Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-30
THE MEMPHIS BAR
Resolves to Ask the Legislature to Pass
Law Requiring the Governor
TO Appoint
Special Judges, So that the Supreme
Court May Sit Permanently Until
the Docket is Cleared.

A, a special meeting Of the Bar aud Law
Library Association of this city, Wednesday,
December q, 1882, the following proceed.
ings were had;
Mr.. Randolph called the meeting 70 order,
and moved that Judge A. Wright be chosen
chairman.
Upon this motion being carried, and before
taking his seat as chairman, Judge Wright
said that he favored TIE creation Of High
Court Of Chancery, to be composed OF three
judges, to sit permanently at Nashville, anc
before whom all appeals would be tried aud
finally disposed of when such appeals were
from the inferior Chsncery courts.
E. +. Adams was then elected secretary.
The Hon. josiah Patterson suggested that
the meeting might devise a law 10 keep the
Supreme Court 10 session, as, for instance, by
the appointment Of special judges by the
governor, and thus keep at least five judges
on the bench all of the time, or until the
docket was cleared.
The Hon. r. ]. Morgan put this suggestion
Of Col. Patterson in the form OF resolution,
and added that a committee OF three be ap-
pointed TO draft such law.
Mai. Minor Meriwether said that he ia
vored the abolition OF the present court and
the creation of new one composed OF three
judges, who would sit permanently at Nash
Vile. He said he would also favor some
plan by which the transcript from the court
below would merely contain the substance oil
the lawsuit and not all the rubbish.
Mr.. Gregory favored Col. Patterson's sug.
gestion and seconded Judge Morgan's reso.
luton.
Col. Finley said he favored the same.
Mr.. King Poston took the same view.
Mr.. Folkes also spoke in favor of the same
al II fnr
Judge Morgsn's resolution was then put
and unanimously carried.
Col. Finley then moved that il is the sense
of the Memphis bar that we have DO inter
mediate court. Carried unanimously.
Mr.. Turley suggested that this association
had but 10 confer with the State Bar Associa-
ton as to the relief of the Supreme Court.
Mr.. George Gillian moved that the chair
appoint T. 2. Turley, Henry Craft, r. ]
Morgan and Judge H. I. Elicit Il committee
of five 10 draft an act 10 be passed by the
Legislature in harmony with the Morgan
resolution and Patterson suggestion. The
motion was seconded by Col. Finley and car
ried unanimously.
The chair appointed the committee
named, and suggested the act so drafted be
sent by the committee, directly upon being
drawn, TO Col. Patterson at Nashville.
Coi. y. W. frszer moved tnat "hlie VIZ
deem it absolutely necessary that some
prompt sction be taken by the next General
Assembly to relieve the Supreme Court
dockets, we are also unanimously OF the
opinion that there should be constitutional
amendment providing for the holding of the
Supreme Court at Nashville only for the
trial of appeals from the whole State. He
also moved that copy OF this resolution be
furnished the State Bar Association.
Col. Finley seconded the motion, and il
was unanimously carried.
Col. Patterson then moved the meeting
adjourn sine die. Col. Finley seconded tht
motion. The motion was carried.
ARCHIBALD WRIGHT, Chairman.
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