage in Connecticut "We would appreciate ad- from lawyers as to the value names are sent on request to which would be recognized 14. Question: "May I know vice from you as to the man- of legal services in a litigation deans of law schools seeking as valid in New York, and whether in the opinion of your ner in which we should pro- between the client and a to add new men to their would not be punishable Committee it would be un- ceed in order to be permitted former lawyer, involving that teaching staff. If you wish to as a contempt of Court. professional for an attorney, to cease acting as his attor- value, has applied to the As- file your name with us for (2) The attorney's con- who is the counsel for an as-neys." sociation to designate lawyers inclusion in this list, write us duct in facilitating and sociation, to send out letters Answer: Upon the facts as who will act as expert wit- a letter giving full details as participating in the mar-to a number of its members stated, the Committee does nesses in his case. His appli- to education and teaching exriage-ceremony in Con- suggesting employment upon not consider that the attor-cation has suggested the form- perience, if any. Address "Law necticut is likely to be an annual retainer?" neys are required by any pro- ulation of the following ques- Teachers Registry" care misunderstood, owing to Answer: In the opinion of fessional obligation to con- tion: "The Law Student."

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FROM "INSURRECTION AND SEDITION” TO “LIABILITY INSURANCE” (Continued from page 3)

OF LEGAL RESEARCH" other sheriff's sales as in at-ance, the payment over or dis- trial or in which the justice is tachment, or to sales by a tribution of the proceeds, and sitting as a committing magThe American Law Book Co.:| The American Law Book Co.: trustee under a deed of trust, questions relating to redemp-istrate, are taken up in the I have to ask your pardon I am today in receipt of such sales are not, properly tion from the sale. Then is title "Criminal Law." for my delay in answering "Principles and Practice of speaking, judicial sales, and discussed the matters relating The title "Justices of the your letter and acknowledging Legal Research," volume 1, are not considered in the title to the rights and liabilities of Peace," in so far as it relates receipt of the bound copy of second edition, with my name under that name. They will the purchaser, the circum- to civil procedure is complete. the revised edition of the text-stamped thereon, and beg to be found discussed in the titles stances under which he may Very little matter is excluded book "Principles and Practice express my appreciation of "Execution," "Attachment," be released from his bid and therefrom to other titles. So, of Legal Research." Permit your courtesy. I have had "Mortgages," etc. Also, be- the right to assign or trans- there will be found in this me to thank you most cordi- opportunity for only a very cause of the fact that the title fer his rights, after which are title many subheadings which ally for having my name in- cursory examination, but this "Judicial Sales" is a general taken up questions relating are also the headings of main scribed on the cover and for assures me that it will be a title, matters which relate to to opening, vacating, or set- titles in Corpus Juris-Cyc. All sending it to me. It is cer- very helpful volume, and it judicial sales in particular ting aside the sale, the effect matters relating to justices of tainly a most valuable work, will give me pleasure to place classes of proceedings and are which ensues from an invalid the peace have been excluded not only for law students, but it with my other reference peculiar thereto are treated or vacated sale, and proceed- from such titles, hence, in the for lawyers and judges as books. in other titles. For example, ings for resale. subdivision of "Justices of the well. Peace," dealing with procesales are discussed in "Exec

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the Virginia Board of Law utors and Administrators." So is one of the more important ions as to venue, parties, pro-
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There is left for the gen-worthy of note that in the
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the matters relating to the sale
ces of the Peace" and not in
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THUMBNAIL BIOGRAPHIES OF GREAT AMERICAN LAWYERS

Rufus Choate (1799-1859)

Rufus Choate, greatest of American lawyers in capacity to sway a jury, was born at Ipswich, Massachusetts, October 1st, 1799. After graduation from Dartmouth College in 1818 at the head of his class, he tutored for a year, and then entered Harvard Law School. Before completing his course, he went to Washington and entered the office of William Wirt, attorney-general of the United States, where he remained about a year. He returned to Massachusetts and was admitted to its bar in 1823, opening an office at Danvers. His unique ability was recognized and the people of his district sent him to the lower house of the state legislature, and subsequently he was elected to the state senate. He removed to Salem, Massachusetts, in 1828, where he increased his reputation as a lawyer, and in 1830 was elected to congress. After his resignation from congress, he formed a law partnership in Boston, and shortly became the acknowledged leader of the Massachusetts bar. In 1841 he was elected United States senator to fill Daniel Webster's unexpired term, when the latter was appointed secretary of state by President Harrison. From 1845 to 1859, the year of his death, Rufus Choate devoted himself to the practice of law, and greatly enhanced his already brilliant reputation. In 1851 he declined appointment to the United States supreme court. Rufus Choate was a lawyer of the most profound learning and an accomplished student of the classical tongues. He died in Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 13th, 1859, at the age of sixty.

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