Report of the Committee on Legislation of the Massachusetts Bar Association Upon the Recommendations for Legislation Contained in the Report of the Commission to Investigate the Causes of Delay in the Administration of Justice in Civil Actions (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910. Excerpt: ... AN ACT To secure a More Speedy Administration of Justice in Civil Actions. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT. 1 Section 1. Section fifteen of chapter one hundred 2 and fifty-six of the Revised Laws is hereby amended by 3 striking out said section and inserting in place thereof 4 the following: --Section 15. For hearing questions of 5 law arising in any county of the commonwealth, the full 6 court shall sit annually at Boston on the first Wednesday 7 of January, and may be adjourned from time to time, as 8 shall be most conducive to the dispatch of business and 9 to the interests of the public. 1 Section 2. Section seventeen of said chapter is 2 hereby amended by striking out the words "sitting in 3 any county or for the commonwealth," in the first and 4 second lines, --and by striking out all after the word 5 "county," in the fourth line, --so as to read as follows: 6--Section 17. The full court shall have jurisdiction 7 of all questions of law and of all cases and matters at 8 law or in equity civil or criminal, which arise in any 9 county. THE SUPERIOR COURT. 1 Section 3. Section two of chapter one hundred and 2 fifty-seven of the Revised Laws is hereby amended by 3 striking' out the word " may," in the first line, and in 4 serting in place thereof the word: --shall, --by striking 5 out the words "or more," in the first line, and by strik 6 ing out all after the word "court," in the third line, 7 and inserting in place thereof the following: --The chief 8 justice shall from time to time make such assignments 9 for the attendance of a justice at the several times and 10 places appointed for holding the court as shall be most 11 conven...