Evening journal., 1903-01-12
COLLINS CASE
IS POSTPONED
Would Interfere With the Meeting
of the Supreme Court Given
as the Cause
SOLICITING
LIT|GATI0NS
New Castle County Bar AS
sociation Condemns Such
Practice by Its Members

The New Castle County Bar Assocl-
alton. at a meeting held on Saturday
afternoon, passed resolutions condemn
ing the soliciting of lltigations by
members OF the bar. Andrew c. Gray,
J. Ernest Smith and Walter IL. Hayes
compose a committee appointed to
consider proposed amendments to the
general incorporation act. which will
be present to the General Assembly
at its present session.
The Censor Committee. which Is
composed OF Willard Salisbury. Will
liam S. Hilles, J. Harvey Whiteman,
William r. Lyman and j. r. Nields
with II. II. Ward. president Of the Bar
Association, as q member ex-officic.
made a report on the matter of solicit
ing business
The report, in part. follows:
That while no formal complaint
touching the professional conduct OF
ANY member Of the bar has been pre-
lsented to the committee for its con-
lsideraton the committee. nevertheless,
deems il It's duty to inform this asso-
citation Of the fact that apparently we'll
founded rlmor indicates a rapidly in
creasing practice among some of the
members Of the bar OF soliciting liti-
cation. This practice Is more particu-
llarly applied TO personal INJURY cases
and has reached the degree Of magni-
tude whereby the honorable profes-
sion OF the law Is being degraded IN
the minds OF the general public. Thi
committee believe that this practice ii
lemployed to a sufficient degree 10 merit
1.-THE attention OF this association and &C
deserve therefrom some expression oi
ldisapproval and specific instructions tc
lit.
The following resolutions were
Unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The Committee OF Ccnsors
Of the Bar OF New Castle county, have
J Submitted n report, in which they cal
the attention OF the Bar Association
to the fact that there exists amone
some members Of the bar "the practice
of soliciting litigation and
Whereas, said committee has re-
lquested from the association "an ex-
preston Of its disapproval of suct
lpractice and specific instructions IL
regard to II" be It hereby
Resolved. That the Bar Association
OF New Castle county. remembering
and chemshing the honorable names
and high professional conduct and
standing of its members in the past
hears with regret the report Of thii
! committee.
Resolved, That this association here
by expresses its severe condemnation
OF said practice and amy other prac
tico. which departs from the line o
b profession conduct, lived np 20 and por
! ltrayed by it's members in past years.
Resolved. That said committee b
, requested to take such immediate an'
summary proceedings, as in their judg
ment will effectually put an end to sucl
! practices.
The association elected the following
: Officers: President. Herbert IL Ward
q lyice-president. J. Harvey Whiteman
secretary and treasurer. David J. Rein
! Rardt.
(, There was also a meeting OF the ii
? lbrary Association and the following OF
! Ulcers were elected: President, william
: Hail Porter; vice-president Thoma
Davis; secretary and treasurer. ID.
r Reinhardt; librarian. Amos c. Brintor