Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-20
COMMITTEE OF ATTORNEYS
 NAMED BY BAR PERSISTENT
3n Saturday William Fl. shieIds. nras

On Saturday William H. Shields, pres icent of the New London County Bar a 3pointed Edwin w Higgins IIadlai A. Hull Charles w. Whit;lesey, Arthur M Brown, Arthur T. Keefe and Lee R. Rob- bms committee to consider and act up- on the mattr of obtafning Legislation f.om the incoming general assembly to provide sufficient judicial ways to secure earlier trials of case and to remove the 'c)ngested conditions of the dockots of tf.s courts at the present time. The res , O. utions on this subject presented by i Lawyer Edwin W. Higgins at the meeting O. the bar last Friday were referrei to i that commi tee. The committee is to meet in the court room in Norwich next Friday morning when 1t is expected the hole subject will be fully discussad by rie lawyers and various propos;'i7rs t {! is said. will he submitted. aidnel to over come the prevailing delays and 33st- |. -pnS nents of the trials of cases
 1 It is reported that the lawyers ia H"-v ! Tlaven coun-y have already devisrd pl:;ls 1 fnr legislative acton that they vii urge ! CI the general assembly as reTn. dies to bring about early and speedy trials of tnsas
 The ,JTartford County R"r for some 1 tlrr" rrst has had tbn subject under con : flera ion and d;scusri7n On Fri 'av i l st wr"'i the H~r-for Corrtv Iawy rs i ve-o enrnsrod v:i.h sIIf-"rs' t0rs oroHos- /: 1r1 rcsNh'tio7s directed to affordin- llief r">-1 this r,racra stina.io of trials x! c',-r,1'n inad of Acra-''r- tn the e1in;on
 n~n->-sNd in thr. !Iartford ha- me tin~ ! Fa-'f1ga Couoty should favc 2 n'irroves eo'trt scsston so thnt 1t
 r'"y h. rc@S','e to try carrt c"ses during :. 'nr" ". F"hrrary. and Marrh ~-hen the
 -',-v is prce-nt in the sripn-ia- co,,r-s
 This -nc9 c9rnrnendatfo- will hA r7ade to thn tn-ou,ittne of tSe t,d--es who havn ia hard tho nronos-d chnr,r-es to the practice
 sc. and rillre Of c6n-4
 Tho co---r@ittee of the hrr. oe TTa r+ s~-d
 e,rnty. Sr"hich ra-eiets of T.',ri1s R. Rob srsSnn. Jrf~c Vi1''am F. Henry. Si'ney
 F. CIn-I-4 tT"dre Abort C. PSI |, nd J,,dc-n
 -oso-,h P rratie. vf9 hod rorsi4orcd the
 .rn+ter. madn ? r"nott to thn her Eridnv :rr,orr'aGg The her voted f, a'ont the re-
 ','-7~--ot'~t'o1 of th- co-'rr,i'+cA
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 2 wn-i; i- thn triat of cnens na. :-,oiud-
 Ira~ the aNo-+ cn'nr1ar s>ssiors If Friday.
 '7he bar vc+cd. however. that 1t was not
 in favor of i-creaSiug, the nu-1her of >onrt days 'each elk by one. or oossi'b'y two days. as had been suc-es'nd TTe Sar borrower voted to recommend to iho cor7rni+taa of the judres that law ''"H LF''F ''ff r'nc m cases n d'in r2te win t'9e clerk and the bar also vol 9t
 70 rcc2nTcrd to tte committee that til.
 time for defendants to fi,e pleadincs b,
 7tort-red from thirty days as now. Johr
 '. R2bins0n thoucilt the time shoGld b.
 -lortercd in the interost of speedy justice } The bar also declared i'sa,f as being cp- ) posed to the lenSthening of the commor 'ounts writ.
 The bar voted to recommend that the , rule requiring the filing of motion ant demurrer at the same time be abolished that an order for a D. adin;g. within :. Reasonable tir1e he issued by the clerk ol written moti5n and upon nonsfailure t.
 Hon..rly the clork to enter a default tn : court. however. on couse shown to se fside- the defa ult.-----s ! Jud~e George w. Wheeler. chief jns-ict If the supreme court, is chairman of, tht