The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-15
LAWYERS MUST KNOW.
Questions They Have to Answer Be-
fore Receiving Certificates.

The examination of the seven appli-
cants for admission to the bar was COM
pleted Wednesday afternoon. This is
the first examination given under the
new law giving the supreme court juris-
diction over the admission of lawyers,
and considerable interest is therefore at
tached to it.
Under the old system of admission in
the district courts, when an applicant
was to be admitted the court appointed
a committee of older lawyers to examine
him. The lawyers asked questions oral
", they generally had more or less fun
at the expense of the applicant, and il
he showed fairly good commonsense he
was generally reported for admission.
Under the new system the examining
board appointed by the supreme court
is authorized to require scholastic ex-
aminations as well as those in legal
knowledge. and the subjects would
stump many an old-time lawyer.
The legal examination consists of four
sets of questions 20 questions in a set.
A half day is given the applicants to
write the answers to each set. The t0l-
lowing are sample questions:
What are the natural rights of per-
sons? Name or describe them
A, under misapprehension as to the
boundary lines of his farm, planted a
crop on the unoccupied farm of b with
out the latter's knowledge or consent
Before the crop matured, B discovered
the mistake, and took possession OF the
growing crop. A sued B for conversion
of the crop. In whose favor should the
decision be given?
What is the chief distinction between
libel and SANDER?
A. the owner of a famous race horse
kept in New York, met B at the Mid
land hotel in Kansas City and after
some negotiations sold and executed to
b a bill of sale for the horse. B paid
s.. 900 in cash and gave his promissory
note for $1,000 as the purchase price
About fifteen minutes before A and B
met at the Midland hotel the horse was
killed in a collision in New York, which
fact was unknown to both A and b
at the time of the payment of the pur-
chase price and delivery of the bill of
sale 3 refused to pay the note and
A sues him thereon. B. by way of
counterclaim, demands Judgment for
the recovery of the $1,000 paid in cash.
What should be the Judgment?
A loa-.ed his horse to B to drive to
Argentine. three miles away, and back.
B. without AS knowledge or consent.
drove to Leavenworth, eighteen miles
away, and in returning, the horse, with
out BIS fault, was run over by loco
motive at a railroad crossing and killed
Is B liable to A for the value of the
horse? Give reasons for your conclu-
sion.
Define the terms a good considera-
ton; a valuable consideration. OF which
kind is marriage? Is a mere moral
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BY what general term are actions in
tort designated and distinguished from
actions on contract?
Are infants and lunatics liable in
damages for their torts? If not, why
not?
A minor, without the knowledge or
consent of his father. went into a
neighbours woodland to hunt squirrels
and while so engaged carelessly shot
and wounded the neighbours horse. An
action was brought by the owner of
the horse against the father to recover
for such injury. The petition alleged
the facts to be as above stated. A gen.
eral demurrer was interoosed in be-
half of the father. his attorney con-
tending that a parent is not liable for
such unauthorized acts of the infant
SON. What should be the decision on
the demurrer?
What constitutes murder in the first
degree in Kansas?
Smith and Jones agree to commit 2
robbery. Smith, pretending friendship,
Jones attacks him. Smith runs away
and takes no further part in the affray
Clark attempts to defend himself and is
killed and robbed by Jones.
What offense. if any, is Smith guilty
of?
A. B and c are stockholders in a cor
poration, each holding stock to the
amount of 1000. They are all wealthy
men, and the promoters of the corpora
ton wanted them chiefly for the use of
their names. Therefore the corporation
issued full-paid stock certificates to
each of them on the payment of 10 per
cent, or S100 each.
and B retained their stock but c
sold his, while the company was appar-
emily solvent and successful, to d who
had no notice that the stock was not
issued for full payment. d paid par to
& for the stock
The corporation, getting in great need
of funds, demanded the remaining 80
per cent from A.. and on his refusal
brought suit against him. Can it re-
cover?
In 1896 the company. Kansas corpor-
alton, failed. hopelessly insolvent. The
receiver brought suit against B and D
to recover the 90 per cent which was
never paid to the company on the stock
they hold. Can he recover either or
both. and what principle of law gov
erns?
A corporation chartered exclusively
for writing fire insurance, issues a pol