The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-01
BAR ASSOCIATION
TO HEAR PALMER
j. S. Y.-GENERAL
Changes in Existing Laws
Governing Wills Favored.
Election of Officers Will Be
Held Wednesday.

election Of officers and the reports OF
numerous committees appointed by the
Tennessee state Bar association con-
stituted the program of the lust day
OF the convention. The address Of the
attorney general TO which the general
public Is invited, will feature the pro
gram OF the afternoon session ana ~ 70
be delivered at 9;t5 o'clock "Wednesday
afternoon. Giles Evans, of FayetteNille
is slated for the next president Of tne
association to succeed Judge Jullan =,
Wilson, Of Memphis,
The morning session Of the bar asso.
citation was taken up with reports OF
committees the mQst important OF
which was that of the committee on
Jurisprudence of which Capt g. T.
Fitghugh is chairman. This committee
recommended radical changes In exist
Irg laws, Among such changes RdNo.
Gated being one which would permit
the fling of wills before death, unit
the period In which wills may be CON
tested and give vile an equal FOOT
ing in law with her husband,
The committee contends that present
laws are out of date and should DC
changed to keep pace with the times
Commenting on the report OF his COM
mittee, Capt, Fitzhugh said,
THE changes that we recommend
will mean that IN the eyes OF the law
woman Is put on an equal lootlhg
| with her husband, The present law
| is a relic of the past when man and
wife were not considered equal
Limit Will Contests.
| In reference to the law coucerning
wills, we plan 10 do away win th'
present statute which permits the con
testing OF viii 20 or 40 years after 4
has been filed We also propose to per
nit a man TO file his will during ms
life time and not after death ana we
wiz also try to limit the time IN "hle'
II may be contested ,, l.
The recommendations oontaincd
the report Of the jurisprudence ana IA,
reform committee In sful is as loI
lows; ,u,,
Il. Limitation of one year on filln
, of claims by residents and one yea
and six months by non-residents
claims against the estates Of dtcedehu
40 Authorizing executors, adu'lhs
traitors and guardians appointed ~
qualified IN other states and eoqntll'
ia sue for or collect without suit ar
Efy9 valid uVqulttanee OF property
debts due TO their respective tsStator
intestates or wards without the nece
sity OF qualifying In this, state; n.
10. A law permitting the reglstratl'
of Wills during the lifetime OF sne VI
tator, and in the event OF sueh reei
tration preciuding contest OF any cha
acter after three years from the ua
/. of registration. u,,,,,,,t
1 81 4 law establishing a llmitatit
l Of three wears on the contest OF WI
of decedents after probate IN eoInln'
form. and limitation OF seven yea
on the nrobate of wills In commit
form. or uncontested solemn form, ~
n limitation OF ten years from the dea
of the decedent for settlng UP ~
~ wills,
! Abolish Dover.
q "5 A law abolishing dover al
curtesy and giving to the wlte or nv
band a definite, fixed amount IN l'
which shall be the same In either ca'
90 A law abolishlng the statute ]
IS latlng to personal exemptions lrt
D. execution OF varied and sundry spect
B. articles and substituting an exeinp''
of $500 in cash, or such SIol',es nxce
in value the sum Of $500, (Not TO ltltt
~ fore ,Nitn the homestead right, nor |
years support of the widow;
al 'S"7. A law doing away with the CO.
~ mon law liability Of tenant "
nd event Of the destruction OF leaseu pr
on erty by fire or other eleuiehIss' ,,"h ""J -
n viding that in. the event OF sucn
r. struction the rent shall abate ana
he tcnant shall not be required to rest'
Nv he said property unless spectre coy
ts nant TO the contrary Is emboaieo III
VI written lease. .,. .,,h,,,
tThese recommendations are sum
o. ted for the consideration Oh ''e "'
at >'"''0 Respectfully submitted,
"a &c. r FITzHuG u, chairman
OF "ISRAEi, II, PFREs, vice charm
e. CHARLES N, BuRCH,
he WAITER p, ARMsTRONG'
nj -" ID. BEJA'h' "Commlttee,
10 The full report Of the committee
,c- iurtanrudence and law reform
sdonted without dissenting vote al
leA TulI discussion by the membership u
ny whole An effort to strike out sect
de three OF the report which reGonIne'
ess the enactment OF a law pernitslhk
m. registration OF wills before the ny ue"ti q,
lg- the testator was defeated The II
ird On tbls section OF the report was
Nv Chas NJ. Bryan, of Memphis,
Of bis contention was that the enactni
as ~ r'f' such n law would tend to incre
III litigation rather than decrease
the No other section Of the report
uld discussed at length, certain inenl'
,ll~ of the association cehte' ms ."'t I,
his nositjon on this section WHICH u
acted will be very radical change
Ihe present laws Of the state OF l
nessre Following the deteat OF
motion to strike out section three OF
report, the report IN its entneHS
unanimously adopted s,,.u ,o.
10 Tho election Of new otfcers loI
NN ossociatl0n viii take place immedia
after after the address of Attorney
Palmer. Pain wednesday afternoon. -,
OK Only small attendance was re re-
ent cd during the morning session. put
$50 narntIons were made TO care TOT an
of ps Usually large crowd during the al al
ced room Many attorneys from var
rye Tarts a Of Ne state reached chez, the u =
was tuesday afternoon and night IN ma 9
the to hear the attorney genera huu
others Of arrived Wednesday morning, l.I
c., 0',T Members Of the local bar assoG,ia' q
lee rendered box party to the VS. :,
mes delegates at the orpnenm1 thTaSsr n,snt = =
d. "aS "a1Stion Win be given at the HON
SER JgGt!e"J Jgdee Julian G. Wilson in order t. to
was gu%d 5ord visiting and local attorneys
l.. opportunity to meet the at,orReg, ,n MSr
ond eral, who during ms staN stN, ~ WV"
~ | Of I1nUp WILSON.