New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-27
THE COURTS.
REFUSING TO ADMIT THEM.
ACTION OF TIE GENERAL TERM CoNCERNISC
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES.

| ACTION OF TIE GENERAL TERM coNCERSISG
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES.
The Supreme Court General Term, in an
opinion delivered by Presiding Justice Davis Wednesday
morning held that the graduates OF the Columbia College
Law School who we're applicants for admission 20 the
bar rs attorneys and counscor under the statute could
not be admitted The point taken that the law re-
gurd an attendance OF eighteen months the lectures
that these applicants had not complied with the statute
because they had had vacation Of three months and
two weeks their time would not be mp until they had
attended the lectures three months and two weeks
longer THIS popularity Of the low did not apply to
graduates OF the Law Department OF the University or
the CITY Of New York. aud he should admit them.
In this decision Justice Davis stated that the statute
governing the had been rushed through the Legis
aure aud that notice hal been given 10 the Bar As
ISOLATION be heard in opposition to the measure. sew
eral students who in Albany when the law was
passed said that Lewis L. Dcafed and another person
appeared before the Judiciary Committees OF bohhou
aud argued question and also personally opposed
the bill when the members about to vote on IL In
the Assembly The students said also that they had not
urged passage Of the hin in order 20 avoid the exam
nations Of the Court Except for the BILL however tho
Court examination would only have admitted them "a
attorneys and they wanted to be admitted coTnscors
also, without waiting two years for another cXamina-
ton They SISTED IN their efforts 10 cct the meas
uIo passed by several judges the courts in this city
and by many members Of the Bar Association, although
n body the Assocation opposed the hlll.
Considerable comment was caused when IL was known
that two applicants from the Columbia Law school who
stand on the same footing as many ~ the who have
been denied admission admitted attorneys and
coausccr4 d, Justice Davis himself last week, before
they slilcd fpr Europe.
Ju-irr DIyi. SAID ~ TEiRrSE reporter Wednesday, In
explanation of the action ~ the General Term: The
rnatterts very plan and simple The grad Iatrs Of the
Columbia Law school. II admitted ther graduation
from that in-tit Jtinn adit,d under special law
This law requires actual Attendance % the law school for
eighteen months. Zach Of the applicants presenting
himself i.or. rs has male aa,it That hc has at
tended that nf tuc. L1 the 'painit.tF az the
fr Ear i~-utif htf"r i~ AMI disputes mat
fact and a-l- invest cafe thr matter Accordingly
We summoned tic applicants hrfntr ms hni CAV ihrin
M condition. OF tr . 1854 Wcf found That they Lad u"i,
aud face 81 tir afud sit- the ia' appeared iht
t. lad attended flr lectures lr than h'tcrn months
Turr.furr vc cutld not ud..it them ON th'lr
d.uinmls Tii-g must do onr ~ Two ihlhE7-
fh,r attend lrrfur,- fDr ihr additional time or bring
auptn,r examination h.''.' Dies NOW. That Ms tN"iP
t. WAY treated fhf Of tnung iarI"" nul tf-
u, who were adnut;'i D., "a before thrt sailed for
Ilr DO l-t W.rk. f inIlI fu~ ur 'i."u hud mol lh
htrn ini-,d The, both slowed That they We" grad
ulf.l from Cur. 1flIrI. uf-, o.. tv. rntfir- if"id
nn ui., pr .r"fl'r year; aud $50 1t "n' in'r ali'
trt, 90 Low .Ip'i. Ii- showed fr O." '" 'ilt-'l
Ca n AMIN iI'io uIi upn tl.'. r'irs sufficient 'fi-
drirr that fhr, Rrft fTuitf. Of I''I. lh'' N.It OIL
i.lfiri. AUi 1901 are t''i. f"s"Ii, '.' nii' OF '' 20
yorf'.c ,u ru prove. fh" ta.t-, fui "a" VII
ours, III Co.. examine lflt > n"i th"l-i h"-i
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