The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26
LAWS DELAYS
WHACKED HARD
By WANAM1AKER


be the exception, the last resort. In
court as II Is out Of court"
Special courts Of Cancellation,
strongly advocated In some quarters,
are not necessary, the Judge said.
Those we now have are ample II the
right methods are employed, he con.
tended HIS suggestion was that at
the beginning Of every term one Judge
whose tact, temperament and talent
specially qualified him for the work.
should be designated by his col
les CUES to take up every case In which
an adjustment seemed possible and
dispose of II promptly. eQuitably and
economically. And this work should
be started Immediately on the filing
OF suit and not put on until the case
was nearly ready for trial.
Judge Wanamaker estimated that
the average time between the com
adjudication by the supreme court, In
Ohio. Is In excess Of four years.
''If we had q system of say '90-day
Justice as I shall call II for want of
a better term" he added. whereby
within 80 days the substantial issues
between the parties could be adjusted
or adjudicated finally, bad litigation
would be materially decreased and
good litigation would be materially
increased.
"You business and professional
men. you bankers and manufacturers,
do not ask yourself how your grand.
fathers did In the eighteenth century.
Almost daily, Mr.. Manufactures 10
taking out some old machine and sub
stituting q new one. You, Mr.. Bank
or, recognized as one Of the most con-
sentative classes of business men, are
constantly simplifying and shortening
your methods of business. Why
should not the same modern methods
Of transacting public business be fol-
lowed by the judiciary instead OF the
rules, Journalism technicalittes and
precedents that Characterised our
great In the eighteenth
century.
"If the business man OF today were
to conduct his business a. his grand
fathers did, he would find himself In
q bankruptcy court In six months, and
yet those same methods are used by
our courts under what we call due
process Of law
when q lawyer has learned the
boys and pitfalls Of his profession, Oft
times at a considerable cost to his
clients and humiliation of his own
personal and professional pride. he
naturally IL reluctant TO give mp that
knowledge Of the methods he 10 now
seeking to employ with like effect
against his other brethren Of the bar.
Moreover, the liberal ability Of his
client to pay is, ] fear, too frequent Q
temptation to continue his litigation
In court.
"a court that keeps its docket
cleared IL q good thing for a business
community. II must follow az a mat
ter Of course that collections viii be
considerably improved. When cred
itors know that two or three years
are required TO get . case tried, natur.
ally many Will not pay until the end
of q long period Of litigation.
The courts success or failure de-
ponds almost wholly upon the Judge.
II there 10 unnecessary delay, he ID
responsible for Il. I do not know how
Il 10 in Michigan, but in Ohio Il II
not unusual to see Judge whiting
away for weeks on q case that ought
to be tried in two or three days. You
business men ought TO take an active
hand IN the selection Of the right type
of lawyer for Judge. A Il II, there ID
an enormous waste Of time, labor and
money IN the administration Of Jus
tee In the courts Of our country"