The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-02
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 March |, 1918, is a
rule providing that cases standing for
hearing on the trial calendar will be af
irmed when reached unless ready for
hearing or cause is shown for delay or
continuance. The rules are as follows:
"Rule |. BY striking out all after
case in line three from the end.
Rule 4. Section l, to read:
Ceases shall be triablc as soon as the
time for filing briefs has expired go
days from the filing Of the completed
bill of exceptions or motion for appeal,
unless the time is extended pursuant to
rule 8, See. y. Such ease shall stand for
hearing at the general term next follow
ling or during which they become triable,
unless otherwise stipulated by the par
ties, if a civil case, or unless ordered for
hearing at special term under the pro-
visions of the following section.
"Rulc is further amended by adding
the following sections:
"3. The clerk of the general term
shall seven days before the opening of a
term make and distribute list of the
cases then standing for hearing, TO serve
as trial calendar for that term, and
shall add thereto eases thereafter ripen-
| ing for hearing before or during such
term.
81. Cases standing for hearing on the
trial calendar will be affirmed when
reached unless ready for hearing OF
cause is shown for delay or continuance
Rule >. Section l, to read:
! - Forthwith on the filing of the com
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appeal the advancing party shall prepare
and deposit with the clerk not less thar
- printed copies of the case. The
clerk shall, as soon as he receives sucl
copies. endorse thereon the date wheI
the completed bill of exceptions or mo
ton for appeal was filed and shall for
ward one of them to each attorney o.
record in the case. He shall at the sam,
time forward the remaining copies t,
the clerk of the general term.
''Rule 8. Section !, by adding there
to:
"When the bill of exceptions refer
TO the transcript and makes the sam
controlling, the filing of the transcript
shall, for the purposes of this and tn
preceding rule, be deemed the compile
: tion of the exceptions.
Rule 6. Section ,, to read:
Elm case the advancing party shaI
fail to prepare copies of the ease or t
q file his brief within the time limite
!. therefor, the court may. on motion, al
firm the judgment or decree below; an
|. no party in default under the provision
;. of the preceding section shall be hear
r unless by consent of his adversary G
I, leave of court The court, or a singl
Justice in vacation may, on motion an
= for cause shown, extend the periods PR
: scribed in the preceding section. Sue
d an order in vacation shall be filed wit
the clerk Of the general term.
/. Rule |. To read:
:, "Thc court will not sit on Monday
d Saturdays, legal holidays, nor the day
= a general election.
E, "Thc foregoing amendments to Il
- rules of the supreme court are heref
: adopted to take effect March l. 1918.
x "'John II. Watson,
= ''Chief Justice
n. Seneca Haselton,
n George NJ. Powers,
- William II. Taylor,
e Willard w. Miles,
.. - Associate Justices.