The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-02-15
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(By Justice J. E. Robinson.)

ouftSnuslness TO awaitSthescorningfo f
SUIT TERMS when an appeal went GOV
3 term, IT meant al deiayfof SIX
onder our newssyatezi every
lay Is q term day, and when an appeal
goes w 9 term thatameans 1t goes
= TIL tomorrow. ! am 80 much
pleased with the work and the pro
gress OF the court that now ! am hap
py al the day. We are turning the
work into pleasure, and 50 shall we
turn thoseAetters.&s ! propose TO write
as 70 appealttoi me young folks and
also 70 the1g row1-nps;
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y work she classes ~;
f1er pleitlce ,nand she tr1ed on man
ana tnen sne made the Lasses -.
Anotner Wf1tes:
Inc earn was sao' the garden was
Wald;
And man ~ hermit sighed till wo-
man smiled.
WISH there was some way OF turn
iianea tine Law into poetry, or at least
MAKING 1t more poetical and humane.
ms 70 some extent, l propose to do
~ writing and publishing decisions
q comments on the law, 50 as to ap-
Ipeal5to the understanding OF my read
Eerss with simplicity and ~clearness,, the
same as the decision in the wine case.
! Some judges take pride in writing
long and complicated decisions, which
are never read. And in.this state the
average length OF a supreme court de-
cision is greater than in any other
state. This habit we propose to re
verse. In algebra to solve an equa-
ton, you first reduce it to its si1np-
lest for. And so it is in law: To
solve q problem the first step is ia
reduce 1t to its simplest forn'by stat
ing the facts IN such . way that any
tperson can understand it without an
teffort. Suth;a . lucid statement Of The
case should be found onsthe first page
fof every lawyers bnefaand Q nthe first
Epage of every judicial decision. The
first half dozen sentehces should sound
the keynote and fairly indicate thu
nature of the action andathe defense
The Minot Tax Title Case.
This week we have had a tax title
case from the Magic City. The plain
tif, Mile Botz,l brings suit agains'
1.-THE Trustee Loan company to quie
her title to three lots in the. city o.
Minot.. The defendant claims title IN
der a tax deed and appeals from q de
cision quieting title in the plaintiff
As the record shows, the tax deed il
void on its face. It shows that tn,
three lots were sold. to the compan,
for a specified sum and does not show
y separate sale Of each lot. Under h'
law, each lot must be sold for the pre-
else amount Of the tax and the ia,
deed must show the sum for which
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