The evening world., 1911-02-09
PUNISH LAWYERS
WHO DID NOT FILE
DIVORCE DEGREES
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Justices Will Investigate Cases
Discovery of 200 In
t+n
valid Judgments.
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A. TRICK OF SHYSTERS.
Do Not Complete Papers 10
Avoid Expense or to Ha-
!. rass Clients.
A. TRICK OF SHYSTERS.

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Divorce lawyers. particularly tn,
divorces obtained quickly and secret
"" kind. wni md themselves In
crtScai position. az q result OF INT
EvNning Words revelation Of the tive
hundred or more unfortunate couples
whoss divorces have never 'becn legal,
docested. % the severe and prompt ac
,son oil Justice Mccall to-day bring
M results anticipated.
.Jcstfce Mccall at tho opening o.
court gave t~nst-vctaons 20 CLERK james
,. 3, smauh to have all aggr1eved part
~ ap2earinx for Information regard
No ~unexecuted DEGREES make af,daylti
- % names of lawyers. moneys pait
ana services rendered.
WUfh this information tho Justice'
No De able to show What m~alfcasance
Il N.Y.. lawyers committed IN neslectini
their clients.
.fats To Exact Tribute.
y GUILTY lawyers, who either 70 exact
further tribute from ignorant clients OF
70 ave the oost Of having the stenogra'
piers minutes copied. failed to fls
judgments will then come under the eye
Of the Appellate Division on charges
tDoking to their disbarment
s'Dor ysars the undcfended divorce
calendar has bean tho disgrace and
scandal OF the Supreme Court" declared
oas OF the Special Term Judges to-day,
Despite me closest scurtiny OF plain
tim and witnesses many Of these sharp
divorce lawyers-a number OF them OF
the advertising order-hAve been able 10
impose On the courts.
The bargain day divorce calendar II
crowded and few Of the Justices have
time to deal with a Suspicious WITNESS
hecAuse of the number OF cases as
aiGned. The defendant In these matri.
monial actions never appears. He Is
not represented by counsel The plain.
tins witnesses testify TO the statutor,
act. 1t Is fully corroborated. The cast
Is finished as the Court announces
Judgment for the plaintiff; prepare bh,
decree
Trouble Begins.
but right here the trouble begins
The lawyer turns to his clients. rsmar k,
You've won your decree and the part,
leaves the court. II may be weeks be
fore the plaintiff again hears from tn,
lawyer. II the lawyer II honest he vii
notify his client OF the nnai judgmsn'
sh4.. entry on the judgment docket. i
hsfs not. as Is the case obviously In thii
u6fartunafa tioo % A,r... al.
lawyer does not go TO the expense O
2 aetng UP his int~erlocutory or inal de
cress and does not furnish the record o
the ease for the Judgment docket. o
he may hold up such duty to exact a,
additional fee.
Il know Of several cases where law
ri have told clients that a fee OF 50
was needed to nie the decree in tn
County Clerks ONCE"
An Illustration of how careless d,vorc,
toWyers are was told by another Su
SeVne Court Justice during recess. H.
rdassd Il ~ follows:
'3hs hippanoy Of some practitioner
u ne undsesnded divorce procedure 1
sveoeaced bN the circumstances Of on
attesuey sending a cierk-a minor II
lAws consequently not a member o. tn
hor-so try two undefended cases be
fro me-
Not q Lawyer.
He did try them. The Court was sus
HGpaous Of his accuracy and detail-h
wAo' too able for an ordinary practl
ttouer OF that nne--and questioned hir
q 20 his legal sta tus and his experience