The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-01
TO PREVENT COURT DELAY.
Vermont Supreme Court Will Affirm
Judgment When Cases Are Called.

Included in the amendments to the
rules of the Vermont supreme court be
coming effective on March /, 1918, is a
rule providing that eases standing fol
hearing on the trial calendar will be AT
firmed when reached unless ready fol
4 hearing or cause is shown for delay OF
continuance. The rules are as follows
Rule /. By striking out all after
ease in line three from the end,
"Rule 4. Section /. to read:
Ceases shall be triable as soon as the
time for filing briefs has expired $50
DAYS from the filing of the completed
bin of exceptions or motion for appeal.
unless the time is extended pursuant to
rule @, Sec o. Such case shall stand for
hearing at the general term next follow
ing or during which they become triable,
unless otherwise stipulated by the par
ties, if civil case or unless ordered for
hearing at a special term under the pro-
visions of the following section.
Rule is further amended by adding
the following sections:
-. The clerk of the general term
shall seven days before the opening OF
term make and distribute list OF the
cases then standing for hearing, to serve
as a trial calendar for that term, and
shall add thereto cases thereafter ripen
ing for hearing before or during such
term.
a. Cases standing for hearing on the
trial calendar viii be affirmed when
reached unless ready for hearing or
cause is shown for delay or continuance.
Rule D. Section l, to read:
Forthwith on the filing of the COM
pleted bill of exceptions or motion for
appeal the advancing party shall prepare
and deposit with the clerk not less than
Is printed copies of the case. The clerk
shall. as soon as he receives such copies, |
thereon the date when the COM |
oleted bill of exceptions or motion for APP |
peal was filed and shall forward one of
them to each attorney of record in the
rase. He shall at the same time forward
the remaining copies to the clerk of the
general term.
Rule g. Section /, by adding thereto:
when the bill of exceptions refers to
he transcript and makes the same con-
rolling. the filing of the transcript shall, (
'or the purposes of this and the preced
ng rule, be deemed the completion of
he exceptions.
Rule 9. Section 2, to read:
In case the advancing party shall fail
o prepare copies of the case or to file
lis brief within the time limited there
or, the court may, on motion, affirm I
he Judgment or decree below; and no |
,arty in default under the provisions of
he preceding section will be heard unless I
" consent of his adversary or leave OF I
curt The court, or a single justice IN I
acation, NAV, ON motion and for cause i
hown. extend the periods prescribed IN q
he preceding section. Such an order in I
acation shall be filed with the clerk of :
he general term.
Rule II. To read: Ia
The court viii not sit on Mondays, 3
aturdays. legal holidays, nor the day of h
general election.
-The foregoing amendments to the
lles Of the supreme court are hereby
iopted 10 take elect March !. 1915.
John II. Watson
Chief Justice.
seneca Haselt0n.
George NJ Powers.
William II. Taylor.
Willard W. Miles I
Associate Justices" :