Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-31
LAWYERS DISCUSS LIABILITY
Bar Association Hears address By
Victor Rosewater.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ACTS
State Procedure to Benefit Liti-
gant and Lawyer Alike Are
Presented to Body.

Some Of the Intricate problems confront
ing the governors commission which Is
framing the workmens compensation and
employers liability act we're presented to
the Omaha Bar association last night by
Victor Rosewater. Q member Of the COM
mission
There followed the address an informal
discussion OF the points by members If
the association. Questions as to>the scope
OF the proposed bill. the possibilities Of its
various features and what Is being done
under similar bills in states which have
adopted II. were answered by the speaker.
A resolution thanking Mr.. Rose~ater
for placing the work Of the commission
before the association was unanimously
adopted. as was also motion placing the
association on record as favoring an en-
ployers' liability and workmen's compen-
sation bill. The latter with recommends
tons as TO features Of the bill went over
as unfinished business to the next regu-
lar meeting Of the Bar association in oc-
tobef.
After the discussion or the proposed
bill report OF the legislative commit
tee was made In which proposals to
amend certain laws pertaining to tech
nicalities Of court procedure precipitatsd
some lively argument. resulting In the
adoption Of seine and rejection of others.
Notice of Exceptions.
A motion to adopt an amendment 10
the present law concerning serving bills
OF exception on opposing counsel was
adopted. The motion proposes the filing
Of the bill OF exception with the clerk
Of the court. while notice OF the filing
shall be mailed to opposing counsel, This.
IL was explained, is for the purpose OF
doing away with the necessity OF going
long distances to serve the opposing
counsel II he Is away.
Another motion. that to limit the time
in which appeals can be taken, was
adopted by the association. Where
six months has bean the limit Of time
II is proposed TO shorten the period to
sixty days.
A motion 10 abolish exceptions TO court
rulings. in which u wss set forth that
there is now useless waste OF time In
recording exceptions. was also adopted.
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The Judges thus sitting upon mo,ion.
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