Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-30
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association authorized the committee
to investigate all. Testimony against
another Justice was presented to the
bar. 1t made no finding, and has evil
IDENTIFY sought to hush the matter up.
The report as adopted follows, and
will be found self-explanatory
"The undersigned committee on In
vestigation and Grievances of the Sum-
NIT County Bar Association, beg leave
to submit the following partial report
upon the matter submitted to us, under
a resolution adopted by said associa-
ton, Monday, March "a, 1900.
I'VE have fully Investigated that
branch of the subject matter under
consideration relating to the alleged
misconduct on the part of attorneys
and Justices of the Peace, and here
with report our findings of fact ond
transmit copy of all evidence given
before said COMMITTEES:
1--WE find that the law firm of Par
sons & Burch on or about the first day
of November, $685. entered into writ
ten contract with one j. r. Campbell
Justice of the Peace of Akron town
ship, wherein it was stipulated that in
all cases brought before said Justice
by said attorneys, and no costs collect
ed from the defendant, said attorneys
should be personally liable to said
Justice of the Peace and the constable
serving the writ, for fee of S1.50 in
ench and every case where there was
5 but one defendant and 30 cents addi-
} tional for each additional defendant.
! 1T was further stipulated that in
) cases where costs were collected from
! the judgment debtors, said Parsons a.
Burch were to receive onc.fourth of all
s such costs over $1.5C n 81 as the case
5 might be, to be applied upon costs in
s all cases where nothing had been real
s lied from the defendants.
{ I'VE further find that thus far, under
5 said contract between said Parsons &;
s '1rch and Squire Campbell, said Par
s sons & Burch have paid or caused to be
s liad in all cases brought before said
5 Justice in which costs were collected,
s the costs in full taxed in the cases and
s that no payments have been made by
5 them thus far in costs in any of the
{ cases brought 10 said court wherein
s nothing had been collected from the
defendants; that there has been no
) contract between said Parsons g. Burch
! and the said j. II. Campbell
5 I'VE further find that said contract
was in full force and effect and was
so considered by the parties thereto up
and until about the time this COM
mittee was appointed; that about said
time or Immediately after the state
ments made at II meeting of this asso-
citation by A. ]. Rowley, Esq, when the
said Parsons & Burch went to Me
office of Squire Campbell and procur-
ed from him his duplicate of sald writ
ten contract, and took the same to
their office, and there destroyed it.
Your committee further finds. upon
the statement of Parsons & Burch that
the other duplicate of said contract
In the possession Of said Parsons &
months previous to this time, the eX-
act time your conmitte is unable to
ascertain from the evidence.
I'VE further lind that W. Il. Snyder
Esq, had contract with substantial
ly the same provisions as the one above
reclted, with said Justice of the
Peace, which contract was in full force
and effect for the period of three
months, ana that about 20 cases were
brought and settled upon the basis of
said contract.
Your committee further tinds that
II. j., Hard, n Justice of the Peace.
within aud for Akron township, had
an agreement with the Grocers' AS
soClatlon of this city, wherein 1t was
stipulated that in any case brought
by any grocer, a member of said AS
sociatlon, before said Justice, in which
no costs were collected from the de-
PENDANTS, the plaintiff should not he
required to pay any costs; when con
tract was in force for the period of
about six months; and that while said
Justice is not AT the present time en-
gagged In the active discharge OF !he
duties of said office, nevertheless, ne
has not relinquished the same.
AS to the other charges made
against attorneys, we have not yet
entered upon the hearing OF the same.
and, therefore, are not ready to re-
port on said charges.
"Your committee dlsapprove the
making of contracts of the nature here
in described, for the reason that the
same encourages litigation and tends
to abridgc the rights Of defendants,
and tends TO. interfere with the i'm
partial administration of justice, and
your committee recommend that the
Association take such action as in the
future will discourage and prevent