New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-01
BENCH AND BAR.
GATHERED AMONG LAWYERS AND IN THE
COURTS

GATHERED AMONG LAWYERS AND IN THE
COURTS.
The assignment, Of the Justices OF the Supreme
Court, made last week by the Appellate Dl''sVl
Of the First Department. marks the adoption o.
new system which may become permanent IN the
New-York courts If the result OF the first year
ey.perienc. pro"es satisfactory. The system OF ro-
ta,ion by which each Judge had opportunity 10 SIT
in each department Of the court had the ADVANTAGE
OF making all OF the justices familiar with the
principles and practice Of the several branches or
the law The new system under which some OF the
justices will sit in the equity courts ana otmi III
the method adopted in the High Court q justice IN
England and in some OF the courts in States OF the
Union other Than New-York The sdyantage o.
the new system is that the judges VIII gam Ia
ciAty in the transaction Of the business OF ina
branch Of the court u which they aye ass,s 1919
and delays in proceedings VII therefore De avoided
Some Of The English judges have 9ecome IS so p7o,
fcent ransactinG the business or one orAch ~. VI
the court that they dispose with sreat rapidi,y
OF cases which rev judge Fnlght mI IL G I'M -
decide wihou; long study IN dHd.a a me We obn
into two divisions and assigning some OF inc
judges TO the equity terms the Appellate DIVISION
renders IT. unnecessary Tor ouprt;Ie Sou ,h al
tce 10 endeavOr 20 retain great famiary WIN al
quickly become familiar with their new duties, and
the judges wh9 have long Dsen N 9 their ed OF
investigation and study
peculiar interest attaches to the converting OF
the General Term Of the Court of Common Pleas to-
". \
W Robinson. for nine years Judge OF the Court
OF Common Peas will be formally presented to the
Court. Charles P DAILY. long the Chief Justice or
the Court OF Common Pleas. and John f. Parsons
will make the presen tation addresses. and Cnlet
behalf Of the court Judge Robinson was one Of
the most popular and most highly respected ludgs7
cumstance that sixteen years afterward his memory
IS sl in the minds OF his sssosats a. Tb 10
lead them now to erect tablet in MS honor. Inc
members of the bar who practised before MIN re-
member the unaffected kindness OF near MS manu-
presence and agreeable manners nj. sympatny
with young members OF the bar his spotless lntes-
@ his 6 sb his is Of h. 4 BY q n s m
and is the work Of J. r Lamb OF Carmne
adopted at a meeting Of the bar held shortly after
Judge Robnson's death
The Court OF Appeals rendered on Tuesday decl-
sions in a large number OF important cases the
action OF Belden against Burke involved large
amount of money and the decision OF the Court or
Appeals may put an end to the litigation, which has
extended many years. The Court 'of Appeals
decided the Essex County by affirming the
judgment Of the General Term. The Essex County
Supervisors refused seat one OF their number al
though the Court OF Appeals had passed upon the
case and decided in his favor. The candidate who
was recognized by the Board OF Supervisors In his
place voted with other SUPERVISORS 70 cnange ths
seat OF the county buildings. Without his vote there
would not have been majority in favor OF tnat
action The present decision OF the Court OF APP
peas holds that the action of the Supervisors was
Invalid because legal majority did not assent Il:
the case Of Vail against the Broadway Railroad
Company, OF Brooklyn; verdict Of $3.50 has been
sustained. though the Injured man Is not incapaci-
tated from work The decision Is important as &C.
form OF a streetcar may recover Judgment for In
e received by him sh9ush nff he are nb6ss The
plaintiff in this action was smoking a cigar ana
caused a lot and he fell sustaining injuries to his
leg. Another decision Of interest Is that holding
erection OF poles and placing wires thereon. upon
country highway constitutes burden upon the fee
far as the centre OF the road. The decision ma
have an important bearing upon The Work OF new
already been laid down in lower courts but de-
cison Of the Court OF Appeals on the subject had
other States contrary rule prevails.
One OF the most interesting cases in which the
Court o, Appeals gave decisions last week was
that for annulment OF marriage brought by Ed
ward A. Anderson against Emma Anderson. The
plaintiff. when eighteen years Old, was visited by
a priest. who sad that girl had charged the boy
with conduct which rendered marriage the only
recompense. The priest told the boy that the
father and brother OF the girl were looking for
him and threatened to Kill him. Anderson after
ward visited the priest while brother OF the grl
at the priests house. The brother had threat
ened, in violent manner to XII Anderson unless
the age took place and the priest told or the
threats. Anderson promised to marry the girl, and
her brother then came forward and told him that
he had acted wisely II ne wished TO escape injury.
Anderson was a Catholic, and the representations
OF the priest would naturally have great Welgnt
with him A marriage ceremony took place. but
the young man never lived with his wife. Eight
years afterward he brought action to have the
marriage annulled. A decision In his favor was
rendered by the General Term. and has now been
sustained by the Court OF Appeals. 1t was held
that ne had been forced into the act by threats,
and that he did not freely assent to the marriage
contract
The Harvard Law Review" for December con-
ta!ns an analysis OF the enrolment OF law students
In the Harvard school for the new year The fs-
ores show large Increase in the number OF pupils.
and this Is accounted for by the fact thanad-
mission Will be more difficult beginning with next
wear Under the rules. only persons holding
specified degrees and persons qualified Tor admis-
sion to the senior class OF the Harvard University
will be admitted as candidates for the degree OF
Bachelor of Laws All other attendants at the
school VIII be admitted only special students.
hui can obtain the degree by obtaining a mark
within ) per cent Of that required Tor the nonor
degree or by emitting themselves n some other
way TO enrolment regular pupils Nearly one
hundred OF the if6 students nov enrolled "ouid
moi be Gig Die candida for the degree under me
new rules. Harvard College mas, as usual the